Aye, but he was on the pitch to score the winner, the cnut.
Mario Balotelli
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I really hate Balotelli, so good riddance.
And no, I don't take the "Well better him at City, then someone better" stance either. I'm sure City will sign someone like Cavani in the summer, but it takes a great manager and players with the right attitude to accomodate 4 top strikers and make it work. City don't have the great manager and Tevez, Aguero and Dzeko don't have the same level of appreciation and loyalty that Hernandez or Welbeck do. In fact, bringing in someone just as good or better than Tevez, Aguero or Dzeko will probably cause more trouble for City.
And no, I don't take the "Well better him at City, then someone better" stance either. I'm sure City will sign someone like Cavani in the summer, but it takes a great manager and players with the right attitude to accomodate 4 top strikers and make it work. City don't have the great manager and Tevez, Aguero and Dzeko don't have the same level of appreciation and loyalty that Hernandez or Welbeck do. In fact, bringing in someone just as good or better than Tevez, Aguero or Dzeko will probably cause more trouble for City.
I just don't see it. I think his "crazy behaviour" is in fact the thing that fools people into buying into his hype about how great he could be.
Yeah, which was a bit of joke. The ban did Spurs no favours.
I also think he's pretty over rate
It gives off the impression that he's an enigma, a flawed genius, when in reality he's a twat.
Just think of the stick he'd get if he was a ballboy and not a primadonna footballer.
Aye, exactly.
Always reminds me of Isaiah Rider
what a random comparison!
He isn't as good as he is made out to be too.
Wonder if City get a replacement. Jovetic or someone like that.
Wonder if City get a replacement. Jovetic or someone like that.
People seem to forget that he actually had a pretty good season for them when Tevez fecked off. 13 goals in 14 starts in the league last season. It went sour at the end of the season, but his performances at the Euro's only emphasised how capable he is. He is going to the team he supports and I actually hope he settles down and becomes a top class player. I don't give a feck about all the "lad" shit, but I don't actually mind him.
I imagine they'd go for Cavani or Falcao. They already have options, what they need is someone of real world class ability to make a difference in massive games.
fair point, dont get me wrong I think he is a twat and the PL is well rid of him, I just think, if he had of got the right manager from early, he could of been a different player.
This .I agree with,apart from making "good copy" for the Tabloids,he as not done much to light up the PL.
I don't think there is a "right manager" for the clown.
He has had one purple patch in his entire time here, that's all.
Makes van Persie opting for us over them a little bit sweeter. 
Read that he has scored 30 goals in 74 games (49 starts) for City, at an average of a goal every 146 minutes. He really is a very good player. I think he will shine at Milan, being the main man and starting every week. I do think City have made the right decision to let him go. He's not worth the hassle, but that doesn't make him a bad payer.
There is that.
Apropos though, non?
Loved Rider but what a bonehead he turned out to be. Sport is littered with examples of talents who squandered them away for one reason or another - Balotelli is like a bad reality show version of a footballer. Everyone is just eagerly anticipating the next bit of idiocy
Tons of talent though
So I guess this means City will sign Cavani or some such before the window closes.
City in for say, Alexis Sanchez?
There's no way Napoli will let him go for anything City would be willing to pay. He'd cost £50m+. I'd say they'll go for a cheap experienced striker or a young PL striker, someone under £10m mark - that's if they go after anyone at all.
City to sign Rooney as we buy Lewandowski.
Incredible waste of money by Milan.What the feck are they thinking of ?
Big shame, I always said Wenger could mould him into the new Henry. The relationship with Mancini was too hothouse. I think he's just pissed off with England (he may end up being pissed off wherever he goes).
Messi was much better at eighteen than Balotelli is now. Even if he wasn't a mentalist he would never get near his level.
Bang on. I've been saying that for some time now as well.
I can imagine City just promoting Guidetti until the end of the season. Without Europe they won't really need a third big name striker. Then they'll offload Tevez in the summer and bring in two top strikers or one if Guidetti hits the ground running.
That just goes with playing as a striker for Man City. Dzeko has 26 in 64, I'm guessing less starts than Mario.
Good riddance.
Would have preferred it if he had stayed at City to be honest. Decent player, but he gives the club much more trouble than good contribution. He's always been overrated as a player and his potential imo. It's not like he's supremly talented on the ball, or a great goalscorer that you can say if he was normal mentally than he would be a great player. He's just a decent player, overhyped because of how he acts and his cockiness. He didn't even have that great of a scoring record, especially when you consider a decent amount were penalties.
12 of those goals came during September-December last season. In his first season and this season he made 50 appearances and scored in just 10 of those games. Seems to fit in with IMR's idea of him having one purple patch and that's it.
I going to shit on his Bentley in Milan
Agreed. He's a brainless idiot.
My City supporting mates are glad to see the back of him, one of them has never rated him, he has always said that Baloteli has no playing personality and that he isn't exciting to watch, on the pitch that is ofc.
Just saw this.
Good point, take away that one purple patch and this potentially "one of the best players in the World" actually scored just 18 goals in the other 61 games for the club.
Fair enough. In fairness, that goals were scored when Tevez fecked off. He scored goals when they needed him to. Brwned stats do show his inconsistencies, and IAR is probably right but I think if he can settle down he would improve a lot. Judging by his career so far, it does seem unlikely.
Although he hasn't matched the levels of idiocy Balotelli has, Balotelli reminds me of a certain Quaresma who was tipped to be even better than Ronaldo. Look how that turned out.
Just another example talent isn't everything.
Just another example talent isn't everything.