by zuricity » Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:27 am
I find it strange that freeloaders are getting on Marios case and blaming him for problems at Scouse 2.
Yet any new player that comes to City needs time to get used to the team, fitness levels etc.
He arrived at Scouse 2 at the last minute of the transfer window, no pre season with them.
Give him a break , Scouse 2 have all kinds of issues in their pl team squad. It's far too easy to blame him. Was he in their shitty defense , letting the prancing queen tip toe through their two cbs on wednesday ? No, apparently he was their only striker !.
It's about time Scouse 2 dropped Gerrard.
On signing Mario here is what the BBC quoted Rodgers as saying
"I think we have done a really smart piece of business here," said Reds boss Brendan Rodgers.
"This transfer represents outstanding value for the club."
"There is no doubting Mario's ability," added Rodgers. "He is a world-class talent and someone who, for such a young age, has vast experience of playing at the very highest level.
"He has scored goals in the Barclays Premier League, in Italy, in the Champions League and for his country at international level.
"I believe we have the infrastructure, culture and environment to get the best out of him and help him achieve his true potential.
"We are a strong group here, committed to hard work and he will benefit from being around it. I am looking forward to working with him and helping him learn more, improve and progress as a player.
"I'm sure the supporters will make him feel very welcome."
And the Idiot Lawrenson said
"But Mark Lawrenson, another former Liverpool defender, disagreed." ( with Gillespie , ex player who says Mario is a risk ).
"For £16m, it's not too much money," he told Radio 5 live. "When you think that Shane Long went to Hull for £12m and Ross McCormack to Leeds for £11m, it's not a lot of money in comparison.
"He's made lots of mistakes in the past - and he might make some more - but what's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't work, someone else will take him in the future, either in January or next summer.
"People say he might upset the dressing room, but everywhere he has played all the players have loved him and he's become a popular guy."
Yet now Lawro says
Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson said it was "sheer madness" for Balotelli to do the shirt swap with Pepe.
The BBC football analyst believes Rodgers should fine the player and drop him.
"It is all about Mario Balotelli. He lives in his own little world, but there is no 'I' in team," he said.
Liverpool lost 3-0 and lie third in their Champions League group.
The result followed a dramatic 3-2 win over QPR in the Premier League at the weekend - a game in which Lawrenson felt Balotelli underperformed.
He added: "Balotelli is 24 years old and a dad. Everybody thought it was time for him to settle down, but, if anything, he is getting worse.
Everything that is bad in football. Scouse 2 ex players and their fans think they have some divine right. They even displayed a
banner at the Madrid game "Liverpool - European Royalty"
Really ! Arrogance of the highest order.
Re Mario's shirt swap at Half time ... Well he's done it before ( at City and nobody bitched about it) , no big deal at all. The teams have hundred of shirts lined up, they even sign them and give them away to insiders etc before, during and after games. It's no big deal yet these tossers make some big deal about it rather than looking at the facts and the truth of the matter is that their Manager has made some very bad purchases with large amounts of money and is taking the team backwards.
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zuricity on Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs."