Balotelli - What was he thinking?

[citymacc]

Re: Mario Balotelli Backheel

For those of you that havn't seen it.

Balotelli was through on goal against LA Galaxy and he decided to turn around and back heel it. He was immediately substituted by Mancini.

Thoughts?

Legend or Idiot?

both

This ^^

 

[chris63]

Embarrassed when i saw it, nearly switched channel, crap game anyway.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Embarrassed when i saw it, nearly switched channel, crap game anyway.

out of ten, as embarrassing as this one.

1 being the least 10 being the most
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[bernabias home shirt]

Even talksport thought it was a bit of fun & everyone has over reacted,i do tend to agree with them on this 1..

 

[Armaan]

when I was watching live I thought he was taking the piss but I now reckon he thought he was offside. The spot where he stopped to do the pirorette was way off centre and he knew he would miss the goal. Looking back i can see why Mancini lost it but perhaps if Balo had indicated either verbally or with emotion that he thought he was offside before Mancini had taken him off things would have turned out different. Its this lack of emotion from Balo we see time and time again that has caught him and Mancini out. Anyone else reckon this ?

This is exactly what ive been saying... To do that backheel he would have needed to be miles more central, even he knows he would never have got it on target from there. Just his body language the way he effortlessly did it makes me think he genuinely thought he was offside

 

[fishwick]

Everybody will have their own view on this. I am not going to judge whether he thought he was offside or show-boating,what it showed to me that the manager will not take any crap this season which can only be good for City in the quest for more silverware

 

[SalfordCityBlue]

Mario thought he was offside, Mancio blew his top - personally enjoyed the whole incident. Livened up a dull friendly.

Even if Mario did think he was offside he was wrong and should have been professional and stuck it away. No big deal to make that mistake in a friendly though...

 

[samharris]

As soon as Balo came off the game changed and Galaxy came more into it.

 

[Pigeonho]

At least it's give SSN something to chat about, so all isn't lost at the end of the day!

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Bit stupid of him but hey its Balotelli, anyone who is shocked quite clearly sat in a corner with there eyes closed and fingers in there ears