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Why Mario Balotelli Should Move To Manchester City


Why Mario Balotelli Should Move To Manchester City

Mario Balotelli is 19 years old. He is Italian, but you could call him different to most from the peninsula. Why? He is black. In my mind, there is nothing wrong with that, but to many many fans, including those of Italian side Chievo Verona, there is. Wherever Mario goes, racism follows. Yes, he has a somewhat poor attitude, but racism does contribute greatly to that.
So, Super Mario as they call him, cops a lot of racism, and adding to that, a lot of criticism. The criticism, however, is not about his footballing abilities. Because, to be honest with you, he is a divine talent, with massive potential to grow into a world superstar. No, the criticism is about that bad attitude he possesses. His teammates dislike him, and seem to not really care about him, which was highlighted in the Coppa Italia Final Vs Roma, when he was kicked by Francesco Totti. Now, normally, when this happens, a teammate rushes to the players aid. But because it's Balotelli, intensely disliked by his teammates, they do nothing. More of his flaws are his constant dives, his whinging, his laziness at times, his inconsistency, and his ego.
But, if racism was no longer a problem with Balotelli, that is he no longer received it, I think those flaws would be less apparent, as his amazing ability would able to come out and shut out those problems. But where could a black man go and not be racially abused? America? Certainly not! No, England would be the perfect option. With the amount of black men in the Premier League, there would be little to no racism directed at Balotelli. As said before, this would allow him to flourish. Also, there are many Africans or Englishmen of African descent in the EPL that could stand as role models for Balo. Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Kevin-Prince Boateng, and most importantly Jerome Boateng, Emmanuel Adebayor and Patrick Vieira. The latter trio play for Manchester City, who covet Balotelli. Vieira would be the perfect role model, as he has no doubt had racism come his way in his lifetime. This would allow Balotelli to grow and mature.
Also, the City fans love all their players, and tend to like those specially gifted e.g Carlos Tevez. This means they would love Balotelli, which would help him, as the Inter fans hate him. Love from the fans would take pressure off Balotelli, again allowing him to improve.
Speaking of Manchester City coveting Balotelli, the Eastlands club are currently in talks with Balo's curent side Inter Milan over a possible move to City. Most importantly, City have the funds to push the move through and Balotelli himself has said he would like to go to City and link up with former coach Roberto Mancini.
In my opinion, a move to City would be the best option for the young Balotelli, as he looks to build on his promise and become the superstar he believes he is destined to be. Without the racism present in Italy, and the pressure from the fans gone, I think his poor attitude would start to fade into the mist, and his football could develop and finally become his way of shutting up his problems and his critics, rather than the rants and the poor behaviour. Indeed, if City do sign Super Mario, he may yet become the best in the world. May is the key word. If he can top his problems, world, be ready to be blown away.

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this is my first ever article,

i wrote it on my blog and copy and pasted in, the editor must of stuffed up and not put in paragraph spaces. please comment this, and rate in the comment box.

btw, this is the URL to my blog, started today. one article, soon to be more posted. please comment the articles. and spread word about my new website, as i hope to one day write professionally. thankyou
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by Adrian Meta on Jul 25, 2010 1:28 AM PDT reply actions  

Mario is a great player and many of my fellow Azzurri fans wanted him included on the trip to South Africa..but sadly..and “mysteriously” he was among those that weren’t included.

I think he fits in good with Inter and will get some breaks with Rafa as the coach (in terms of furthering his career).

Yeah..he has attitude and swagger. Maybe it is just me but I like that kind of attitude.

The Once and Future King

by FlaGators on Jul 26, 2010 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

indeed he is. i am also an azzuri fan, and yes, he did not play alot for inter, but i to thought he shouldve been on the plane to south africa. creativity and goals is what we lacked, and thats what ablotelli wuldve brought.

i dont know. i dont think benitez is to concerned about keeping him strangely. i hope he goes to city, as the racism will dwindle,, and he will start alot, which will help him grow. just my belief.

yeh he does, so do i, but i think at the moment it is to excessive, may need to tone it down a bit, that is all.

by Adrian Meta on Jul 26, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

what did u think of the article? well written or? im only 13 and want to know if im good or not? please check out my blog and spread the word about it.
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by Adrian Meta on Jul 26, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

as i said, the paragraphs went missing on the editor, im not sure why. so that isnt down to me

by Adrian Meta on Jul 26, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah. I agree. He will one day be a great player for whatever club team he is on and the Azzurri.

And yeah. Very nice article. No worries about the editing.

The Once and Future King

by FlaGators on Jul 26, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

for sure.
thanks alot, thats really good to hear

by Adrian Meta on Jul 26, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Giddy Up.

The Once and Future King

by FlaGators on Jul 26, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice post

I agree he needs a move out of Italy. However, he is committed to playing for Italy, so staying in Italy will give more experience in the national team style of play.

by JoshuaR on Aug 12, 2010 11:09 AM PDT reply actions  

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