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

[BigChief]

Balotelli the myth.

Rodgers and Barton were right.

[ChesterDave]

He got kicked about a bit today and far too few free kicks for it but he was pretty ****e today.

Caught offside far too often, greedy and wasteful when he had the ball.

[Kenneth]

The amount of stick he's getting is ridiculous.

I don't think it's personal, he just isn't good enough.

[CAD]

Lazy, selfish sack of ****e. Wanders around like a disinterested teenager.

This. He will hurt the spirit Big time. ****ing showboat football with no end product.

[G]

Not a great start. Doesn't offer us anything that Suarez did or even Sturridge so strange signing for me. Total opposite to the type of forward the team has been built on.

Brendan probably should have stuck to his original view in the matter.

[Venton]

The amount of stick he's getting is ridiculous.

There's more than one side to his play though. He started that match well, holding up the ball, laying it off, making runs. As the match went on and things got tough he just went into himself, trying to dribble through three players at once, shooting from miles away when there were runners out on either side.

Which player are we talking about here? He has skill and talent but his mental rigour is awful, too easily swayed. When the team's playing well he's up and about like a springer spaniel. When things are hard he takes his ball home. Top players don't do that.

[BigChief]

Played in just about everyone else's position but his own. Got in everyone's way and made sure we lost possession as often as possible. Oh yeah and one class freekick. Not a fair deal.

[Pablo]

Drives me round the bend. Will not play it simple, always dwels on the ball. He doesn't suit what we need in the slightest. ****e.

[chadrtc]

Drives me round the bend. Will not play it simple, always dwels on the ball. He doesn't suit what we need in the slightest. ****e.

He needs dropping now for one of Borrini or Lambert. He drives me up the wall.

[G]

Even Danny wellbeck scored a hat-trick. Same money. Oh how we laughed at that!

[Kenneth]

I was hating on Balotelli before it was cool.

[Chazza]

I didn't

Would have taken Welbeck.

[Kenneth]

Even Danny wellbeck scored a hat-trick. Same money. Oh how we laughed at that!

There were howls of laughter, but he'd suit our game a whole lot better than Mario. He'd still be **** like, but he wouldn't make the team play the dirgey football we are at the moment.

[G]

I was hating on Balotelli before it was cool.

Me too. Thought it was mental. Still hope I'm wrong.

[G]

I didn't

Would have taken Welbeck.

I've spent a lot of time slagging that boy off I hope he doesn't become good permanently.