Balotelli press presentation today !!

Wouldn't it be nice if they sprung Milner on us at the same time ???
Would leave all the journo's with gaping gobs and knock them right out of their stride and pre rehersed attacks on the club Mancini and Mario !!
 
Ive taken this from Wiki, its a good read!

When you consider the shit he had to put up with mainly form Juve fans, but also his own fans, you can blame the lad for seeing his arse. It also seems like Mourhino had a clash of personalities with him.

I like the bit's where it says he drove him self to an u21 traing camp after missing a flight due to over sleeping, most players would have just fucked it off.

He also turned down an international call up from Ganha when he was only 16 because he belived he was good enough to play for the then world champions Italy once he qualified for citizenship. so he obviously belives in his own ability.

By all acounts the lad has had a hard life and as a result he has got a chip on his shoulder.

I for one cant wait to see him in action, I think he is the type of player who needs to be loved by the fans to make him flourish, and if we do he could be a world beater.

The stats dont lie by the time he was 19 he had won 6 major trophies!

(but obviously he still isnt good enough for the premier league according to that big nosed scouse twat Thompson on soccer saturday!)


Mario Barwuah Balotelli[2] (born 12 August 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City.[3][4]

Known for his pace, technical ability, and petulant attitude, Balotelli (often nicknamed Super Mario) can play anywhere along the front line. He is a set-piece specialist and regarded as a promising young striker.[5][6][7]

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Club career
2.1 Lumezzane
2.2 Internazionale
2.2.1 2007–08 season
2.2.2 2008–09 season
2.2.3 2009–10 season
2.3 Manchester City
3 International career
4 Honours
5 Career statistics
6 References
7 External links

Early life
Balotelli was born to Ghanaian immigrants Thomas and Rose Barwuah in the Italian city of Palermo. The family moved to Bagnolo Mella in the province of Brescia, Lombardy shortly after Balotelli was born.[8] As a youngster, Balotelli had life-threatening complications with his intestines which led to a series of operations, but his condition improved by spring 1992. However Mario's health problems and cramped lifestyle meant the Barwuahs decided to ask for the help of social services who recommended that Mario should be fostered.[8] In 1993, at the age of three, the Barwuah family agreed to entrust Mario to Francesco and Silvia Balotelli[8], with the legal move successively formalized by the Court of Brescia.[9] Balotelli later accused his biological parents of "glory hunting", stating that they only wanted him back when he became famous.[10] They lived in Concesio, a town and comune in Brescia. According to Law 91 of 5 February 1992,[11] Balotelli had to wait until his 18th birthday in order to request Italian citizenship, as his adoption was never made definitive, which he officially gained on 13 August 2008.[12]

Club career
Lumezzane
Balotelli began his career with Lumezzane. At the age of 15, he was promoted to the senior side, making his senior debut in a Serie C1 league match against Padova.[13]

Internazionale
Having had an unsuccessful trial with Barcelona aged 15,[14] Internazionale signed Balotelli on loan from Lumezzane with an option to purchase in 2006. He started in their under-17 squad then joined the Primavera under-20 team at the age of 16. He scored a tie-breaking penalty into the Primavera league final 1–0 win over Sampdoria, prompting high praise from people including Inter chairman Massimo Moratti.[15]

2007–08 season
Balotelli made his first team debut in December 2007, replacing David Suazo in a 2–0 win against Cagliari. Three days later, he featured in the starting lineup in a Coppa Italia match against Reggina, scoring two goals in a 4–1 win.[16] Balotelli gained national attention after he scored two goals against Juventus in the return leg of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, being instrumental in a 3–2 away win for the Nerazzurri.[17] His first Serie A goal then came in April 2008 in a 2–0 away win against Atalanta.[18] Inter went on to win the 2007–08 scudetto.[19] Balotelli was a substitute in the 2008 Supercoppa Italiana final against Roma. He came on as a replacement for Luís Figo, scoring in the 83rd minute. Inter went on to win the final 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 2–2.

2008–09 season

Balotelli in 2008Before the start of the 2008–09 season Balotelli signed a three-year contract with Inter.[20] In November 2008, he scored his first Champions League goal, against Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta, becoming the youngest Inter player ever to score in the Champions League. At 18 years and 85 days he beat the previous record set by Obafemi Martins, at 18 years and 145 days.[citation needed] In April 2009, Balotelli scored Inter's goal in a 1–1 draw with Juventus, and was racially abused by Juventus fans throughout the game, including chants such as "a Black Italian does not exist".[21] This led to Massimo Moratti saying that he would have pulled his team off if he had been present.[22] The racist chants were also condemned by Juventus chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli.[21] Juventus were handed a one game home fan ban because of the incident.[23] Inter won the Serie A for the fourth time in a row.[24][25]


Zlatan Ibrahimović with BalotelliIn his second season with Inter's first team, Balotelli had a number of disciplinary problems, most notably involving Inter head coach José Mourinho who excluded him from the senior team in the second half of January. The Portuguese boss stated "as far as I'm concerned, a young boy like him cannot allow himself to train less than people like Figo, Córdoba, and Zanetti."[26] Earlier that season Mourinho had accused Balotelli of showing a lack of effort in training.[27] Balotelli also continued to be attacked with racist chants throughout the season, becoming the focus of Juventus fans even during games not involving Internazionale at all; such choruses then led to Juventus being fined twice and the club ultimately being punished with a partial stadium closure due to repeated racist chants.[28]

2009–10 season
Balotelli's disciplinary problems and difficult relationship with Mourinho continued in the 2009–10 season. In November, Inter drew 1–1 against Roma and Mourinho criticized his players, even going as far as saying that Balotelli "came close to a zero rating".[29] The young striker again incurred the wrath of Juve fans in the heated Derby d'Italia away encounter with Juventus on 5 December 2009 which Inter lost 2–1. When he was elbowed by Juve midfielder Felipe Melo in the shoulder, he fell on the pitch clutching his face and was promptly booked while Melo was sent off for a second yellow card. The incident sparked a fiery altercation between teammate Thiago Motta and Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.[30][31] The falling-out between player and manager reached its peak in the eve of the UEFA Champions League second leg against Chelsea, after the young striker was not called-up following an altercation with Mourinho.[32] The youngster was then criticized by several senior players such as captain Javier Zanetti[33] and veteran defender Marco Materazzi as well as his own agent.[34] in the wake of Inter's 1–0 win at Stamford Bridge, London. In March, he came under heavy criticism from fans after he publicly sported a Milan (Inter's crosstown rivals) jersey on the Italian show Striscia la Notizia.[35]

In the wake of recent tense situation, Balotelli released a statement of apology in Internazionale's official website, that reads:

“ "I am sorry for the situation that has been created recently. I am the first person who has suffered because I adore football and I want to play, and now I am waiting in silence so I can return to being useful to my team. I want to put the past behind me, look to the future and concentrate on the upcoming commitments and make myself ready."
Mario Balotelli[36]
”

After being frozen out of the team due to the situation, Balotelli was recalled to the squad for the match against Bologna and he marked his return with a goal in a 3–0 win.[37] However, he once again caused controversy in a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on 20 April, as he threw his jersey on the ground after the final whistle, in response to Inter fans who had booed him to criticize his poor performance;[38] his reaction, which caused notable disappointment among fans, teammates and football pundits, was succeeded by an attempt by a small group of supporters to physically attack Balotelli after the end of the game.[39]

After such events, Balotelli was excluded from a string of games, including the second leg of the Champions League semifinal versus Barcelona, but was successively featured in the remaining two matches of the Italian league that led Inter to win its 18th national title, as well as the fifth one in a row.

Manchester City
After weeks of speculation about his future, on 12 August 2010 Inter and Manchester City reached an agreement on Balotelli's transfer to England, which was made official the following day after the player successfully completed a medical. At Manchester City, Balotelli will also re-join his former boss Roberto Mancini.[3][4]

International career
Due to bureaucratic problems Balotelli was unable to answer call-ups to the Italian national under-15 and under-17 teams, as he was still considered to be a Ghanaian immigrant.[40]

On 7 August 2007, five days before his 17th birthday, Balotelli received his first senior International call-up from Ghana coach Claude Le Roy for a friendly against Senegal at the New Den stadium in London, England on 21 August 2007.[41] However, he declined the offer citing once again his willingness to play for Italy when he becomes eligible.[42] He also stated his willingness to represent Italy at international level once he acquired an Italian passport.[43]

Italy U-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi stated his intention to call up Balotelli once he obtained Italian citizenship. On 13 August 2008, Balotelli was finally given Italian citizenship,[44] so Casiraghi called him on 29 August to join the Azzurrini for the matches against Greece and Croatia.[45] On his debut the 5 September 2008 he scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw with Greece U-21's, then scored two goals against Israel in the qualification play-offs for the 2009 European Under-21 Championships.[46]

In February 2009, Italy under-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi criticised Balotelli after he missed a flight to Trieste where Casiraghi was holding a training session. Balotelli was alleged to have overslept and had to drive there himself to join the rest of the team.[47]

Balotelli was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2009 European Championships and scored the opening goal against the hosts Sweden in the 23rd minute. Barely 15 minutes later, he was then shown a straight red card for retaliating at Swedish defender Pontus Wernbloom but Italy managed to win 2–1.[48] Italy topped their group to advance in the competition and Balotelli returned for the semifinal against Germany but the Azzurrini lost 1–0.

Despite widespread criticism in the media,[49] Balotelli was called up for the Italian Under-21 match against Hungary. In the 2–0 victory Balotelli was singled out for his impressive performance.[50] Many pundits who watched the game publicly called on Italy coach Marcello Lippi to call him up to the senior squad.[51]

Balotelli received his first call-up for the Italy senior team as part of the squad announced by new head coach Cesare Prandelli for a friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire, the first match after the 2010 World Cup.[52] On 10 August 2010, two days before his 20th birthday, he made his debut on that match in the attack starting line-up with Antonio Cassano (who received his first call-up since 2008) and Amauri.

Honours
Internazionale

Serie A: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Coppa Italia: 2010
Supercoppa Italiana: 2008
UEFA Champions League: 2010
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AntonDonJuan said:
I've got an idea what i want him to be like in my head on Monday. I want him to stand on the sideline pleading with Mancini to put him on all match, throwing his arms around stamping his feet to til Mancini puts him on in the 80th minute. Then he'll be standing in acres of space while Tevez goes through on goal and just needs to cut it back to him, he doesn't and the keeper gets it. He'll sit on the floor proper spitting his dummy out cursing Tevez, then get up as the keeper boots the ball, leg it past Tevez giving him the wanker sign on the way past. Run the full length of the pitch to slide tackle Gerrard on the edge of our box then dribble past every Liverpool player, round the keeper and slot it home to score the winner. Then him and Tevez will run out celebrating with Balo telling tevez "ahhhhh i was only joking, i love you really!"
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In the crazy world of being a blue this could happen!
 
AntonDonJuan said:
I've got an idea what i want him to be like in my head on Monday. I want him to stand on the sideline pleading with Mancini to put him on all match, throwing his arms around stamping his feet to til Mancini puts him on in the 80th minute. Then he'll be standing in acres of space while Tevez goes through on goal and just needs to cut it back to him, he doesn't and the keeper gets it. He'll sit on the floor proper spitting his dummy out cursing Tevez, then get up as the keeper boots the ball, leg it past Tevez giving him the wanker sign on the way past. Run the full length of the pitch to slide tackle Gerrard on the edge of our box then dribble past every Liverpool player, round the keeper and slot it home to score the winner. Then him and Tevez will run out celebrating with Balo telling tevez "ahhhhh i was only joking, i love you really!"
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In the crazy world of being a blue this could happen!
 
I bet you any money there is one bell end journo there on an agenda (ala Mancini's conference) asking:
"Balotelli, we have read reports you are a cock, will you be a cock at Man City?"
"Balotelli you have seen the way City have handled Bellamy, why are you working for these twats?"
 
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