Whilst there is no dispute to the wealth of natural talent Mario has, it's a wider question.
Sometimes you have to let go the ones you love, for the good of the main parties concerned?
Mario WILL NEVER realise the player he needs to become in this country. I have reached this conclusion over the last 12 months.
His previous will continue to be raked up and as a result, his future, massively impacted.
A yellow card is the default position for every game he takes part in, justified or not, as reputation proceeds him.
As a result of the Parker incident, and the moral outrage over every cough and splutter, it is surely only going to get worse?
I believe a ban is warranted for the latest foul-up, and he has again let himself and us down.
Would it now make good sense between now and the window to stick two fingers to the system and sell him in exchange for another top class striker?
We are only delaying the inevitable IMO. Mario has become larger than the game itself in this small-minded country and his character and talent is why WE LOVE HIM.
But sometimes you have to do right by the ones you love.
I suppose we should continue to trust the powers-that-be at City, but if down to me, I would consider a swap proposal for Cavani at Napoli right this minute.
Naples, outside of Madrid, might be the only footballing town big enough to protect their own.
