He may be mad but he's one of us

[TheMidnightClaret]

Interesting to note Redknapp on Goals on Sunday.

Merson: Constantly messed up training and was purposefully difficult. Absconded to Barbados instead of attending a rehab clinic in his 30s, after 10 years in the game.

Verdict: Proper good lad he was, funny geezer

Di Canio: Was never on time for training, often flaired up and caused riots within the team. Demanded to be subbed when he missed a sitter, was sent off for hitting a person in the face, was banned for pushing over a referee, staged an on the field protest at a referee decision causing him to be subbed, in his 30s after 15 years in the game.

Verdict: Club legend, "what a character", etc.

Balotelli: Doesn't smile as much as Ronaldinho, made a couple of bad tackles, used to moan at ref decisions at aged 20 after a couple of years in the game.

Verdict: Mentally deranged, needs to be shipped out, is a disgrace to the club.


The hypocrisy here is utterly astounding. Some of these fans need to take a look in the mirror and ask exactly what they are gaining by abusing a player like Balotelli. If their attitude to a young lad making a few mistakes is "well, he has brought the fire of 50,000 people on to himself", then I fear for them as parents or any sort of people managers.

The scary thing is it's not just the media that are tearing him to shreds. It's some people on this site who support the club he plays for. Absolutely astounding to say the least.

To the person that said the difference between de jongs challenge and Balotelli is that de jong went for the ball and balotelli went for the ball but changed his mind mid air and decided to hurt him. Whhat are you on? You seriously think that in the split second of being in mid air he decided that the ball had gone but he was going to stud him anyway? If you actually watch the video of it you'll see that he tried pulling his foot out and only caught him on his thigh after managing to avoid his chest.

 

[FantasyIreland]

His bouts of petulence,stupidity and snideness i could put under the banner of immaturity,and in that department i'd be prepared to give him some room for improvement,however,his apparent lack of appetite and enthusiasm is the cherry on the cake and is the reason i,and i suspect many others,cant be doing with him with the overall 'package'.

A nail in Mancini's coffin.

 

[quiet_riot]

Balotelli went for the ball, also with a stupid way to do so but he also 'lost it' and decided the player needed a good old raking of the studs. In other words NDJ didn't go out to hurt someone, it was just a stupid thing to do, whereas Balotelli went out to hurt someone. As I say, both red card offences but with different intentions.

Oh please. You mind reading skills are needed elsewhere, please log off. Now.