Ballotelli sending off at Arsenal

Highly unlikely as Mancini declared his happiness at the shortness of the ban and went on to say he would use Mario in the derby.

I read that, i am hoping his tongue was firmly in his cheek when he said it and he actually meant to keep Dzeko company on the bench.




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intheredcorner said:
Ballotelli was your most dangerous player against us. He did make some rash challenges that should have seen him go earlier, but I don't think anyone else in your team was chasing as he was, digging in and trying to fight. Frustration of falling behind utd when you have been ahead all along is making some of you pick on him as a scapegoat...but I don't think Ballotelli is the reason you lost that game. We simply wanted it more. It's like we wanted to prove that you can buy our players but we are still better. We were first to every ball and just generally sharper. If anyone would have scored for you in that game it would only have been Ballotelli. Mancini also doesn't help by always giving the media some ammunition against him. I think some of you guys forget how young he is and the number of goals he has scored for you. Don't forget that the likes of Rooney and van persie were also very volatile at that age...but they managed to mature and concentrate on their game. Give him a chance. He is a good player.

Good post. An Arsenal fan giving a more balanced view about Balotelli than seemingly half the people on here do. The conundrum for me, as someone that would like him to stay, is how much more time we invest in nurturing him.

There are plenty of reasons other than Balotelli why we have let this lead slip. That said, it probably is for the best that he's out of the spotlight for the next couple of weeks.
 
abu13 said:
Anyone else wondered about why Mancini decided to keep him on when it was obvious what was coming? i discussed this with a Rag yesterday and i thought maybe this was a cop out for Mancini.

How would Mario have reacted to being dropped for Tevez for the run in? the fact he got sent off and banned saved Mancini from having to make a big decision.

just a thought.

Yes, yes it is. I think Cheryl Cole wants my body, but that's just a thought too :)
 
didactic said:
Skashion said:
He got sent off on purpose so he could get a transfer. Next question.

Yet him and his agent have just declared he wants to be here for the next few years? Wheres the logic in that?

-- Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:30 pm --

Damocles said:
Because he was our only attacking threat and our most in form striker?

Only this and add it was a must win game.

-- Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:31 pm --

1.618034 said:
It was plainly Mancini giving him his last chance to either impress or implode.

A very risky tactic though, obviously.

But tbf to Mancini he didn't seem to know about his challenge on Song until after the game, so it can't be said that that was a factor... For everyone who did see it then it would've been far more obvious that he was near the edge.

Who knows whether the decision to persist with him has paid off or not? Time will tell. But for sure the problems at Arsenal and before that were down to more than just Mario. There was a wider malaise that seems to have passed. Again, we'll see...

Highly unlikely as Mancini declared his happiness at the shortness of the ban and went on to say he would use Mario in the derby.

-- Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:33 pm --

Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Blessing in disguise. We have been much better since that.

Call me crazy but maybe we have been better because we have played weaker teams. Silva was rested. Clichy, Richards and Lescott are all back in the team?

I dont know just a crazy hunch I have.

You're crazy.

What has Mancini being pleased with the shortness of the ban got to do with what I wrote? And he didn't say he'd use him in the Derby. He said he'd be "ready" for it. Not quite the same. Barring injuries, I'd be stunned if he started him. But he's plainly ahead of Dzeko in the pecking order so may well be used as a sub.
 
prairiemoon said:
Mario will definitely start against ManUre. He terrorizes them. It's personal now.


i agree, they will shit themselves at our front line, all of them can expose their defense including Dzeko who has a very good record against them.

i hope Mario does play a part although i suspect it will e as a substitute.
 

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