'Super Mario Is Milan's Messi'
05 February 2013
AC Milan are still enjoying the afterglow of Mario Balotelli’s scoring debut last weekend.
The enigmatic striker made a relieved return to Italy from Manchester City, and was elated to join the club he supported as a boy.
Milan had fallen on hard times of late, especially up front, where Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s move to PSG at the beginning of the season in particular left them emasculated.
But Milan’s vice-president, Adriano Galliani, spoke for the Rossoneri faithful when he admitted to a sense of excitement at Balotelli’s arrival.
Galliani even went as far as to label the hit-man Milan’s Messi.
"His signing gives the perception that we have returned as a great Milan," Galliani said.
"This Milan, in attack, is similar to Barcelona.
“We don't have Messi but we have Super Mario Balotelli."
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli is also apparently purring after Super Mario joined Milan, to forge a strike partnership with Stephen El Shaarawy.
In 22-year-old Balotelli and 20-year-old Shaaraway, not only do Milan have two of the most eccentrically hair- styled footballers in Europe, but they also have a strike force that could represent Italy for years to come.
The Azzurri play Holland in a friendly on Wednesday night, giving Prandelli the chance to test the new Milan strike duo, in what promises to be an eye-catching front line for club and country.
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Just wait n c wen he starts with his bad boy behaviour,if i had a team i would not sign him even if he was offered for free
Submitted by: Eliassellom
Date: 06 February 2013, Time: 12:43:00
Super Mario is too wild and loose to be Milan's Messi.
Submitted by: koko770210
Date: 06 February 2013, Time: 00:29:12
I like dz guy "Super Mario" he doesn't give a d*ck wat yall say. My top 5 Messi CR7 Super Mario Khune Iniesta
Submitted by: Clva92
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 23:22:46
“We don't have Messi but we have Super Mario Balotelli." ========================= This is clearly NOT a comparison to messi, that "but" indicates a change in idea with regards to the words/notion prior to "but." Sadly our bantu-education-graduate bloggers along with whoever posted this trend is not equipped well enough to understand english.
Submitted by: ntshsizwe
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 19:57:15
Comparing mario 2 messi is blasphemy!,he is nt even worthy of being compared 2 OG7.
Submitted by: FR66DOM
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 18:01:15
Lol only cows will believ dat freak of nature is MESSI. He loves da media Milans new drama QUEEN. Lol lyk messi suck my balls. Lol
Submitted by: 2legend1
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 17:57:53
Florentino Perez also said in an interview,..."We dnt hv a Leonel Messi at Madrid but Cr7 is our Messi"...that shows that Lord Messi is indeed de G.O.A.T every1 1nts a piece of him
Submitted by: Belly_Mcowthy
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 17:43:55
there is a simple answer why Messi is the benchmark. Make it worse, >90% of teams in the world admire Barca style of football. Obvious answer, check Spain.
Submitted by: barcazebra
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 17:36:48
Some people a crazey hw can u compare messi wt ballotelli wt messi.
Submitted by: EnhleZa
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 17:36:09
Aw!?! 1 game n he's already a messi!?! Mxm, even the original messi didnt become who he is ova a single game, what r these ppl tlkin ab?
Submitted by: El_kasico
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 15:42:17