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By Tom Gott Karim Benzema has blamed his four-month goal drought on his Al Ittihad teammates, insisting they are not providing him the same support he profited from at Real Madrid. The Frenchman bagged 19 goals in 24 games for Madrid last season before heading to Saudi Arabia, where be found the back of the net nine times in his first 13 league games for Al Ittihad. However, since scoring in a 4-2 win over Al Khaleej on November 30, Benzema has endured a tough time. Reports of unrest in Saudi Arabia were widespread in January but were shot down by the striker himself, while on the pitch, he is…

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