“With Balotelli you are a man more on the field”

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Paolo Tramezzani (52) likes to talk. Often plain text. He is only silent about something: the topic of FC Sion is taboo! “I was a trainer there. But this capital is closed. I always did that when I left a club.” All he says is that Christian Constantin called him after Fabio Celestini’s resignation and asked if he was interested in coming back. Logically it would have been the most obvious solution, because Tramezzani’s contract with Sion is still running. But then CC decided otherwise.

“Balotelli is easy to manage”

Tramezzani, on the other hand, still likes to talk about Mario Balotelli (32). About a person with whom he worked very well, he emphasizes. “From the first moment there was a kind of symbiosis. The feeling was right immediately, just like our relationship. On a human level, we have shared many beautiful moments together.”

Here the prejudices that people often have about Balotelli are not confirmed at all. “It would be much easier if you had more players like Mario, who are so easy to manage,” says Tramezzani.

“Balo is the most talented Italian player”

That’s part of the Balotelli thing, the way the coach treats people and the acceptance of the player. The other is what happens on the field. But even then, Tramezzani lets nothing get to Balo. “He was decisive in three games: against YB, Lucerne and Basel.” But Mario was actually reliable in every game. When he plays, you have one more person on the field.

An estimate that almost comes across as a distorted picture when you think of the Balotelli of the year 2023. «I really liked last year’s Balotelli. For me it was not as pictured. I haven’t seen this year’s games, so I can’t give a final judgement,” said the former Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Atalanta Bergamo player. talented Italian player of his generation! That’s what I said when he came to Sion. I still say that today.” And to give even more weight to his judgment, Tramezzani adds: “And I know Serie A!”

Balotelli was never a great runner

Does he hide the attacker’s laziness when running, which currently gives the impression that Sion only plays ten instead of twelve with Balo? ‘Let’s look back. Do you think Balotelli covered dozens of miles in his heyday at Inter, Manchester City or Liverpool? No of course not! He was also not the one who sprinted 900 meters per game. He is not an intensity player, but a quality player. »

Someone who is also humanly important. “Let’s take Filip Stojilkovic as an example. It was set before Balotelli arrived. But Mario helped him, talked to him a lot. He showed him some moves that Filip could add to his repertoire. Because Balo prophesied to him that he was a player who could have a great career. He really took him under his wing.”

A not always rational connection

Tramezani and Balotelli. A very special and not always rational relationship, as is the case in Italy when two former players of the same club meet, in this case Inter Milan. The coach is even a bit of a fan, but the fact is: Balotelli scored all his five goals under his compatriot. And then FC Sion was not on the edge like now.

Source : Blick