Mario Balotelli

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Simply doesn't fit in at all does he. Which probably most on here predicted when we signed him.

Looks like a massive mistake by Rodgers. Based on history Rodgers seems to acknowledge and rectify these fast, gonna be very interesting to see how he handles this one.

[Dr. J]

Yeah, it was all his fault.

[Adebisi]

I can't get my head around Rodgers ok-ing the signing of Balotelli. He's got absolutely none of the attributes he generally looks for in a player. 

[Joe Strummer]

Scapegoat. Did nothing wrong in that first half. No service he is living on absolute scraps

 

So he swapped shirts at ht, so what. We knew what we were getting.

[Morning Glory]

There were others out there just as wank tonight (Johnson I am looking at you), but you really have to question the sanity of the decision to bring him in. Obviously not based on scouting reports or statistical analysis.

[Joe Strummer]

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[The Golden Eel]

Yeah, it was all his fault.

Nobody is saying everything is his fault

[The Golden Eel]

Scapegoat. Did nothing wrong in that first half. No service he is living on absolute scraps

 

So he swapped shirts at ht, so what. We knew what we were getting.

You must be joking. No service? The guy is never in the box. And he doesn't offer anything outside it. A couple of sporadic bursts. But then he'd made two basic errors in the first two minutes. He's rubbish, there's no argument for him to be in the team.

 

That doesn't mean Rodgers and the defence and every other shit element of our season isn't a factor too though. But it doesn't change the fact that Balotelli is complete shite

[LFC 6 Times]

Just need to cut our losses and get rid, it's never going to work for him or us, blind optimism I'll admit to at the start but he just offers nothing in reality.

[magicrat]

I'd honestly sell him in January and buy two strikers

He will be our new unflushable turd.

Out on loan of we're lucky with the club paying his wages

[lamai]

Scapegoat. Did nothing wrong in that first half. No service he is living on absolute scraps

 

So he swapped shirts at ht, so what. We knew what we were getting.

Yes, but he won't be part of this team, he does fuck all, he's is a lazy player and he has no business at this club

[Harry Squatter]

He's finished here

[magicrat]

He's finished here

When did he start?

[aladdinsane]

He's been massively disappointing and I don't think he's right for us but I think he's getting a bit unfair stick. Everything he does, good or bad is massively blown out of proportion.That's no excuse for him being shite, but the bulk of our summer signings have been just as bad but don't get as much venom as him. The shirt swap isn't ideal but did it affect the outcome of the game? No.

[magicrat]

He's been massively disappointing and I don't think he's right for us but I think he's getting a bit unfair stick. Everything he does, good or bad is massively blown out of proportion.That's no excuse for him being shite, but the bulk of our summer signings have been just as bad but don't get as much venom as him. The shirt swap isn't ideal but did it affect the outcome of the game? No.

The point is he was bought to affect the outcome of games and nothing he has done come remotely close to doing that. He is in a different league of shitness to any of the other signings

[lamai]

He is not right for the team and will never fit in here. Get rid asap

[littletedwest]

He's been massively disappointing and I don't think he's right for us but I think he's getting a bit unfair stick. Everything he does, good or bad is massively blown out of proportion.That's no excuse for him being shite, but the bulk of our summer signings have been just as bad but don't get as much venom as him. The shirt swap isn't ideal but did it affect the outcome of the game? No.

i understand that it didn't effect the result but it was a sign of an appalling mentality for me, and his attitude has looked awful since he signed.

[Josef Svejk]

He is not right for the team and will never fit in here.

 

It's far simpler. Despite the fact that people always talk around the glaring truth.

 

He's shit.

[Joe Strummer]

As I've said we knew what we were getting. It was a desperate move by Rodgers in the first place who was let down higher up.

[Kevin D]

He should have been dropped for tonight. That was obvious to anyone who watched the QPR game and who was picking the team on merit.

[The Golden Eel]

He's been massively disappointing and I don't think he's right for us but I think he's getting a bit unfair stick. Everything he does, good or bad is massively blown out of proportion.That's no excuse for him being shite, but the bulk of our summer signings have been just as bad but don't get as much venom as him. The shirt swap isn't ideal but did it affect the outcome of the game? No.

What has he done well that's been blown out of proportion? He's not getting any more stick than anybody disproportionately. Lovren has been shit, everyone says so. Balotelli has been shite, everyone says so. Mignolet has been shite, everyone says so. Etc, etc. All the other signings have been better, except lambert and Markovic but they're getting less stick because they haven't been playing.

[Boss]

Why would you sign a striker like Lambert if you'd rather play a 19 year old winger as a false 9? why even bother if you have no faith in him whatsoever? 

[ratcatcher]

Why would you sign a striker like Lambert if you'd rather play a 19 year old winger as a false 9? why even bother if you have no faith in his ability.

 

Dunno, squad depth I guess. He's hardly pulled up any trees when given the chance.

[magicrat]

Lots on here saying he should play on the big stage tonight. Rodgers clutching at straws fell for it too. I daresay there will be some in two weeks time saying Mario will come good in Madrid and should play,  

[aladdinsane]

i understand that it didn't effect the result but it was a sign of an appalling mentality for me, and his attitude has looked awful since he signed.

But what is that gets to you? Players swap shirts all the time and have them hanging up in their houses. Win or loss. I know it's half time but what is it that's disrespectful? I know we were getting beat but if he stayed on and we got beat 0-6 would it have then been ok? I'm not defending Balotteli by the way, as I said I think he wasn't right for us, but I don't know what the problem with shirt swapping is.