I'd say he needs a run of games.
I'd say he needs a run of games.
I thought he looked good yesterday, and he took his goal exquisitely, however from glancing through the match thread, people didn't seem to agree? Surely he's got to start ahead of Mario, or at the very least alongside him?
I feel the same about marioHe's a pretty smart player, better technically than he looks and good at linking other players, but as the game went on yesterday he was a solitary figure trying to close down their keeper, and that is absolutely hopeless. He needs players running around him. Not necessarily beyond him, like Mario, but he needs some teammates to work with. Borini, I'd assume, would work okay with him. We might as well try it.
I feel the same about mario
It's like they give the striker the ball and think "well that's my job done". No runs to assist from sterling, Coutinho, Lallana etc.
Perhaps he's blasting it because he's got no other option near himI think they give the ball to Mario and think "well that's my job done, there's no point in doing anything else as that fucker isn't going to pass, he's going to blast it from 30 yards out and miss by a mile".
Perhaps he's blasting it because he's got no other option near him
Initially yes. He's at least improved his work rate, perhaps with support he might improve other areasKnowing what we know about Balotelli's personality and playing style, do you really think that's more plausible?
Initially yes. He's at least improved his work rate, perhaps with support he might improve other areas
Hardly like Lambert got support at the weekend so it's hardly like it's just a Mario issue
To be fair at the moment or entire squad looks like players who wouldn't want to run for anyone
What I dont get is how the rest of the squad is putting in less effort compared to last seasonYeah, so what do we do to solve that? We get players that are enthusiastic, team players. Players more like Suarez than Balotelli.
Initially yes. He's at least improved his work rate, perhaps with support he might improve other areas
Hardly like Lambert got support at the weekend so it's hardly like it's just a Mario issue
To be fair, last season when they gave the ball to Suarez and Sturridge it pretty much was job done.I feel the same about mario
It's like they give the striker the ball and think "well that's my job done". No runs to assist from sterling, Coutinho, Lallana etc.
To be fair about it, one of the things you could say about Mario was that he was getting into a position to score. That he didn't make those chances stick has crueled us and him.That's true, but then Lambert took what chance he got and he had a few more too he probably should have done better with. To me, the difference is that he was getting in those positions to miss. With Mario, he's either shooting from distance or offside.