“From a human point of view, a catastrophe”: Balotelli takes on ex-coach

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He had them all? Not quite. But he had a lot. Mario Balotelli (33) has changed clubs fifteen times since he first appeared in professional football in the 2005/2006 season. He has met countless trainers along the way. But no one remembered him as negatively as Brendan Rodgers (50).

Balotelli played under the Northern Irishman after moving to Liverpool from AC Milan in 2014. The Italian striker thunders on TVPlay: “Brendan Rodgers is the worst coach I have ever had. When it came to training he was number one, it was about possession of the ball and playing on small pitches. But as a person he was a disaster.”

The fact that things were not right between Balotelli and Rodgers also became apparent on the field. In the 2014/15 season, Balotelli played 28 games for Liverpool, spanning all competitions. The meager balance: four goals. And then return to Milan on loan.

Rodgers found it difficult to work with Balotelli

So Balotelli doesn’t like Rodgers – the feeling is apparently mutual. “To be honest, I found it very difficult to work with Mario,” he told Talksport a few years ago. “He gave his best on the field. But it certainly didn’t go the way everyone wanted. If he could ever combine that intensity with his talent, he would be one of the best players in the world.”

There are other candidates with whom Balotelli did not exactly have a good time. In 2018 there was a clash between him and his then coach at Nice, Patrick Vieira (47). Balotelli even wanted to beat the Frenchman at the time, but staff members intervened.

He is enthusiastic about Favre and Mancini

And who was the scandal-monger especially good at? “There are two! Mancini made me play when I was young and crazy. And Favre. He made me a lot better.” Balotetlli raved about the Swiss in a livestream of “Puma” 2020.

In Nice, “Balo” scored 43 goals in 66 competitive games under Lucien Favre (66). He mainly learned tactically.

His trainer is now called Patrick Kluivert (47). This connection apparently does not work properly at Adana Demirspor in Turkey. In five games, Balotelli scored three times in the league, but has now had to take a break after knee surgery.

Source : Blick