Balotelli

I think we will see the best of him once we have the chance to play sterling and Sturridge up there with him. Doesn't seem cut out to be a lone striker. He tracks back more than I thought but he also needs to put 100% in for 90 mins

comment by Aggers Right Elbow (U3402)
posted 23 minutes ago
posted 9 minutes ago
No hes been fine with 0 service, blaming marios for not being suarez its the midfield and pathetic defence that is to blame.

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Who blamed Ballo for not being Suarez? If you want who I would blame it would be Brendan Rodgers assuming he makes all the decisions on who we sign which is debatable at best.

If we are signing players with a view to changing style fine, but I feel the Ballo singing was made by numbers. Don't forget a player far more suited to our style was passed up on a spurious reason when AC Mikan decided they wanted rid of a player who once professed his love for the club.

Do we not have an ex Man City scout as part of the recruitment team ?

Hmmmmmm!
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Yeah them same scouts rejected lovren for city

We cant even get the ball out of defence into midfield and hold it, im waiting to see what happens when they start setting him up instead of hoofing it tp him for him to control but has ot back to goal because of it

John Henrys Explosive Offense - #STOPISIS (U18764)
posted 35 minutes ago
No hes been fine with 0 service, blaming marios for not being suarez its the midfield and pathetic defence that is to blame.

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The defence has been shambolic, but the midfield needs movement ahead of them in order to help unlock defences. There hasn't been enough of it, and Balotelli has been a culprit.

Pressing and closing down starts from the front too and guess what, Balotelli hasn't done enough of that either.

Other area's of the team are a concern obviously, but this thread is about Mario and imo for an experienced international with premier league experience, his contribution hasn't been great thus far.

Balotelli is a very good player but I am not convinced he suits how we play when we are at our best.

Reason we can tear teams apart when we are at it is due to one thing....movement. Suarez's movement is probably the best I have seen and it is infectious. Good movement enables midfielders to hit the easier passes and this too is infectious.

Balotelli doesn't have the natural movement or desire to move defenders around to create space for himself or others. He is good but good in a different way.

I am not convinced our team should be built around him because I am not convinced about his work ethic. He likes it banged into him for him to kill it and lay it off and then get in the box. But he is not a 90 minute all action hero like Suarez. But we all know that.

Obviously has ability however not for me or for liverpool. Suarez worked 50 times harder than he does. Saying that he has to play over Fabio Poorini

Lers wait till he settles properly and is partnering sturridge

I could imagine sterling or markovic working well off him

Sturridge will help, but for all his natural talent, you have to question his work ethic and desire.

Playing style, Mario and Luis are beyond any meaningful comparison. Their whole philosophy on the football pitch is as different as chalk and cheese.

That having been said, for me, he has been more of a team player than I expected; he passes the ball to others, and passes for them to score, something that was woefully missing in his City and Milan days. The main feature however is the latent number of times the opposition foul him and try to wind him up.

While he hasn't lived up to my expectation thus far, there's still time for him to improve. Give him time people.

JimmyTheRed