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The real Mario Balotelli
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Bojinov The Bull said:Mancio said:Bojinov The Bull said:The thing about Balotelli is that I read all of this all the time about him being potentially one of the best players ever and this amazing amount of football genius he has etc...but ive never even seen the slightest glimpse of it on the pitch. Don't get me wrong he is obviously a very good player and his penalties really are something special BUT i have never seen him do anything extra special!
Look at Aguero he is fast, strong for his size, has an excellent change of direction and can finish.
Messi has amazingly quick feet, skillful and a great finisher.
Ronaldo is very fast and skillful as well as being a great finisher.
Balotelli....I cant figure out what his strong point is, he isnt VERY fast he's quite fast, i've never seen him do anything Messi/Ronaldo like on the pitch dribbling the ball.
All these people say he is a genius but the one thing they didnt ask the people they interviewed on that program last night was HOW he is a genius, what have they seen him do that is so good and set him apart from the rest?
if they see something you can't then there are just two options : they are visionary or you are blind.
I must be blind then, good answer to my question though you've obviously seen his genius!
i'm 52 years old mate , unfortunally, so i'm old enough to have seen a lot of young players grow up and become world players. at mario's age i can honestly say i can recall only one player that was better than what mario is , the real ronaldo.
Bojinov The Bull
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Jumanji said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67bCDAupO14
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67bCDAupO14[/youtube]
The 2nd and 3rd goal are genius.
The 3rd one in particular is amazing because he hit it at a half volley and it was such a precise finish.
Another bit of 'genius' is the 'Why always me.' The fucker knew he was going to score, and what a goal it was!
He hit the ball first time, and slotted it right into the bottom corner as everyone watched it roll into the net.
If you can't see this kid is special, then I don't know what to say. He's the best striker in the world his age (21)...
They were good goals and like I said he is a very good player im not doubting that at all, he's scored some good goals for us however a lot of players score good goals, Samaras looked like a world beater on YouTube remember?
What im trying to get to the bottom of is what makes him that extra bit special? Remember Messi 3 years ago? He wasnt quite as good as he is today but you could tell the guy was something special, he could just do things that were on another level, i've never seen that from Balotelli and judging by what those guys were all saying about him last night you'd think he would be potentially on the same level as Messi if not better!<br /><br />-- Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:17 pm --<br /><br />
Mancio said:Bojinov The Bull said:Mancio said:if they see something you can't then there are just two options : they are visionary or you are blind.
I must be blind then, good answer to my question though you've obviously seen his genius!
i'm 52 years old mate , unfortunally, so i'm old enough to have seen a lot of young players grow up and become world players. at mario's age i can honestly say i can recall only one player that was better than what mario is , the real ronaldo.
Thats fair enough then, if so then we have a lot to look forward to! I'm just a bit sceptical at the moment.
Bojinov The Bull said:The thing about Balotelli is that I read all of this all the time about him being potentially one of the best players ever and this amazing amount of football genius he has etc...but ive never even seen the slightest glimpse of it on the pitch. Don't get me wrong he is obviously a very good player and his penalties really are something special BUT i have never seen him do anything extra special!
Look at Aguero he is fast, strong for his size, has an excellent change of direction and can finish.
Messi has amazingly quick feet, skillful and a great finisher.
Ronaldo is very fast and skillful as well as being a great finisher.
Balotelli....I cant figure out what his strong point is, he isnt VERY fast he's quite fast, i've never seen him do anything Messi/Ronaldo like on the pitch dribbling the ball.
All these people say he is a genius but the one thing they didnt ask the people they interviewed on that program last night was HOW he is a genius, what have they seen him do that is so good and set him apart from the rest?
All of the above also best penalty taker in the game and he's only 21 years old
Messi is a completely different type of player.Bojinov The Bull said:Jumanji said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67bCDAupO14
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67bCDAupO14[/youtube]
The 2nd and 3rd goal are genius.
The 3rd one in particular is amazing because he hit it at a half volley and it was such a precise finish.
Another bit of 'genius' is the 'Why always me.' The fucker knew he was going to score, and what a goal it was!
He hit the ball first time, and slotted it right into the bottom corner as everyone watched it roll into the net.
If you can't see this kid is special, then I don't know what to say. He's the best striker in the world his age (21)...
They were good goals and like I said he is a very good player im not doubting that at all, he's scored some good goals for us however a lot of players score good goals, Samaras looked like a world beater on YouTube remember?
What im trying to get to the bottom of is what makes him that extra bit special? Remember Messi 3 years ago? He wasnt quite as good as he is today but you could tell the guy was something special, he could just do things that were on another level, i've never seen that from Balotelli and judging by what those guys were all saying about him last night you'd think he would be potentially on the same level as Messi if not better!
Mario is a striker, and at 21 is the best young striker on the planet. It's simple as that.
BertTrautmann'sParachute
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You could see it with Messi as he's the focal point of the Barcelona team. Mario isn't with us. But should that day arrive, either with us or another team, it'll be there for all to see (if he keeps progressing).Bojinov The Bull said:Jumanji said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67bCDAupO14
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67bCDAupO14[/youtube]
The 2nd and 3rd goal are genius.
The 3rd one in particular is amazing because he hit it at a half volley and it was such a precise finish.
Another bit of 'genius' is the 'Why always me.' The fucker knew he was going to score, and what a goal it was!
He hit the ball first time, and slotted it right into the bottom corner as everyone watched it roll into the net.
If you can't see this kid is special, then I don't know what to say. He's the best striker in the world his age (21)...
They were good goals and like I said he is a very good player im not doubting that at all, he's scored some good goals for us however a lot of players score good goals, Samaras looked like a world beater on YouTube remember?
What im trying to get to the bottom of is what makes him that extra bit special? Remember Messi 3 years ago? He wasnt quite as good as he is today but you could tell the guy was something special, he could just do things that were on another level, i've never seen that from Balotelli and judging by what those guys were all saying about him last night you'd think he would be potentially on the same level as Messi if not better!
-- Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:17 pm --
Mancio said:Bojinov The Bull said:I must be blind then, good answer to my question though you've obviously seen his genius!
i'm 52 years old mate , unfortunally, so i'm old enough to have seen a lot of young players grow up and become world players. at mario's age i can honestly say i can recall only one player that was better than what mario is , the real ronaldo.
Thats fair enough then, if so then we have a lot to look forward to! I'm just a bit sceptical at the moment.
Bojinov The Bull
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Jumanji said:Mario is a striker, and at 21 is the best young striker on the planet. It's simple as that.
Pato? He's only 22 and about 50 goals in 100 for Milan already and 6 in 18 for Brazil.
Bojinov The Bull said:Jumanji said:Mario is a striker, and at 21 is the best young striker on the planet. It's simple as that.
Pato? He's only 22 and about 50 goals in 100 for Milan already and 6 in 18 for Brazil.
why don't you try to ask yourself "why the hell AC milan want sell pato and sign balotelli?"
Bojinov The Bull
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Mancio said:Bojinov The Bull said:Jumanji said:Mario is a striker, and at 21 is the best young striker on the planet. It's simple as that.
Pato? He's only 22 and about 50 goals in 100 for Milan already and 6 in 18 for Brazil.
why don't you try to ask yourself "why the hell AC milan want sell pato and sign balotelli?"
Because Balotelli is Italian, supports AC Milan and his dream is to play alongside Ibrahimovic and Pato has had so many injury problems there in the last year or so that they are ready to offload him simply because he doesn't play enough.
Im not saying Pato is better than Balo here by the way either, im just saying he's another promising young striker who has impressed, what gives Mario that extra something special to make him capable of such great things compared to someone like Pato?
whalley ranger
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It was a great listen last night, and well done to Pat Nevin for a really interesting piece of journalism. We are absolutely the right club for Mario and he's with us for the next two years at least. It's going to be fascinating watching this lad develop.