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It took Jesus Christ 33 years to be crucified, so, at age 24, Mario Balotelli looks a decent bet to beat his time. It was always inevitable that at some point the Italian was going to face belligerent criticism, but the special blend of the English media’s unique brand of hysteria and them actually knowing who he is this time around has seen him. Nevertheless, if Balotelli was banging in a hattrick every game it would be much easier to laugh off the criticism, so how much of it is justified? Something that can be dismissed straight away are the accusations of laziness. Rather ironic as it’s really quite a lazy criticism itself, Balotelli has had a generally deserved reputation of not tracking back at previous clubs so it was the first comment many people went to when he didn’t set the world alight straight away. It doesn’t hold up to any kind of scrutiny though: one of the more impressive things about him so far is that he has bought into the team ethic – getting back into position quickly and pushing up when needed, most notably against Spurs. He doesn’t have the manic output of the departed Luis […]
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