Rather than you just repeating this rubbish again I was actually hoping you might provide some evidence?
It's all over the place. You saw the furore after his idiotic performance against Chelsea, where he proceeded to do the opposite of what was required in a "close out the game" performance. He was dropped by Mourinho multiple times - for the shirt-throwing at Barcelona and for training poorly 2 seasons ago.
He attracts controversy like a fly to food - he went down clutching his face after Felipe Melo elbowed him in the chest, and the fracas around the Coppa Italia match where Roma players targeted him from the start and it nearly paid off as Balotelli was ready to retaliate (Mourinho subbed him off after subbing him on). And of course him showing up with a Milan shirt on television.
While he was still young and developing, reports suggested he had handed in a transfer request at the start of the 2008 season because he wasn't playing much. Couldn't find the link itself but was reported on various Inter forums:
"Super" Mario Balotelli
In fact, read on from that page onwards:
"Super" Mario Balotelli
Half the goal.com links I find are broken (and obviously I can't search Italian websites), but here's a snippet:
2008:
Balotelli: I Feel Nothing For Inter - Goal.com
2009:
Balotelli speaks too much rubbish to the press, he snubs the advice and wisdom of others, and his approach and application in training has long been criticised by Jose Mourinho. Back in November, the 'Special One' stated: "If Balotelli trained at just 50 percent then he would be one of the best in the world.
"However, he doesn't even train at 25 percent.”
Calcio Debate: Mario Balotelli Needs To Change His Disgraceful Attitude - Goal.com
Dropped for the game against Catania:
balotelli site:goal.com - Google News Archive Search (broken links)
"[Mario] Balotelli? His performance tonight was close to a zero. He had little movement and did little work for the team. He could have done a whole lot more." 'The Special One', Jose Mourinho, doesn't make much of SuperMario Balotelli's performance against Roma.
Furious Inter Boss Mourinho Rates Balotelli?s Performance Against Roma A Zero - Goal.com
Failed to turn up for training:
Report: Lateness For Training Behind Mario Balotelli?s Exclusion From Inter-Fiorentina - Goal.com
2010:
Balo: 'I'm right, I won't apologise'
Tuesday 30 March, 2010
Mario Balotelli called up live television to explain why “I am right and will not apologise” to Jose Mourinho.
The striker has been dropped from the last five games and is also out of the squad for Inter’s Champions League quarter-final against CSKA Moscow.
Football Italia - the Italian football website for English-speaking football fans
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Kind of getting tired of looking for links, but here's a summary:
"Super" Mario Balotelli
Balotelli digusts more and more each day and I feel Inter Inter is right in every way shape or form. Balotelli is a player not an age. On the pitch the opposing players tackle a player not an age. A player scores a goal not an age. If Balotelli spends his money on fast cars then we can use his age as an excuse. When he sports the stupidest hair styles ever then we can use his age as an excuse. If he decides to dribble instead of pass that can be as a result of his inexperience and age. Other than that there is simply no excuse for any of the shit Balotelli does which includes but is not limited to:
- Demand a huge contract for the club after doing almost nothing
- Not give a shit in training
- Get sent off in a crucial UCL game
- Diving
- Not celebrating goals
- Being a Stupid Prick
- Being at the Milan game
- Walking on the pitch whilst everyone on the team is working their ass off to win the game
- Arguing with Eto'o for a penalty
- Publicly stating how he gets mad at his team mates.
- That whole contact lens fiasco.
There's so much more shit this guy has done, which doesn't come to mind right now, but all of the things I mentioned have nothing to do with him being 19. It deals with him being him. An arrogant prick. Why must there be a need to constantly find excuses for this guy? First there was the racism shit, WTF?! This guy is not the only black guy in Italy but for some reason is probably the most hated guy(white or black) in Serie A. Now his age is the excuse. Had he done this last year whilst he was 18 and done this shit and improved on at least ONE of those things we would at least say he was improving but ever since this guy made his debut for us up until now this guy has gotten worse and is showing no signs of improving. Day by day, week after week, month Balotelli is getting worse doing stupider and stupider shit.
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He is much more problematic than any other player Fergie has ever handled. You can expect tons of agent talk about whining in the press with Balotelli around.
I wouldn't mind signing him but not for the price bandied around - simply because there's only a tiny chance he'll pull his head out of his ass and become a good player, but overwhelmingly he'll become the next Quaresma.
I do think Macheda has less talent than Balotelli but Macheda has his head on planet Earth even if he himself is cocky - which is why I'd prefer Macheda to Balotelli.
