Does Balotelli exist to the other players?

[chase of spades]

I'm an avid watcher of Balo (as you might imagine with my overall man-crush on him), yet I haven't noticed this as an ongoing trend?

It is happening mate, he always has to come and get the ball himself and like i said the main culprit is Tevez.

Look when Balo played without Tevez and had Silva behind him, he bagged a hatrick against villa.

It wont be all doom and gloom if Tevez leaves in the summer it will have its positives.

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[Citizenhill]

He couldn't be arsed going for some easy balls in all honesty, why the fuck should the players give it to him if he a) can't be arsed running for it and b) gives it away by running into their defence.

Don't get me wrong, he's a fantastic player and his goal today was great and got us a point. But in 90% of games he doesn't give a fuck.

 

[sweep]

Lost count of how many blind alleys Tevez ran himself into today.

Unbeleivable.

Winds me up he does it every single week just more often than not he scores and gets away with it.

Today he didnt.

The way he repeatedly puts his head down and runs at a packed defence always brings to mind a moth bouncing off a lightbulb.

 

[Mancio]

I'm an avid watcher of Balo (as you might imagine with my overall man-crush on him), yet I haven't noticed this as an ongoing trend?

really amazing mate . I say it for months, Tevez never pass to balo.

 

[lancs blue]

Not so sure about the OP's point but I did notice that the ball wasn't passed quickly enough in Balo's direction. A number of times he started to make an angled run across the defensive line but the midfield - Barry in particular - was either too slow seeing the pass and Balo ran offside or they weren't even aware of his run. Something to work on in training.

Agree about Tevez too, when it doesn't come off he's a very frustrating player.

 

[tomhawley]

People carry on about Mario being lazy, but whenever I watch him he does more off the ball running than any other player when we are attacking, usually the only one providing any movement at all in the final third.

 

[bangkokblueballs]

have mentioned this earlier about tevez!! he may have scored 20 goals this season himself and it is good. but if our strikers played for each other then i am sure as a team they would have scored a lot more, tevez is a greedy greedy ****, and that effects the fluidity of the team. this has a knock on effect where others will do the same, it needs sorting we need to play as a team!!!! if that means tevez fucks off so be it seee ya!!

 

[Damocles]

I'm an avid watcher of Balo (as you might imagine with my overall man-crush on him), yet I haven't noticed this as an ongoing trend?

really amazing mate . I say it for months, Tevez never pass to balo.

I disagree, I don't think Tevez passes to anyone, I don't think that Balo is a special case for him.

 

[lancs blue]

People carry on about Mario being lazy, but whenever I watch him he does more off the ball running than any other player when we are attacking, usually the only one providing any movement at all in the final third.

It was the same thing with Anelka, I suspect a lot of fans ball-watch too much or aren't in a good enough position to see what's happening off the ball.

 

[remoh]

really amazing mate . I say it for months, Tevez never pass to balo.

I disagree, I don't think Tevez passes to anyone, I don't think that Balo is a special case for him.

Tevez does pass to Silva, but only on loan.