Mario Balotelli

[AliBobbyJ]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...li-melts-hearts-scoring-return-naples-brescia

Lovely article in The Guardian about Mario, his daughter, and playing for Brescia.
His old admirer Mancini gets a mention, too.

 

[lancs blue]

Good to see Mario enjoying his life and his football, he was a key part of ending that 35 years trophy drought.

 

[paulchapo]

You can't help but like the lad. Infuriating and brilliant in equal measures, bloody lazy and selfish at times but great when he applied himself. Mad as a bucket of frogs and in spite of his money and trophies I feel he will one day regret not making more of his undoubted talent. Still the world needs more characters and Mario is certainly one of those!

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

You can't help but like the lad. Infuriating and brilliant in equal measures, bloody lazy and selfish at times but great when he applied himself. Mad as a bucket of frogs and in spite of his money and trophies I feel he will one day regret not making more of his undoubted talent. Still the world needs more characters and Mario is certainly one of those!

I found him frustrating as fuck

 

[peoffrey]

Balotelli with Aguero’s professionalism would be a frightening player. Oodles of talent but inconsistent, injury prone, attitude laden and immature.

He arguably helped get Mancini fired. I can’t believe he kept giving him all those chances.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

A heart of gold and a head of putty.

 

[Vienna_70]

He is a striker!

I love Mario. It’s a bloody shame that he didn’t put in the hard work that players need to in order to make it at the very top, because he undoubtedly had the talent to have succeeded, but not the attitude to match.

I really hope he does well at Brescia and I’d love to see him back at Etihad one day.

 

[KS55]

Mad Mario, a great penalty taker.

 

[nixmith2]

Did he only have one assist in the 2011-12 season? or is that a myth?

 

[Keith Moon]

Did he only have one assist in the 2011-12 season? or is that a myth?

True

 

[AliBobbyJ]

You can't help but like the lad. Infuriating and brilliant in equal measures, bloody lazy and selfish at times but great when he applied himself. Mad as a bucket of frogs and in spite of his money and trophies I feel he will one day regret not making more of his undoubted talent. Still the world needs more characters and Mario is certainly one of those!

So who else would you have in a City team of "characters", ten other likeable daft buggers each with their own bits of brilliance and annoying with it?

 

[nixmith2]

True

In which game?




















(Only joking)

 

[paulchapo]

So who else would you have in a City team of "characters", ten other likeable daft buggers each with their own bits of brilliance and annoying with it?

Personally I wouldn't have any because I want to win but I can still like him as a character.

 

[Sergio<3]

Ohhh Balotelli..... still my favourite City song

 

[Rammy Blue]

I thought he was the best penalty taker I’d ever seen, and then I watched Yaya....

 

[berryblue]

He cost Mancini his job. Fighting on the training ground. Lack of application to his job on the field. Acting the fool off it.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

I was a fan but what a stunning waste of talent. Part of City folklore, now.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Did he only have one assist in the 2011-12 season? or is that a myth?

I thought it was his only assist for City? Have I made that up in my head?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Watched the Brescia v Juve game last week and he played well. And the Brescia fans seem to love him. Hopefully he’s found a home

 

[worsleyweb]

Made the most important assist in our history so will always have our love. A maverick but seemingly with a good heart.

Top man mario.