Mario Balotelli

[johnbmcr]

I want his name on my shirt, but will he b here

Risk it, i dare you haha. Or you could wait till the transfer window closes and then you know you'll be able to wear it till January before the media say he's going to leave again.

i might do to show my loyalty.....

no


might get savic 2 blow peoples minds

Paraphrasing a classic advert about David Bowie

''There new wave old wave and Mario Balotelli !''

A One Off, long may we cherish his greatness and madness in equal measure

really not sure about the savic shirt though maybe just risk a sock?

 

[joezilla]

if a picture is worth a thousand words, gif is worth many thousands of words.

 

[Mancio]

I said the other day when Robben flounced off the pitch like a tart after being subbed that it does my head in when a footballer can't put the concept of the team above his own pathetically fragile ego.

Sadly, Balotelli's attempted display of petulance last night falls under the same category. Tournament football is all about utilising your squad; Mario had already started two games and then came off the bench in the third to score a wonder goal. There really was nothing more to add, and certainly nothing to complain about, so just keep your mouth shut and leave the petty point-scoring for another time.

I'm a big fan of Balotelli as a player but he really doesn't help himself. At a time when everyone should be raving about his amazing cameo appearance, he gleefully hands his doubters yet another stick with which to beat him. Prandelli's thought process when that goal went in was probably something along the lines of: "Fucking hell, what a goal, I should have started him...................................Nah, on second thoughts he can't be trusted, the big fucking baby."

Sort your head out Mario and 'get with the program'. Do that and you can be one of the very best.

mario's right harm was doing a circle in the air , tipical in italian football for target the crown

mario's labial was "sons of woman"

mario was HEAVILY BOOED from ireland's fans when entered on the pitch. that was his answer.

but don't let the facts go against a good bashing from the lovable english press&pundits.

really you guys have got an hard work not letting your mind to be brainwashed

unfortunally some don't even seem bothered to try

So he was trying to signal 'sons of bitches' to the crowd rather than show his annoyance at being rested?

In that case, I hold my hands up; I and everyone else in the media who've commented on it have obviously called it wrong.

But the general gist of my point still stands; he just needs to get on with playing the game and forget all the petty point-scoring. The Irish fans booed him? So what? Just get on with what you're good at and stop getting involved in silly petulant things that distract from how good you are. He'd already shut them up with the goal so there was nothing else to add. Reacting like that just shows people that they can quite easily get under his skin, and sadly he's shown that time and time again. No one's going to leave him alone when he keeps hurling ammunition at them to continue.

Just play football Mario and forget the rest.

i agree with you , the guy still must mature.

anyway i can see a big difference between shout to the hostile crown and shout to the manager.

hoping you too can see that difference.

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

It's just a shame that "people" go over the top when he scores a goal like that just as much as they go over the top with his nonsense antics both on and off the field. Was it really worthy of a dedicated thread?

Of course it was a very well taken goal but a wonder goal! I don't think so.He had two average games before this brief appearance and goal.In both games for me he didn't do enough and was too intent on falling down to try and get fouls.He gets rightly left out imo and then comes in against a weak Ireland side and scores a goal in the dying moments to finish them off then for some reason saw the need to be childish yet again.

 

[Dubai Blue]

i agree with you , the guy still must mature.

anyway i can see a big difference between shout to the hostile crown and shout to the manager.

hoping you too can see that difference.

Of course.

I just want him to knuckle down to the job that he does very well. The rest is all unnecessary bullshit and he'll do very well indeed in his career if he can find a way of ignoring it. He needs to let his football do the talking; that's the only reason he should find himself in the spotlight.

 

[joezilla]

It's just a shame that "people" go over the top when he scores a goal like that just as much as they go over the top with his nonsense antics both on and off the field. Was it really worthy of a dedicated thread?

Of course it was a very well taken goal but a wonder goal! I don't think so.He had two average games before this brief appearance and goal.In both games for me he didn't do enough and was too intent on falling down to try and get fouls.He gets rightly left out imo and then comes in against a weak Ireland side and scores a goal in the dying moments to finish them off then for some reason saw the need to be childish yet again.

it's a wonder goal. it wasn't a lucky shot. he had his eyes on the ball and it takes a ridiculous amount of skill to score a goal like that. mario is world class when it comes to skill.
his first game wasn't satisfying, but the second game was good. mario was the only one that didn't look lost on the field and he could have scored easily on few occasions, just wasn't lucky enough. he got substituted because the croatian fans were making monkey noises and threw a banana on the field, but balotelli kept his cool. mario wasn't happy about that decision and italy really looked chaotic after that. he wasn't supposed to start against ireland because of ''knee injury'', but he certainly didn't play like a man with a knee injury.he also had something to say after he scored the goal(to the manager or the fans?), but bonucci was there to silence him.

 

[the goats backside]

On a separate note, always liked Mick McCarthy but his comment on Mario after the goal told every football chairman he will always have a problem with so called big named players, that was childish Mick

 

[CityEssex49er]

one word for balo.....legend.....

This.

Top teams need a Maverick; Balo is ours. He takes the attention away from the team when he does something stupid............like getting sent off against Arsenal. Stupid at the time but the team embarked on the run which eventually won us the title. When he came back after that - and the apology - he played well. Class goals v. Villa and Norwich just to mention 2. Remember, he is only 21/22 and WILL learn - I, for one, have no doubts.

Also, talking to fans of other clubs, I always end up talking about him/defending him - deep down, other clubs would like someone like him.

Needs to stop the dirty stuff, though - stamp on Parker etc....

Love him,

Also, the pass to Kun...............

Forza Mario

 

[City Raider]

Love him but it's clear there's a sizeable chip there, especially with authority figures. Mancini is obviously the only one he trusts, including Mourinho, and if Mario was to leave us I could see his career nosediving pretty quick as top class managers just wouldnt want to work with him.

This isn't going to suddenly change, it's not a maturity issue, it's his personality and will only change gradually over time, if ever.

 

[ForzaMancini]

I want his name on my shirt, but will he b here

Risk it, i dare you haha. Or you could wait till the transfer window closes and then you know you'll be able to wear it till January before the media say he's going to leave again.

i might do to show my loyalty.....

no


might get savic 2 blow peoples minds

Haha I saw someone at Bolton away early on in the season with a Savic shirt. What was he thinking?