Balotelli Apology

[robsta]

The trouble with all you haters is your looking for a scapegoat. Balotelli wasn't to bad yesterday in general play, in fact, he was quite good in the first half and was unlucky not to score, if he would have took it on his favoured foot, it was in. The problem is the collapse in the last month, now this cannot be blamed on Balotelli. Look for other players, at one point, i actually forgot Nasri was on the field in the second half and he slows the play to much. Silva's form hasn't helped. Forwards cannot be blamed for yesterday as the service was none existent. To me, it does seem the pressure has got to the players and maybe management and maybe from a higher source. Maybe it has to be put down as a learning curve to not change things, i dunno, but it cannot be rested on Balotelli's shoulders even tho he was petulant.

The point is he didn't score when he had a clear cut chance. He chose instead to try and flick a foot at it when a true world class striker would have got his foot round it and struck it firmly. I have more of a problem with him for that than for his poor challenges.

He choose to be there, who else was there?

Yeah he was there in the box and credit it to him for that (genuine) but come on are you really happy with that casual flick of his left foot when he should have struck his right through it. Just been watching the Football League show and there are bread and butter Championship and League 1 players who are getting into positions and striking the ball. Not saying they have the talent that Balotelli has but they are doing the right things with the limited skill they have. Balotelli is hardly doing that at the moment.

 

[BenchillBlue]

The season will have gone for him, but it's not the last you will see of Balotelli in a blue shirt. Bobby knew what he was doing yesterday and this will be his biggest lesson.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

The trouble with all you haters is your looking for a scapegoat. Balotelli wasn't to bad yesterday in general play, in fact, he was quite good in the first half and was unlucky not to score, if he would have took it on his favoured foot, it was in. The problem is the collapse in the last month, now this cannot be blamed on Balotelli. Look for other players, at one point, i actually forgot Nasri was on the field in the second half and he slows the play to much. Silva's form hasn't helped. Forwards cannot be blamed for yesterday as the service was none existent. To me, it does seem the pressure has got to the players and maybe management and maybe from a higher source. Maybe it has to be put down as a learning curve to not change things, i dunno, but it cannot be rested on Balotelli's shoulders even tho he was petulant.

The point is he didn't score when he had a clear cut chance. He chose instead to try and flick a foot at it when a true world class striker would have got his foot round it and struck it firmly. I have more of a problem with him for that than for his poor challenges.

it was a clear cut chance. he,d done well to create the space but he really should have smashed that ball home...not sure why he thought a flick would do..it was never gonna beat the two players on the line like that..should have buried it.

 

[Marvin]

The season will have gone for him, but it's not the last you will see of Balotelli in a blue shirt. Bobby knew what he was doing yesterday and this will be his biggest lesson.

You are a fool to believe that although it's a nice quality to have

At some point you have to draw the line, and we're way past it.

It's pretty much unforgivable in my eyes that he's starting games when his game does not warrant it

 

[MSP]

He could face a NINE game ban ......

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not gonna happen, the bent ref saw it and awarded a free kick.



one game ban

3 at least for one he got. It was his third red of the season.

 

[simon23]

I think there has been a bit of an over reaction again to this. Yes he could have been sent off in the first half but it wasn't malisious just a badly timed tackle. The first yellow card I don't think was justified at all. Both players stretching for the ball and the defender just beat balotelli to it. The second yellow was justified but again not meant to harm the player just poor timing.

Compare that to a tackle by rooney in the qpr game which was from behind and he scissorsthe guy and hacks his legs. A foul given but no card at all.

The reaction is down to the fact that its balotelli...there has been a witch hunt against him from day one by the media and pundits...esp that twat redknap
p.
I also think that mancini was very unwise to make his comments public...he if course has the right to very angry with Balo but he should have kept it behind closed doors..just like with the tevez incident. Now he will have the media hounding him all through closed season to sell him when really he should be backing the player publicly and making sure that the.lad us disciplined behind closed doors...a simple now comment should have been said.

I certainly don't want him sold. The pundits on tv were making hum a scapegoat for us not winning the game and losing the title race...when in reality with yesterdays performance was really poor and it started with poor tactics and team selection and there were other players who were just as poor...milner, zabba, Aguero and even yaya in the 15 mins he was on were all awful!

Yesterdays performance was one of a very tired team that seemed to have lost hope. intetesting that the other player the media have deemed fit for big criticism from the reports I've read is nasri...when in my opinion he was the only one of our attacking players doing anything!. Again another eg of the media writing reports to stir up trouble and bow kiss the ardent of the southern population that cannt get over the fact that nasri left arsenal for a team which are no considered better than them over a course if a season.

 

[redmizzle]

In truth it should be Mancini apologising....we could all see mario was heading for a red card....all of us knew what mancini apparently didnt.

Whats worse is the way mancini has thrown him to the wolves....glad im not a soldier in his army, need look no further for the reason for no togetherness in the side

great post.

I have to agree with the subbing of Mario. I'd have had him at half time as it was nailed on he wouldnt last the 90 mins, in fact I was surprised he lasted as long as he did given the way he conducted himself in the 1st half.
Defending Bob though his disappointment with Mario having shown such faith in him must be destroying him. I dont agree necessairly with how he's done it, but when it omes down to it, hes made Mario one of his main men in the team and he's repeatedly let hom down.
I'm not a Mario hater, but I've reached the end of my patience with him.

This is where you have to remember that Carlos Tevez fucked off to Argentina for months and Edin Dzeko has generally been poor even when he has been given a consistent run in the team after a blistering goal-scoring start to the season. I doubt it was Mancini's plan from the start to make Balotelli a ''main man'' to lead the title charge. You only have to think back to the start of the season when he was mostly on the bench for not training properly and that was possible because the other more senior strikers were either available or scoring freely.

 

[browny33]

great post.

I have to agree with the subbing of Mario. I'd have had him at half time as it was nailed on he wouldnt last the 90 mins, in fact I was surprised he lasted as long as he did given the way he conducted himself in the 1st half.
Defending Bob though his disappointment with Mario having shown such faith in him must be destroying him. I dont agree necessairly with how he's done it, but when it omes down to it, hes made Mario one of his main men in the team and he's repeatedly let hom down.
I'm not a Mario hater, but I've reached the end of my patience with him.

This is where you have to remember that Carlos Tevez fucked off to Argentina for months and Edin Dzeko has generally been poor even when he has been given a consistent run in the team after a blistering goal-scoring start to the season. I doubt it was Mancini's plan from the start to make Balotelli a ''main man'' to lead the title charge. You only have to think back to the start of the season when he was mostly on the bench for not training properly and that was possible because the other more senior strikers were either available or scoring freely.

By design or not he's nailed his colours to the balotelli mast. Dzeko whilst not playing particularly well he been used poorly in the 2nd half of the season. I do wonder why we bought him, as he clearly benefits from balls put in from out wide and not running onto balls played into the channels. Dzeko is also clearly a confidence player, his game clearly suffers when he gets used so sparingly.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

I think Mancini should apologize before him for bringing Kolarov for Nasri.

That was an unbelievable substitution..

 

[brian the blue]

I'd still have him here next year.

Whatever he does gets blown out of proportion.