IT’S GOING TO be an interesting season at Eastlands isn’t it?
Yesterday, Man City manager Roberto Mancini hauled off Italian striker Mario Balotelli in a blaze of indignity.
The young forward tried to score with an audacious, twirling back heel when clear through on goal against LA Galaxy.
He missed, was subbed and Mancini is not happy.
Balotelli claimed afterwards that he thought he was offside so didn’t realise his extravagant pirouette mattered. Mancini says his player needs to learn some respect.
“I hope this is a lesson for him,” Mancini told various newspapers after the match in which City won 7-6 on penalties after it ended 1-1 in normal time.
“In football you always need to be professional, always serious and in this moment he wasn’t professional. If you are serious, you can play 90 minutes. If not, you can come and sit by me on the bench.”
What’s your verdict?
