Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has given an insight into the methods of Jose Mourinho, and how he made the forward a better player.
Benzema only found the net twice in his first season at the Bernabeu under Manuel Pellegrini.
But after Mourinho arrived, the Frenchman was able to stave off the critics and shine amongst Real’s Galacticos.
Benzema, 27, has come under fire again this season after he has scored only five goals, told Al-Jazeera Sport: “I have had criticism ever since I signed for Real Madrid.
“I really think it is something that has happened since I came to Real where I cannot make a bad pass or have a bad game.
“At the start it hurt me, but I am used to it now. It affects my family more.
“I knew that I was being criticised, that Mourinho criticised me, but it was his way of making me react.
“Actually, after that, I became mad. I worked as much as I could. Now, I come in before everyone else, I have treatment, I go to the gym, and I am the last to leave after training.”
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