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

[baitman]

Wormist

that gave me a lob on

[Liverpel]

Kev you are relentless. You really need to get over this Mario anst. It's not healthy.

He's a nice lad who doesn't run his arse off for the cause who was the wrong signing for us. There are plenty of other more deserving footballers out there where your anger could be directed.

[Cormack74]

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/liverpool/story/2544291/mario-balotelli-welcome-at-al-arabi-in-qatar-gianfranco-zola

Mario Balotelli has been offered an unusual route out of Liverpool, after Al-Arabi head coach Gianfranco Zola suggested he would welcome him to his club in Qatar.

Balotelli faces an uncertain future at Liverpool after he was left out of the squad for their preseason tour and was then left out of both of their final two preseason matches.

While rumours have linked Balotelli with a move back to Italy, former Chelsea star Zola has suggested a spell in the Qatari league may give both the Liverpool striker and former Italian international Antonio Cassano -- who is a free agent after being released by Parma -- an opportunity to re-launch their careers in a less competitive environment.

"Cassano and Balotelli? They are two top players, and it could be an excellent opportunity for them to play in a league with less scrutiny, recharge their batteries, and return to Europe as protagonists," Zola told Gazzetta Dello Sport.

"I'd recommend it as an experience. We have a lot of players, but if I had the opportunity [to sign them] I'd so it without a second thought."

Zola previously tried to sign Balotelli during his time as West Ham manager back in 2009. A move to Qatar six years later is an option the Italy striker may consider if he is lacking offers from top European clubs in the final month of the transfer window.

[DannyMan2006]

He spat in someones face .. he is a horrible horrible cunt .. he drives a cock mobile ... he threatened to rape someones ****ing mother ... I mean who ****ing does that ... Hes a cunt and deserves a brick to the face, rolled in **** and thrown off a cliff and set on fire half way down

All that bar the Celtic Spit happened after he left th club. He was called a dick before then & I couldn't remember why. I think it's because, as alluded a few posts up, he was a bad influence on the youngsters and didn't have a professional attitude.

Things I've read since, he seemed to care about playing for his country, but not too bothered about turning it on for his club. Another highly talented player who wasted his career. Scored two on his debut as well.

Some fail at the club because it's too big for them, others because they believe it's beneath them & others because they can't be arsed. On top of that there'll be a small minority who never possessed the talent to be at the club.

It's all about attitude for me.

[topscorer]

Why does this thread have [World Class] in the thread title? Is it sarcasm?

[-V-]

Why does this thread have [World Class] in the thread title? Is it sarcasm?

What do you mean? Balo is world class! Remember Euro 2012 ?

[topscorer]

What do you mean? Balo is world class! Remember Euro 2012 ?

Nope, what happened?

[-V-]

Nope, what happened?

He scored 3 goals!!!

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3xEYRL8sDg"]Mario Balotelli all 3 Goals in Euro 2012 vs Germany & Ireland - YouTube[/ame]

[topscorer]

So maybe that's Euro class but not world class?

What was the score in the final?

[Muddled]

Why does this thread have [World Class] in the thread title? Is it sarcasm?

I think it's in relation to Liverpool taking a photograph of the players in pre-season, cutting Balotelli out of the picture and tweeting said picture with a hashtag 'world class'. Or something along those lines.

[Muddled]

Here we go ...

This is the Tweet:

[ame]https://twitter.com/LFC/status/624915073820180480[/ame]

And here is the original snap:



LINK: Independent

[Bender]

footballitalia @footballitalia 1h1 hour ago
Mario #Balotelli reportedly offered to #ASRoma and #Fiorentina , but both turned down the Liverpool striker http://www.football-italia.net/70443...ject-balotelli … #LFC

[Exiled_red]

footballitalia @footballitalia 1h1 hour ago
Mario #Balotelli reportedly offered to #ASRoma and #Fiorentina , but both turned down the Liverpool striker http://www.football-italia.net/70443...ject-balotelli … #LFC

[RichC]

He'll end up going back to Italy on loan at the end of the transfer window with us likely paying some of his wages.

[Bender]

He'll end up going back to Italy on loan at the end of the transfer window with us likely paying some of his wages.

He'll end up going wherever either on a free transfer or only if LFC cover all his wages.