Mario Balotelli

I love his football, his touch, his style, his demenor, I love it all, but the attitude he posesses is such a shit attribute it may one day restrict him.

I wish the lad the utmost well wishes, he continues at a young age to play at a elevated level despite the racial charges brought upon him every day (He faces it from his own supporters from time to time) and the hostile environment he ploys his trade.

His negativity may be assisted by those "chants", he's a wonderful footballer and is only goign to get better, which is both fantastic and scary at the same time.
 
Devilton said:
He needs a strong manager to set him straight. Got talent, but with a pompous douchebag like Mourinho there is no way the kid will ever realize his potential with Inter. Being called a money by your own support / rival fans won't help either.
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I disagree, he needs a Mourinho(who is quite strong) type manager to properly develop as a footballer. Jose criticizes him a lot in the press but that's because Balotelli despite being immensely talented is also extremely arrogant. He needs someone who can keep him on ground. Mourinho is one of the best in man-management for a reason
 
No different than cassano. All the talent in the world but a complete mental case.

I don't think there's been a set of fans who havn't boo'd him including inter ones.
 
Anderson Searl said:
I love his football, his touch, his style, his demenor, I love it all, but the attitude he posesses is such a shit attribute it may one day restrict him.

I wish the lad the utmost well wishes, he continues at a young age to play at a elevated level despite the racial charges brought upon him every day (He faces it from his own supporters from time to time) and the hostile environment he ploys his trade.

His negativity may be assisted by those "chants", he's a wonderful footballer and is only goign to get better, which is both fantastic and scary at the same time.
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Those chants weren't racial apparently. They were because he was a little shit.
 
I didn't hear any booing. Actually every time he broke loose past his two defenders, there were collective aaaaahhhs from the crowd.
 
Raoul said:
I didn't hear any booing. Actually every time he broke loose past his two defenders, there were collective aaaaahhhs from the crowd.
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Neither did I, I was shocked.

In general though he gets more whistles than a sexy woman at a beach.
 
Massive potential and real ability, while also possessing pace and power. He's probably one of the hottest prospects in world football. It's such a shame that his attitude stinks, he never tracks back, hes a diving twat and he's a bit big for his boots. I can see myself really hating him when he becomes good.
 
Shame he's playing in the Italian league. Have you guys watched any Italian football recently? I've watched a few matches this season after a four or five year hiatus, and it's even worse then I remember. Too slow, too defensive, too much diving, no consistency with refs, and you only get a few seconds of game play before a whistle. He'd be a different player in an English club.
 
Anderson Searl said:
100%, no need to boo, Ronaldo was a twat and we often didn't jeer him like Inter supporters do
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Inter supporters jeer him? :confused:

He's racially abused in every Italian stadium (especially by Juve fans) with disgusting monkey chants but NOT by Inter fans. It would be absolutely idiotic to jeer our own player, especially such a strong one.
 
Interista said:
Inter supporters jeer him? :confused:

He's racially abused in every Italian stadium (especially by Juve fans) with disgusting monkey chants but NOT by Inter fans. It would be absolutely idiotic to jeer our own player, especially such a strong one.
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Well i've read and seen on tele the case a few times, maybe you've got a better POV in regards to how your lot treat Balotelli?
 
Raoul said:
I didn't hear any booing. Actually every time he broke loose past his two defenders, there were collective aaaaahhhs from the crowd.
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Exactly. If anything, some Inter fans criticize him for his lazy attitude (me too) but just 'cause we know how good he can perform. I'm honestly surprised that just getting past Lampard and Malouda with ease had people rate Mario so highly all of a sudden. Ah the importance of European games :D
 
Interista said:
It's JUVE fans who racially abuse him, it's not that difficult to understand the difference.
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No need to be a cheeky cnut about it, i've heard and read about INTER supporters jeering him as well early on, i'm not thick.
 
Anderson Searl said:
No need to be a cheeky cnut about it, i've heard and read about INTER supporters jeering him as well early on, i'm not thick.
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Ok I didn't want to offend you, I just wanted to make clear that we don't racially abuse our own player. I'll post a link from the telegraph about what happened in last year's Juve-Inter. It happened again this season but as I said also other set of fans made monkey chants against Balotelli :

Juventus punished after Mario Balotelli is racially abused - Telegraph
 
Interista said:
Exactly. If anything, some Inter fans criticize him for his lazy attitude (me too) but just 'cause we know how good he can perform. I'm honestly surprised that just getting past Lampard and Malouda with ease had people rate Mario so highly all of a sudden. Ah the importance of European games :D
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Even more impressive was his vision and passing. Wenger will be calling.
 
peterstorey said:
Even more impressive was his vision and passing. Wenger will be calling.
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You wish. Arsenal can't even afford a packet of crisps, let alone Italy's next superstar :lol:

Balotelli is a talent but will never be accepted in Italy because of his skin colour, attitude, and constant diving. Shame really, because he's got the potential to be Inter and Italy's main player for the next 10 years.
 
WireRed said:
You wish. Arsenal can't even afford a packet of crisps, let alone Italy's next superstar :lol:

Balotelli is a talent but will never be accepted in Italy because of his skin colour, attitude, and constant diving. Shame really, because he's got the potential to be Inter and Italy's main player for the next 10 years.
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We're in significantly better financial shape that you pal. Ballotelli is too exposed to be bought for anything other than silly money - unless they think he's unmanageable like RvP.
 
peterstorey said:
We're in significantly better financial shape that you pal. Ballotelli is too exposed to be bought for anything other than silly money - unless they think he's unmanageable like RvP.
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Not great at detecting a bit of tongue in cheek I see :rolleyes:

Inter wouldn't sell him to anybody IMO, he's their future along with Santon.
 
peterstorey said:
Even more impressive was his vision and passing. Wenger will be calling.
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Yes, those are among his biggest qualities, he's also a very good set-piece taker but he couldn't show it last night. I imagine that Wenger will be calling, your manager is great at working with young talents. Balotelli would suit the Premier League 'cause besides technically gifted, he's pacy and physically strong. He can play all the attacking roles and I think he would definitely be ideal for your style of football but I don't see him leaving Inter next summer, Moratti has repeatedly stated that he wouldn't sell the player nor for a scandalous amount of money and it would be stupid to get rid of a very talented kid who still has to flourish and show his full potential. Then Mario likes living in Milan, he's a party boy and always at the center of gossip. I'm also convinced that his relationship with Mourinho is not as bad as it is often made out, the only biggest problem is the one we've already discussed about.
 
WireRed said:
Inter wouldn't sell him to anybody IMO, he's their future along with Santon.
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Yes we strongly believe in both players. Santon has a completely different character and it's much easier to manage him.
 
Anderson Searl said:
How's that lad been? Not seen much of him.
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He's currently injured, he wasn't performing very well at the beginning of the season (also 'cause he underwent knee surgery) and Chivu took his place. Then the Romanian had a terrible injury (he fractured his skull) and Santon gained his place again. His performances haven't been on par with those of last season but he was getting better game by game. He should be back soon, maybe he will play the 2nd leg vs Chelsea.
 
Anderson Searl said:
I love his football, his touch, his style, his demenor, I love it all, but the attitude he posesses is such a shit attribute it may one day restrict him.

I wish the lad the utmost well wishes, he continues at a young age to play at a elevated level despite the racial charges brought upon him every day (He faces it from his own supporters from time to time) and the hostile environment he ploys his trade.

His negativity may be assisted by those "chants", he's a wonderful footballer and is only goign to get better, which is both fantastic and scary at the same time.
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You love his demeanor but think his attitude is shit..
 
Henry acted like a bit of a douche though, likeable to his own fans but the opposite for opposition, I'd have thought.
 
Brwned said:
Henry acted like a bit of a douche though, likeable to his own fans but the opposite for opposition, I'd have thought.
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Ay acting like a douche is a touch different, Henry was never a poor professional (Before, let's keep handgate out of this) Balotelli seems to be alot less professional.
 
He was the man of the match today, scored a great goal, assisted Milito for the 3rd with an inch perfect cross and nearly scored another with a missile of a free-kick. In the 2nd half he caused a penalty for Udinese with a blatant handball but it was an irrelevant mistake 'cause we won. When Mario plays so well, he really makes the difference. I think Maicon's goal deserves a mention, especially because of the excellent build-up play :

 
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