Italian Soccer Thread

[Varejao17]

so funny, but Balotelli won't ever be half as good as Totti was in his prime, or even right now IMO...

[and1GS]

so funny, but Balotelli won't ever be half as good as Totti was in his prime, or even right now IMO...

Totti in his prime was probably one of the top 2 or 3 distributors in the world, not to mention one of the greatest goal scorers around. Few players will ever be as good as Totti.

But right now he isn't the Totti of old. Balotelli is tremendously talented but such a hothead. He could just be a late bloomer and I think of him a lot like Drogba. Drogba wasn't scoring big for a good team until he was about 25 with Marseille. Then he was ok and eventually good enough with Chelsea until he was about 29. Now he's one of the best in the world at 32. He's still a hotehad but he found a way to channel that more onto the field. He does still do stupid stuff, but he's ridiculously dominant.

Drogba and Balotelli have a ton in common and remember...Balotelli is still only 19 years old and he's already playing a prominent (well...less prominent lately to be fair) bench role on one of the best teams in the world. I think they should loan him out to a Spanish club like Villareal, his playing style would be great out there.

[Varejao17]

Not to Villareal, they already have Nilmar... Nilmar is better than Balotelli IMO...

[and1GS]

Nilmar can suck a nut. He ain't that good, but he is Brazillian so I'm guessing that's why you're in his corner. Super Mario should go to a place like VIllareal, not necessarily Villareal, on loan for at least a season. He could be a dominant player if he just got a year of starters minutes.

[Mirjalovic]

Laziale here.

I think Nilmar & Balo both are really good, but i think Ballotelli slighthy ahead Nilmar.

i don't think Villareal would be a right place for Ballo. Giuseppe Rossi feat Ballo are scary, but both are capable to be a man in their respective team. Having 2 young unstable aces can really causes headache.

Stay in Inter is the best option. Inter lack of the different maker. There is only Goran Pandev (or Wesley Sneijder) who can do the magic.

[Batu7]

He doesn't have a good relationship with anyone in Inter. I think going abroad for a while would be a good choice.

[Foye]

If Balotelli doesn't change his attitude he'll end up like Rashard McCants

[Mirjalovic]

He reminds me of Cassano a bit.

[Batu7]

Huge props to Di Natale. 29 goals, excellent performance!

[and1GS]

He reminds me of Cassano a bit.

Skill wise, good comparison but even Balo isn't that crazy

[Varejao17]

So Balotelli can come to Vasco da Gama... He can play with Philippe Coutinho, 17 years old who is already sold to Interzionalle...

[Hypz]

In his mind, Balotelli probably thinks he deserves to be a starter on a team of Barcelona's skill level.

[and1GS]

Balo needs to start somewhere for a year, and I don't think it should be at Inter. It's just so hostile there for him right now that I doubt he can continue to grow as a player. It's so odd because when I was in Italy for a couple months before the season he was easily the most popular player on the team. Posters of him all around Milan and in the subways. He was also all up in the newspapers in Rome at least weekly.

[Varejao17]

He's gonna be like Cassano, even tough Cassano is better and crazier IMO...

[magik9113]

LOL I like that Cassano/Balotelli comparison. I wish he would just calm down cause he can have a hell of a future ahead of him. I agree that he should be loaned somewhere for a year like a high scale smaller club like a Villareal or Napoli.

Di Natale was amazing this year, hopefully he can carry some of those goals over to the national team in meaningful games (for once)