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Balotelli signs for Liverpool - Official
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I think Liverpool will be alright for 3rd spot this year and it'll be ourselves v Arsenal/Spurs for 4th.
You'll regret the former, not the latter.
Didn't Brenton say that Balotelli would absolutely not be a Liverpool player?
Is this a signing he wanted?
Is this a signing he wanted?
Good signing. For 16 million a player like Balotelli at only 24yoa is a bargain.
"Liverpool are a family, with ethics and principals" - Brendan Rodgers
Mario will fit in well
Mario will fit in well
Cross Post from 'Rivals - Liverpool' thread.
Balotelli (last 2 seasons) vs Sturridge vs Suarez
Some Pros and some Cons ... but the cons are nowhere near as bad as is being made out. Note since Balotelli was subbed on/off a lot at Milan I've compiled this over a 90 minute metric not per game or total.
And I've pinched this one from another site :
Note his stats at Milan vs RvP's at United - very similar in goals per minutes played, goals per game and in assists.
Note he was third in assists in the Milan team (league only) for the first season he was there (4) and followed that up by finishing joint-top in assists in the team (league only) with Kaka (6) last season.
Note the first line above for RvP is incorrect and should read : 131 goals and 57 assists for Arsenal (yielding 0.48 GPG, 140 MPG, 0.21 APG and 322.31 MPA)
Balotelli (last 2 seasons) vs Sturridge vs Suarez
Some Pros and some Cons ... but the cons are nowhere near as bad as is being made out. Note since Balotelli was subbed on/off a lot at Milan I've compiled this over a 90 minute metric not per game or total.
And I've pinched this one from another site :
Note his stats at Milan vs RvP's at United - very similar in goals per minutes played, goals per game and in assists.
Note he was third in assists in the Milan team (league only) for the first season he was there (4) and followed that up by finishing joint-top in assists in the team (league only) with Kaka (6) last season.
Note the first line above for RvP is incorrect and should read : 131 goals and 57 assists for Arsenal (yielding 0.48 GPG, 140 MPG, 0.21 APG and 322.31 MPA)
Well at least Liverpool have a premier league winner in their ranks now.
I reckon Arsenal will nab the 3rd spot. We'll beat the rest to 4th.
one head case for another.......
Potentially fantastic and season defining signing by Liverpool. On paper, they have spent the Suarez money very well.
Strong competition for us now for positions 3&4 along with arsenal, spurs, Everton.
Strong competition for us now for positions 3&4 along with arsenal, spurs, Everton.
I think Chelsea and Man City are almost guaranteed 1st and 2nd place. 3rd-6th are up for grabs for Liverpool, Arsenal, Everton, Spurs and Man Utd.
I don't want to make any predictions as to how it will finish until we've seen a bit more of those clubs and how they play.
As for Balotelli....not really sure how this will pan out. He's a very talented player but I'm not quite sure what he'll do to their balance and squad harmony. Maybe he's matured by now though.
I don't want to make any predictions as to how it will finish until we've seen a bit more of those clubs and how they play.
As for Balotelli....not really sure how this will pan out. He's a very talented player but I'm not quite sure what he'll do to their balance and squad harmony. Maybe he's matured by now though.
I'm so glad he's gone there. This will not end well.
Now? As opposed to before?
He'll be great for them. Terrific signing.
Toure, Sturridge, Johnson?
Not even worried about Liverpool signing this clown. Most over-rated player i have ever seen.
Capable of brilliance twice a season. Other than that... Just a lazy moron
Capable of brilliance twice a season. Other than that... Just a lazy moron
Balotelli said he was joining one of the best clubs in England. That won't go down well. You are supposed to be joining the best club in the world.
I read somewhere that Milan is likely to replace him with Torres or Eto'o. how depressing would that be if it turns out to be true?
damn good player...highly volatile.
As for Liverpool's position this season.....they look good for third at least. But if Chelsea and City collapse....
...ok..don't want to think about it.
As for Liverpool's position this season.....they look good for third at least. But if Chelsea and City collapse....
...ok..don't want to think about it.
Far too early to judge. The fact Milan are selling so cheaply suggests there may be trouble ahead.
With Milans recent history they will replace him with a reserve striker from Genoa.
Be very interesting to hear Alan Greens take on it after saying that no english club will touch him again.
he'll do a complete u turn like all scousers.
Did Brenton really say he was 'world class'? Very good player but not world class, I also hear the transfer committee are pushing this deal through and not Brenton who didn't want him. Oh dear
Apart from his usual antics which we and Liverpool are all aware of I don't think there is much more to worry about.
Without a striker who had X factor most of my Liverpool supporting friends thought they would be outside top 4. I agreed. In many ways this signing is a potential game changer.
Though erratic and unreliable, ballotelli is exactly that: a game changer. If Rodgers can make those games change in favour of Liverpool he's onto a winner. I think he can.
Rumour or fact?
Fair enough
Rumour by the mail or mirror I think.
Oh dear god..this guy seems like a right annoying hateful little cnut
What an insufferable cnut. You've signed Balotelli you twunt, not fecking Falcao!
He'll be a fan favorite at least.
I love Balotelli. Football needs personalities like him to keep it interesting. It's such a shame he has played for 2 teams I hate.
I guess everyone has forgotten the scummy side to his game then? Stamping on opponents heads then scoring a winning penalty ten minutes later which gave City points they needed to win the title. 
Brendan Rodgers: "the market was very limited in terms of what we could bring in... we'll see if it works and if not we've tried"
"There is no doubt there is a risk with it but it is a calculated risk"
Wow, publicly calling your new signing a "calculated risk"
"There is no doubt there is a risk with it but it is a calculated risk"
Wow, publicly calling your new signing a "calculated risk"
He actually said that? That's very upfront from one of the biggest bullshitters around.
I said it before, this is the most 'Liverpool' of the big signings that they tried to acquire - frankly I am convinced they tried their hardest to lure the top talent but just don't have the pulling power that United or 'money' clubs have. I think it's pretty certain now.
Yeah he mentioned it after the game, very weird to say that publicly but he also hinted that maybe they had few other options and took the risk on mad Mario
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