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Mario gets sympathy because you can see he is trying. For all of his antics, he has curbes his temper to a huge extent and hasnt looked like a red card waiting to happen once for us, despite opposition targetting him.
I feel he could xontribute even more given the chance, but i fear he wont get it under BR.
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For me, he's a good player in the wrong team. We play a way that he doesn't fit and we shouldn't really change that to accommodate just him. That's not his fault though.
I personally think he'll be gone in the summer along with lambert and Borini. Just hope Rodgers is allowed to bring in the players he wants this time.
Brendan lost Sturridge early doors in the season, he absolutely should have tried to accomodate Balotelli, he managed to accommodate Gerrard for longer than was neccessary. Instead he chose to play a lot of games with no striker in the team in pure pig-headedness. As far as Brendan getting to choose his own players, Borini and Lambert were his signings, but he threw them in the bin too.
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For me, he's a good player in the wrong team. We play a way that he doesn't fit and we shouldn't really change that to accommodate just him. That's not his fault though.
I personally think he'll be gone in the summer along with lambert and Borini. Just hope Rodgers is allowed to bring in the players he wants this time.
Brendan lost Sturridge early doors in the season, he absolutely should have tried to accomodate Balotelli, he managed to accommodate Gerrard for longer than was neccessary. Instead he chose to play a lot of games with no striker in the team in pure pig-headedness. As far as Brendan getting to choose his own players, Borini and Lambert were his signings, but he threw them in the bin too. Mario got a run of games early on when Sturridge was out so don't know what you're on about. He only got 'dropped' when he got injured and wasn't used much when fit again. But he didn't really change the style of play to suit him. He was used on his own and expected to be a Suarez / Sturridge type. Lambert and borini might have been Rodgers signings but I really would be surprised if Mario was. Just doesn't fit anything like our system of play. Lambert was always a back up and never going to get many games so he's not really got any complaints. Borirni just isn't good enough which happens at times. Look at some of the dross our past managers have bought.
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Sorry, didn't find this article interesting, it's just gossiping. Balotelli has been poor even when he tried not to be lazy, buying him was a mistake and this was not a surprise to me. He was bought to score goals and was given the opportunity at the beginning of the season.
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I'm with Lumba on this. It all points towards Rodgers not wanting him along with him categorically saying we wouldn't sign him. Then there's the Remy medical failure too.
For me, he's a good player in the wrong team. We play a way that he doesn't fit and we shouldn't really change that to accommodate just him. That's not his fault though.
I personally think he'll be gone in the summer along with lambert and Borini. Just hope Rodgers is allowed to bring in the players he wants this time. I am sure Borini and Lambert were his signings
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Sorry, didn't find this article interesting, it's just gossiping. Balotelli has been poor even when he tried not to be lazy, buying him was a mistake and this was not a surprise to me. He was bought to score goals and was given the opportunity at the beginning of the season. fair enough, i just dont understand why, if you don't find it interesting, you would comment on the topic at hand. Either way, i found it very interesting and i feel quite accurate in many aspects. This is a forum after all, all about opinions and well, gossip.
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This article is an 'interesting read' in that it's one possible spin to put on things. But by no means is it a definitive account of Balotelli's time with us.
The fact is when he has played he hasn't been very good (in general). Rodgers has been odd in not giving him time after he's scored but the fact is he is lazy on the pitch. When he's bothered he runs about, but he's never bothered for long. He needs a particular type of team. That team isn't us.
Though it is true that Rodgers is clearly distancing himself from Balotelli and making the point Mario is not his signing. Which seems childish as I do think he has something to offer as a player. But then again the absolute age of time Rodgers took to find a system to fit any of our players this season may mean that actually he doesn't know how to accommodate players yet. Could be a lack of experience.
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Balotelli is a quality player, have said so since the beginning. Rodgers hasn't given him the time of day, plays him out of position, doesn't utilise his playing style properly, talks about him like [oops] to the press and always puts him down, doesn't praise him when he does well, instead credits other players. Balotelli is the kind of player who needs someone to praise and comfort him and tell him he's doing well. Since joining us his confidence is rock bottom and he's not getting enough playing time. He will play well in one match and then get dropped the next despite working hard. He's certainly saved our bacon a few times in his limited game te, imagine what he could have done had he got all the games that sturidge missed. I'm staggered to say I agree with you Spice but I do! I see no point in selling him at a knock down or better still the modern LFC way- a disastrous loan deal heaven forbid, when he can certainly bring something different for us. Yes, we still need a top quality intelligent,crafty,pacey striker but in a rotation the Mario of late is a positive on the field not a hindrance. It's too early for me to say he's (cough) turned the corner and it's probably 70/30 he ends up a Collymore (wasted talent) but let's give him to the end of the season if he can get a game!
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the fact is he got a run in the league and was awful and we dropped out of contention.
the fact is he played in the champs league and was a disgrace away to basel , the game that defined our exit.
the fact is he came on in the semi's against chelsea and couldn't be bothered to jump with ivanavic thus knocking us out
the fact is he played away to besikas and gave up cheap possession twice leading up to their goal -knocking us out of that too
add in the racism charge, the swapping shirts, the not training if he has a sniffle , the rumours of him being a d1ck to the youth players(and he has history in that regard) , the public dressing downs from the manager and the captain . I think its fair to say he is the problem . just crap. if he had played at home v city there is no way we would have won that game. he is not for us, and we have improved so much since he has been dropped.
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Sorry, didn't find this article interesting, it's just gossiping. Balotelli has been poor even when he tried not to be lazy, buying him was a mistake and this was not a surprise to me. He was bought to score goals and was given the opportunity at the beginning of the season. fair enough, i just dont understand why, if you don't find it interesting, you would comment on the topic at hand. Either way, i found it very interesting and i feel quite accurate in many aspects. This is a forum after all, all about opinions and well, gossip. Well, I think that Balotelli was given his chance, and if ever he is not getting Rodgers' help or support, it is because he doesn't deserve it anymore. Some people are trying too hard to sympathise with him (the guy who wrote this article) he is probably just not good enough anymore, having lost confidence. I also don't think that he cannot play alone upfront, he is no Lambert as he is quick and can dribble ok. His problem is that he just wants to get the ball at his foot instead of making the required effort to run in empty space making the call. Yes, he is tracking back and putting pressure more than before, but he has all the attributes to play like Sturridge for example instead of waiting for the pass. The gist of the article is that Rodgers is not helping him enough, though this can be true now, IMO, he got all the support he needed at the beginning of the season. So in my opinion, this article is a at least a poor analysis.
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