Balotelli - What was he thinking?

[Ragnarok]

Can someone answer this please?

Was it offside?

It changes the whole debate fundamentally.

I watched it and didn't notice it was.

He wasnt. Hence the 51 pages of debate. Someone in the crowd was whistling at him if i understand correctly and he apparently mistook it for the referees whistle but according to Mancini he knew he wasnt offside.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

when has killing someone or whatever had anything to do with football? ludicrous comment.

I've given my point of view and for me he should try his utmost best in every game regardless of the opposition.

The most important thing from the incident is that he hasn't learnt a thing and hasn't grown up, which is just as important going into the new season as the other things you mentioned because it's clear that he will become a liability again at some point or another.

it's not over the top to criticise him and be annoyed that he's done it. What's over top is people making ridiculous comments like "he didn't kill anyone" which is something I'd expect an 8 year old to come up with quite frankly, in fact no, that's unfair on 8 year old's.

As for hearing a whistle, exactly my point, what he did was technically worse as it's more natural to score and he still kicked the ball away, so it's absolutely no excuse that he heard a whistle.

Woah there! In fact I give up with it, what a moronic reply. I said you being over the top and that reply says it all

Whatever pal, moronic? only your insinuation that everything's ok as long as he doesn't kill people.

Well that's how you took it mate (maybe a wrong way of getting my point across considering you jumped all over that 1 comment), I just think in the grand scheme of things even just football, show boating in a friendly is not exactly the worse thing you can do as a player

 

[Fuzzmaster101]

Can someone answer this please?

Was it offside?

It changes the whole debate fundamentally.

I watched it and didn't notice it was.

No he wasn't, he thought he had been given offside. He looked to the linesman and realised he wasn't flagging. A mistake pure and simple, but don't let that get in the way of a good old fashioned witchhunt. Not a dig at you Dave.

 

[Plain Speaking]

Am I getting this right?

It was offside? The whistle went?

And Mancini still brought him off?

I don't believe this.

The "refs" whistle didnt blow. There may have been a noise from the crowd that Balo mistook. Mancini was upset that Balo should be playing "professionally", not showboating.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Can someone answer this please?

Was it offside?

It changes the whole debate fundamentally.

I watched it and didn't notice it was.

there was a whistle, wasn't the ref's, goal kick was taken after.

 

[bernabias home shirt]

Can someone answer this please?

Was it offside?

It changes the whole debate fundamentally.

I watched it and didn't notice it was.

He wasnt. Hence the 51 pages of debate

But whistles were heard so mario thought he was offside,even the commentator said its offside during the said incident.

 

[Blue Tooth]

Can someone answer this please?

Was it offside?

It changes the whole debate fundamentally.

I watched it and didn't notice it was.

No video eveidence to suggest it was...but there is a whistle and a definate sense of Balo slowing when he hears it...he then looks to the ref as if to say 'Offside...you must be joking"

Dzecko's reaction could be
1. Pissed of with Balo cos he didn't pass
2. Pissed off with officials cos neither were offside.

Watch the vid...Balo also indicates immediatley he's off the pitch that " I heard a whistle" to Bobby.

 

[rungarun yamwong]

Complete disrespect for everybody.For you too Balotelli.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Thanks all. Balotelli should have played to the real whistle of course, but I'm not sure Mancini losing his rag like that is the best idea.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Woah there! In fact I give up with it, what a moronic reply. I said you being over the top and that reply says it all

Whatever pal, moronic? only your insinuation that everything's ok as long as he doesn't kill people.

Well that's how you took it mate (maybe a wrong way of getting my point across considering you jumped all over that 1 comment), I just think in the grand scheme of things even just football, show boating in a friendly is not exactly the worse thing you can do as a player

I agree it wasn't, but it's still unprofessional from a guy who has a track record and who has shown no sign that he's growing up, and that is worrying going into another very important season, particularly one where we probably won't have Tevez.