Dave S
Well-Known Member
That 'Why Always Me?' business shows Ballo up for what he is, a self-centred egomaniac who has no time for anybody but himself. He'll always be a one-man-band and never a team player.
mekonmcfc said:Shaelumstash said:BillyShears said:Your question is moot when it's our own manager who's leading the criticism, and it's our manager who subbed him some five minutes into the second half.
I was at the game but have watched it back and Redknapp and Souness absolutely slaughter him. Nothing to do with Mancini bringing him off, so my point is far from moot. Unfortunately people, seemingly including yourself, have bought in to Balotelli the myth and don't judge him on his actions on the pitch anymore. Shame really.
If you got an independent person who knew nothing about Balotelli's personality to watch the game yesterday they would say he played well. Unfortunately, because he's got a camoflage Bentley people don't bother to look at how he actually plays.
I don't read too much in what Manicini says to the press. If Balotelli scored 6 Mancini would come out and say "He must improve, he can do better." It's just the way he motivates players in the press. Tevez came on and changed the game, he was brilliant, so it's fair to say Mancini was justified in making the change. But people crucifying Balotelli for his performance is just ridiculous tabloid culture going too far. Watch the game.
Utter tripe, I do not give a shit about his off fields antics, although he has many positive reports.
All I'm bothered about is his on field performance which is absolutely nothing. If you think he played well yesterday then I think you know nothing about football.
tolmie's hairdoo said:Mancini making Mario a scapegoat again, just like West Ham away.
By no means his biggest fan, but he was excellent in first half, strong, looked for the quick one-two.
For the second home game in succession Mancini fucks up the substitution, which was again Tevez for that waste of space Nasri.
Fly Mario, fly free, because it seems Mancini is prepared to pass the buck to his prodigy just to save his own skin.
Pam said:The die is cast, though, Simon. They will run and run with it. For that alone, he is Roberto's Achilles Heel. Time to get rid of Balo. I love you Bobby, so please.
simon23 said:Pam said:The die is cast, though, Simon. They will run and run with it. For that alone, he is Roberto's Achilles Heel. Time to get rid of Balo. I love you Bobby, so please.
sorry but no
why give into the fuckers and let them undermine what we are trying to build....
At the very least why give them the story they are trying to create.
the thing about him being young is that we can afford to eb as patient as we need to be with him
he didnt lose us that game yesterday...we lost as a team and RM for once was beaten tactically (though as i said somewhere else, i dont think he has much choce with the injury of milner and the very poor purchase of garcia...we lacked that midfield base from which to attack and still have cover which was our undoing in the end)
balotelli has it in him to be a top class player....and yesterday his performnace was good int he first half yet you get pricks like souness and redknapp attacking him with what in the end is absolute lies and bullshit just to feed the media agenda against him which had been set in motion before he even arrived at the club.
ive said it before but him (and the other players) need our support....people need to open their eyes, stop listenting to the views of supposed pundits...watcht he game 2-3 times if you need to (i just have watched the highlights again and int he first half balotellis link up play was great)
uwe rosler 28 said:We need to get rid of balo ASAP he ain't interested in playing for us he's a marked man off referees and I don,t think the players like him he's a individual not a team player and that's what we need get rid ov him and nasri .