After the thread made about Mario Balotelli, Time to say goodbye....i wanted to start a thread on my thoughts & sticking with him, getting behind him. I have read through only some of the comments on that thread & fully respect peoples opionions, after all their more than entitled to have their own opinion and share it.
I have been thinking about all the pros & cons of Mario. Thinking about if he is worth the hassle, all the bad that usually overshadows the good. And ive come to a conclusion - YES, yes he is!
Never in my lifetime have i been more intrigued with a football player, never have i felt so many emotions about 1 indivudual player. Throughout the time Mario has been with City ive felt elated then angry (west brom away for example) & excited but frustated about him, but still want more of him...i still want to see him play every week & do something extrodinary.
His off field antics keep everyone entertained, his chararcter and personallity keeps everyone associated with MCFC & football interested, and yes he may be difficult to deal with but at the end of the day he's a young, rich and very talented footballer & i truly belive Mancini is the man to guide him. He's unbelievably confident (the penalty vs Spurs a prime example)
I pay for my season ticket through hard earned cash and Mario Balotelli is someone i'd pay to to see week in week out for the anticpation of his next move, is he going to score an overhead kick & celebrate in front of the away following or is he going to lose his rag and attack an opposition? Who knows? thats Mario Balotelli.
Obviously everyone has a different opinion and i totally understand people getting sick & tired of his discipline & his possible negative effect on the team.
I say lets get behind him, lets sing and chant his name & lets make him feel like hes loved at City (Even if you are sick of him) and who knows, maybe one day it'll just click?
I would say he's probably the most naturally gifted football player ever to have graced the sky blue shirt (Post 1960's as im not that old!) & what a player he has the potential to be.
He's mario balotelli & yes he is a loonatic - but he's our loonatic
Ohhhhhhh Balotelli!!