I think Mario was going to command a decent fee from any top team in Europe.
He is still a great a player and his movement was the best in the league by a long way. His downfall was how long it took him to adapt to the English game and blame for that should also lie with the management team. He quickly got on the wrong side of referee's because of his early antics and was then treated harshly by both them and the FA (His 'stamp' on Parker his sending off against Liverpool) He was pushed, pulled and kicked all over the place in pretty much every game and was never given a thing.
I saw the writing on the wall for Mario v Sunderland at home this season. He got pulled and kicked all over the place and wasn't given a thing.
Also the witchhunt in the British media labelling him as 'crazy' and as the has been Hansen said 'Stupid Mario' was outrageous and totally uncalled for, they'd never go after a 'big 4' player the way they went after Mario.
I also never understood why he was generally played out wide when his best games for us and Italy were when he was played on his own up top.
Thanks for the memories Mario, I'll always look back fondly on your time here. The pass to Aguero, the penalties, the FA Cup Semi, the wink, the Final, the penalties and most of all the 6-1. I've never seen the rags so scared of a player at Old Trafford since Real Ronaldo and then Kaka took them apart in the CL.
Good luck and I hope you dont come back to haunt us.
He is still a great a player and his movement was the best in the league by a long way. His downfall was how long it took him to adapt to the English game and blame for that should also lie with the management team. He quickly got on the wrong side of referee's because of his early antics and was then treated harshly by both them and the FA (His 'stamp' on Parker his sending off against Liverpool) He was pushed, pulled and kicked all over the place in pretty much every game and was never given a thing.
I saw the writing on the wall for Mario v Sunderland at home this season. He got pulled and kicked all over the place and wasn't given a thing.
Also the witchhunt in the British media labelling him as 'crazy' and as the has been Hansen said 'Stupid Mario' was outrageous and totally uncalled for, they'd never go after a 'big 4' player the way they went after Mario.
I also never understood why he was generally played out wide when his best games for us and Italy were when he was played on his own up top.
Thanks for the memories Mario, I'll always look back fondly on your time here. The pass to Aguero, the penalties, the FA Cup Semi, the wink, the Final, the penalties and most of all the 6-1. I've never seen the rags so scared of a player at Old Trafford since Real Ronaldo and then Kaka took them apart in the CL.
Good luck and I hope you dont come back to haunt us.