Why Mario has to go - now (ESPN article)

[dennis tooth]

What, so him being rich overrides everything else?

I think it means you dont need to feel sorry for him he should feel sorrow for you but I doubt the thought crosses his mind mate.

Sorrow that youre not in his wedge and have to watch his half arsed attempts to justify his own wages.

I know the whole football is a religion thing pervades but in realitytown hes not dying from cancer hes just a shit footy player on high wages so if his wellbeing is your concern you have a good life.

[Ne Moe Imya]

I honestly can't understand how we didn't make more of an effort to sell him this January.  I don't even care if we didn't get a replacement (although obviously it would be better to have one) - just get his wages off the books.  He's not going to contribute anything between now and the end of the season; I'd put money on him scoring fewer than three goals before the season ends.  So why not take whatever money we could get and get his wages off the books?

 

I think it's probably down to his agent.  He was spouting off the other day again about how he had a bet with Mario that he'll leave for 50 million or some rubbish.  I bet he digs his heels in and we are going to have an Aquilani of a time shifting him, even in the summer.

[Pureblood]

I think it means you dont need to feel sorry for him he should feel sorrow for you but I doubt the thought crosses his mind mate.

Sorrow that youre not in his wedge and have to watch his half arsed attempts to justify his own wages.

I know the whole football is a religion thing pervades but in realitytown hes not dying from cancer hes just a shit footy player on high wages so if his wellbeing is your concern you have a good life.

 

 

Disregarding his personal wealth is it okay to empathise with him about his struggles on the pitch? 

[WhiskeyJar]

Disregarding his personal wealth is it okay to empathise with him about his struggles on the pitch?

What happened to stand by Liverpool players or is Mario the exception?

[Dr Nowt]

I honestly can't understand how we didn't make more of an effort to sell him this January. I don't even care if we didn't get a replacement (although obviously it would be better to have one) - just get his wages off the books. He's not going to contribute anything between now and the end of the season; I'd put money on him scoring fewer than three goals before the season ends. So why not take whatever money we could get and get his wages off the books?

 

I think it's probably down to his agent. He was spouting off the other day again about how he had a bet with Mario that he'll leave for 50 million or some rubbish. I bet he digs his heels in and we are going to have an Aquilani of a time shifting him, even in the summer.

I think you're bang on.

 

Our over-keeness for a bargain over getting the right player, as perfectly exemplified by the Balotelli purchase, and club-sponsored cries of "At that price we'll get our money back if it doesn't work out" via the Echo, have undertones of Del Boy buying a load of telephones that don't ring on the cheap and claiming to Rodders they can't lose on the deal.

 

We'll be lucky to see dollar one of that money back, all we've done is stockpile something we keep needing to shell out on storage for, as no-one else will give us our money back.

[dennis tooth]

Disregarding his personal wealth is it okay to empathise with him about his struggles on the pitch? 

 

Disregarded then.

 

Im not sure he is in any kind of active struggle, that would suggest he's shown some real fight rather than just limp, flaccid performances.

Thats why he's not getting in the squad ahead of lesser skilled players?

No I see no reason to posit him sympathy and empathy I cannot understand what it is like to be in that situation until I walk a mile in his clown shoes. Really if you want to equate anything to it if Im in a footy team at cf and not getting a look in cos Ive played gash and scored a goal in 12 games and not working as hard as those who have taken my place then  Id expect to be treated no different, I wouldnt expect chance after chance and sympathy after sympathy like Mario gets. I would expect to either walk away or work harder than the other two ahead of me at the very least, actually three now Dan is back.

If he comes back in scores loads for a couple of games then breaks his leg he might get some sympathy there but this is LFC mate not qpr.

[dennis tooth]

What happened to stand by Liverpool players or is Mario the exception?

Stand by those who are trying. We have never tolerated fakers.

[bonesman]

[TheHowieLama]

I did not watch this whole vid. He does chase the ball around alot when we are not in possession. His movement when WE have the ball is atrocious.

 

Look at .30 and again at 1.09 for insight into why he is toothless as a one up striker.

[Nightcat]

Let's give him another chance. Just one more chance until the summer.

[FanchesterCity]

Maybe Rodgers thinks he's worth a shot with Sturridge and see how that works out.

If that doesn't work, then he's done for.

[JermainePennant]

I did not watch this whole vid. He does chase the ball around alot when we are not in possession. His movement when WE have the ball is atrocious.

 

Look at .30 and again at 1.09 for insight into why he is toothless as a one up striker.

Mario has even admitted he's not comfortable playing as a one up striker.

 

The video shows his pressing was fine and the performance was nowhere near as bad as made out.

 

Played next to Sturridge pushed forward Mario dropping deep can be a benefit, both of them get more space and when balls are played across the box Sturridge is waiting on the 6 yard line while Mario will be on the edge of the box.

 

If he's given a fair chance being in and around the first team until the end of the season I see him getting a few goals and looking better, if he gets dropped for a few games after any appearance where he doesn't get a goal it will be very difficult like it would be for any player.

[Section_31]

I did not watch this whole vid. He does chase the ball around alot when we are not in possession. His movement when WE have the ball is atrocious.

 

Look at .30 and again at 1.09 for insight into why he is toothless as a one up striker.

Forgot which thread I was on then and thought this was about that Jordanian pilot.

[TheHowieLama]

Forgot which thread I was on then and thought this was about that Jordanian pilot.

 

 

Every time I see that thread I read it

That Jordanian Plot.

[Boss]

Look at 2.05, why are you running in between two defenders? peel off to the back post, or get in front of John Terry at the near post, he's a moron, no sympathy for him whatsoever.

[Jairzinho]

Fucking hell. You could put together a four minute video of Berbatov jogging around aimlessly at times. Or Riquelme. 

[stringvest]

I think that video shows how much he's improved in terms of running around a bit.  Do one of those videos of his earlier games and you'd see what a feckless cunt he's usually been.  

[TheHowieLama]

On the other hand for earlier teams he would have scored a goal in most of those.

[ZonkoVille77]

I hope he plays him in the cup tonight and he bags a hat trick and one of them a "worldie"

 

I also hope to scuttle the hole off Kate Upton.

 

There's more chance of the 2nd one happening.

[moof]

The video is a piss take isn't it?

[Dr Nowt]

The video is a piss take isn't it?

 

The chosen soundtrack definitely doesn't confirm that.

[Soleilrouge]

Great performance tonight from Mario tonight (even apart from the goal)

 

Worked hard and pulled defenders around the place

 

Every sign of  a player working hard to prove himself

[stringvest]

Great performance tonight from Mario tonight (even apart from the goal)

 

Worked hard and pulled defenders around the place

 

Every sign of  a player working hard to prove himself

 

I'm not sure it was great; it was about the least we would expect from a premiership forward. We fall into the trap of lauding average performances when a player who has been shit for ages actually improves to the average level.  Granted, there has been a massive improvement evident in his last few appearances, but he's never going to set the bathroom world alight playing at this level.  

 

Made up for him and us with the goal though - seemed to take it on his wrong foot, but who cares?

[Dr. J]

 I'm glad he scored but more credit should to Lallana for laying on an absolutely perfectly weighted and placed cross. Tap in winner and a well worked goal.

 

He must have liked Christian Vieri when he was a kid - same stone-faced goal celebration.

[Dr Nowt]

Pleased to see some of that last night, pressing and harrying and time wasting to help see the result out once he'd scored our crucial goal, riled them a couple of times and I enjoyed that bit where Dier I think it was snapped and tried to wrestle him on the sideline.  More of that please, it showed some savvy for once, and I don't just mean from him.

 

Liked the way he took the goal early with his wrong foot, as Stringy said. 

 

Happy to give him credit for all that.