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Mario Balotelli Appreciation Thread

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  • #402
    chillian17
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭chillian17


    Also, here's an article on Balotelli's craziness in general! From a while ago. Mario Balotelli: Breaking the mould.


  • #403
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    What was with the celebration of the 2nd goal?

    His body looked awful. Looked like he needed to eat something.


  • #404
    Local_Chap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 573 ✭✭✭Local_Chap


    kryogen wrote: »
    Seriously?

    How come assists are included in a top scorer market?

    Is it a tie break or something? It wouldnt be right in other circumstances sure, a guy could score 1 but assist 4 and finish ahead of a guy who scored 4 if that was the case then?

    Its only used if a few people are level on goals scored to have an outright winner. If they are level on goals scored and assists I think it comes down to least minutes played


  • #405
    Boskowski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,361 ✭✭✭Boskowski


    chillian17 wrote: »
    Balotelli's fireworks send fancied Germans out - analysis of last night's game.

    It was Badstuber who had lost Balotelli for the first goal. Khedira was one of the very few useful German players last night.

    Nice write-up though.


  • #406
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Samich wrote: »
    What was with the celebration of the 2nd goal?

    His body looked awful. Looked like he needed to eat something.

    How do I say this without sounding gay?

    He looked and is ripped!


  • #407
    yesno1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭yesno1234


    kryogen wrote: »
    How do I say this without sounding gay?

    He looked and is ripped!

    Haha you took the plunge. I was trying to think of how to word it, I could'nt.


  • #408
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    gavredking wrote: »
    Show me any club where a fan favourite has demanded a transfer and the fans havent kicked up stink and either hated the player if he left or loved him and forgot about the whole incident.

    james milner and ashley young

    neither left villa with much ill will towards them


  • #409
    Kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Samich wrote: »
    What was with the celebration of the 2nd goal?

    His body looked awful. Looked like he needed to eat something.
    kryogen wrote: »
    How do I say this without sounding gay?

    He looked and is ripped!

    I agree, I expected to see him ripped but he really didn't look it. It looks like he was and then lost a ton of weight. I agree with samich, he coulda done with a samich :p


  • #410
    3hn2givr7mx1sc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,838 ✭✭✭✭3hn2givr7mx1sc


    Pfft, Nani's twice as ripped without even flexing.:pac:


  • #411
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Kirby wrote: »
    I agree, I expected to see him ripped but he really didn't look it. It looks like he was and then lost a ton of weight. I agree with samich, he coulda done with a samich :p

    I was gonna respond here but I think I would just do myself more harm then good :D


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  • #412
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,949 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    kryogen wrote: »
    How do I say this without sounding gay?

    He looked and is ripped!

    Should have asked me to say it. No questions would be asked!
    He has got a nice body.


  • #413
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    He's no PBF but he's one fine bodied brother!


  • #414
    jonneymendoza
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭jonneymendoza


    kryogen wrote: »
    Samich wrote: »
    What was with the celebration of the 2nd goal?

    His body looked awful. Looked like he ieI'mded to eat something.

    How do I say this without sounding gay?

    He looked and is ripped!
    I'm not gay but he looked sexy


  • #415
    recyclebin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,515 ✭✭✭recyclebin


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  • #416
    Fight_Night
    Registered Users Posts: 720 ✭✭✭Fight_Night


    Haha from an aesthetics point of view, his chest is disproportionately small(ie. he has a chicken chest) but he's a footballer not a bodybuilder. He's not malnutritioned as some are suggesting, just has a low bodyfat percentage. Like pretty much every professional footballer does.


  • #417
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    He has tensed all his muscles, that is why they look like that. That is not how it looks in relaxed posture.


  • #418
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,578 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    SantryRed wrote: »
    CSF wrote: »
    Me too, 33/1. Needs a goal to win it by himself, will almost definitely be joint winner at worst

    Gomez is leading it due to an assist at the minute.
    Is this definitely the case?


  • #419
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    According to bet365 it will be a dead heat if two or more finish level.


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    [Deleted User]
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  • #421
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    When is Cassilas going to get his own appreciation thread?


  • #422
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    kryogen wrote: »
    When is Cassilas going to get his own appreciation thread?

    Not before Buffon, that's for sure!


  • #423
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Not before Buffon, that's for sure!

    Iker is younger and has more caps while Buffon is the superior keeper (imo)

    Both worthy of threads of course, just too lazy myself to make any of these things :)


  • #424
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Buffon is, statistically, the best keeper of all time.

    And feck stats, he just is the best of all time.

    His dad's Cousin was Lorenzo Buffon, Milan's greatest ever Keeper (unless you are a Seba Rossi fan), so it's in the blood.


  • #425
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Would Milans best not have been Dida? :confused:








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  • #426
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Well he wasn't our worst, Jens Lehmann anyone?!


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  • #427
    missingtime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,942 ✭✭✭missingtime


    Mario Balotelli: "I will invite Shakira to the final, so that she can see what I will do to her boyfriend, Pique." -- Eziz Allamov (@EzizAllamov)

    Some man for quotes.


  • #428
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,228 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Sounds fake, something that someone made up on Twitter and then it spreads. But with him, you never know.


  • #429
    DB21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭DB21


    So, where's this "legend"? He just sulked off after a lesson in football!


  • #430
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    DB21 wrote: »
    So, where's this "legend"? He just sulked off after a lesson in football!

    He played pretty well, really, was probably Italy's best player tonight.


  • #431
    DB21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭DB21


    Seaneh wrote: »
    He played pretty well, really, was probably Italy's best player tonight.

    Handled loss with the grace of my 4 year old sister though, tbf.


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  • #432
    supersean1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭supersean1999


    Seaneh wrote: »
    He played pretty well, really, was probably Italy's best player tonight.

    he tried his best, but gave the ball away to much,


  • #433
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,905 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    DB21 wrote: »
    Handled loss with the grace of my 4 year old sister though, tbf.

    Imagine being upset at losing a major final, how dare he.


  • #434
    supersean1999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭supersean1999


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Imagine being upset at losing a major final, how dare he.

    he seems to get away with a bit more than other players because he is slighty loopy, its just accepted,


  • #435
    carbon nanotube
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 994 ✭✭✭carbon nanotube


    sulked off like his inner 11 year old self would.


  • #436
    DB21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭DB21


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Imagine being upset at losing a major final, how dare he.

    Imagine staying on the pitch to congratulate the winners!


  • #437
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    DB21 wrote: »
    Imagine staying on the pitch to congratulate the winners!

    He did.

    He stood on the pitch and applauded them as they lifted the trophy, the shook their hands as he walked by them to collect his medal.


  • #438
    fullstop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,503 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Imagine being upset at losing a major final, how dare he.

    Didn't see the rest of the Italian team storming off down the tunnel, or did I miss that?


  • #439
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,386 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    He's a winner, he's won 4 League titles and a few Cups and he's only 21/22!

    He's not used to losing such a big game, and wanted to go off and have a cry or a moment to himself without 100 camera's in his face. He came back out after his moment alone and shook hands with the rest of the players.

    It looked bad at the time, when to coach tried to stop him, but nothing unsporting about what he did. Spain didn't immediately shake hands with all the Italy players, they had their moment celebrating together before going over to them. Whats wrong with Balotelli having his moment before congratulating the Spanish lads.


  • #440
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    DDC1990 wrote: »
    He's a winner, he's won 4 League titles and a few Cups and he's only 21/22!

    Hold on a minute there now, Alan Shearer told me he's done nothing in his career so far? Surely he couldn't be wrong? :confused:


  • #441
    LimGal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 327 ✭✭LimGal


    DB21 wrote: »
    Handled loss with the grace of my 4 year old sister though, tbf.

    pics or get the f*ck out.............


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  • #442
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Paully D wrote: »
    Hold on a minute there now, Alan Shearer told me he's done nothing in his career so far? Surely he couldn't be wrong? :confused:


    League titles in two different countries and a champions league winners medal are nothing though, never won anything important :pac:


  • #443
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    DB21 wrote: »
    Handled loss with the grace of my 4 year old sister though, tbf.

    So what?


  • #444
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,905 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


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  • #445
    CongoPowers
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭CongoPowers


    He did throw the toys out of the pram a bit before copping on, but I do feel sorry for him. Still a hero.


  • #446
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Redic comments last night from the entirely idiotic BBC team.

    Hansen spouting some crap about how he was petulant and cost his team during the game. Utterly untrue!!!

    Anyway wondering what people knocking him for storming off think of Andrews getting sent off and then coming back to shake Italian hands??

    Surely he's far more petulant than Mario, no - I mean he had at least three days to digest the fact that Ireland were out and it wasn't even a final or anything.


  • #447
    Giggsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 7,521 ✭✭✭Giggsy11


    missingtime wrote: »
    Some man for quotes.

    It is fake account, confirmed by official MCFC twitter account.


  • #448
    Giggsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 7,521 ✭✭✭Giggsy11


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    2e85f2b2.jpg

    FootballFunnys comment:
    "Mario Balotelli is crying? I've never seen a postman cry when he fails to deliver mail..."

    :pac:


  • #449
    fullstop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,503 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    gosplan wrote: »
    Anyway wondering what people knocking him for storming off think of Andrews getting sent off and then coming back to shake Italian hands??

    Top comparison right there :rolleyes: You do realise you have to go down the tunnel when you're sent off?


  • #450
    dilallio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭dilallio


    Mario now valued at £200 million.

    ROFL

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7858801/Agent-Balotelli-worth-200m


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  • #451
    Nuri Sahin
    Site Banned Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Nuri Sahin


    Funny that some of the people having a go at him in here last night, well they were nowhere to be seen during or after the Germany game you can guarantee it. Who'd have thought it heh.


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