Mario Balotelli [On the Road to Ballon d'or)

[G]

gerrard said that hendo was the named peno taker. mario isnt on the pitch often enough to get a shout.

agree he is probably the best man for the job after gerrard, but he walked over the meek henderson.
maybe hendo thought it was right to give it to mario, but then he walked away muttering about knobheads.

This is my problem.. Either grab the ball and show some authority OR allow him to have it don't get it taken off you and walk away muttering followed by a half celebration. Hopefully a lesson for him but Gerrard hardly helped, should have brushed it off and congratulated Mario and the team.

Get Balo and Sturridge together, say I'm the captain, I want Mario to take it, end of. Then walk away and wait for him to take it. We lauded him standing up to Costa, tonight he took a couple of steps back from that for me. A learning experience for him.

[DannyMan2006]

Thought Stevie having a pop was a bit weird and unnecessary. Surely that sort of stuff should be kept to himself? Just roll out a few meaningless platitudes instead, who gives a ****.

Clearly he got caught out in the heat of the moment.

[DannyMan2006]

Get Balo and Sturridge together, say I'm the captain, I want Mario to take it, end of. Then walk away and wait for him to take it. We lauded him standing up to Costa, tonight he took a couple of steps back from that for me. A learning experience for him.

I think the easier option is to take the ball and take it yourself. Anyone can do that.

What's more difficult is to accept a better option is there. As he rightly said, Mario has taken big penalties in the past and he's the right man for the job. Mario took a risk grabbing the ball. Hendo took a risk letting him keep it. Kudos to both as the right decision was arrived at.

[Shaggy]

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mb459
3 minutes ago
Thank you hendo for let me take the penalty.. Stop drama now. We won that's what it count. We are a team and expecially we are Liverpool. Come on guys. ****s sake. Jesus lads. ��

[ChesterDave]

[Buzzo]

Mario has also saved us from a night of discussing 'why the **** did Hendo take that penalty'.

[G]

I think the easier option is to take the ball and take it yourself. Anyone can do that.

What's more difficult is to accept a better option is there. As he rightly said, Mario has taken big penalties in the past and he's the right man for the job. Mario took a risk grabbing the ball. Hendo took a risk letting him keep it. Kudos to both as the right decision was arrived at.

Yes if Hendo conceded Mario is the best man for the job then let him have it but don't walk away muttering under your breath while shaking your head over it. He had the ball taken off him, he wasn't given a choice. His choice was to not take the ball back. The correct choice too but his actions afterwards belied his post match protestations.

[mick the click]

I really can't see why SG's getting stick for what he said.

BR is the manager and he clearly left instructions and he's doubtless chuffed at the result but I would understand if he was pissed off at that unseemly penalty kerfuffle. I was

I don't fekkin care who scored for us but it's clear that we have many overly inflated egos which belong to players who are still, relatively speaking, in their nappies - and the manager had better sort them out - or we're fekked.

Too many examples of certain people going for personal glory tonight when there were clear and obvious better options.

Young team. Big egos. Still, we won.

SG was spot on.

[mick the click]

Mario has also saved us from a night of discussing 'why the **** did Hendo take that penalty'.

Aye. Possibly.

[EwarWoo]

*disclaimer* I didn't see the match, it was on a channel I don't have, so can only go by what was said here.

But is it maybe a good thing that Balo's gone from a gibbering wreck who can't hit a cows arse with a barn door to confident enough to grab the ball and take a peno?

We see no fight from him and he's ****, we see him fighting to be the difference and he's ****.

Can he ever win?

[PTP]

Thought he was very very good when he came on. Used his strength well, some fantastic touches and good penalty. Well done sir

[PTP]

He also made Henderson look like a little kid throwing a strop when Henderson half celebrated and Mario grabbed and pulled him back haha

[Buzzo]

*disclaimer* I didn't see the match, it was on a channel I don't have, so can only go by what was said here.

But is it maybe a good thing that Balo's gone from a gibbering wreck who can't hit a cows arse with a barn door to confident enough to grab the ball and take a peno?

We see no fight from him and he's ****, we see him fighting to be the difference and he's ****.

Can he ever win?

He does seen to have it all stacked against him. He was great when he came in.

He also made Henderson look like a little kid throwing a strop when Henderson half celebrated and Mario grabbed and pulled him back haha

Captain Mario

[baitman]

We see no fight from him and he's ****, we see him fighting to be the difference and he's ****.

Can he ever win?

the issue for me isnt mario wanting to take the ball and smash the peno, its more what happened around it.
hendo 'deciding' [or being bullied] into giving up the ball, then studge having a bitch. then hendo having a moan after he has given mario the ball and a half hearted yeh, well done you ****** celebration.

then gerrard gives all the gutter press the ammo to make us all look like ****s. papers will be full of it.

[mick the click]

the issue for me isnt mario wanting to take the ball and smash the peno, its more what happened around it.
hendo 'deciding' [or being bullied] into giving up the ball, then studge having a bitch. then hendo having a moan after he has given mario the ball and a half hearted yeh, well done you ****** celebration.

Absolutely

then gerrard gives all the gutter press the ammo to make us all look like ****s. papers will be full of it.

SG was correct. Who gives a **** about the gutter press?

Get a grip!