Wow! Two blog posts in a day! I haven't had this much to write about since the World Cup. Which I failed to complete. Never mind, let's move on to other events in the North West of England and the arrival of Mario Balotelli to Liverpool FC.
I have to admit, it seems like a strange choice. Swapping one player who makes the headlines for all the wrong reasons for another who rarely makes them for the right reason is rather odd, and rather Liverpool. Whilst Suarez was lying, cheating, diving, biting scum, he was voted as PFA player of the year last season, and scored a couple of goals on the way to a very respectable second place for Brendan Rodgers' team.
He never made the headlines off the pitch, and that's where Balotelli weighs in. Named after an Italian plumber who gets high on acid and jumps on turtles whilst trying to save a beautiful Princess from the clutches of an evil turtle-like sorcerer, he was always going to be a difficult character. Setting off fireworks in your own bathroom is one special level of stupid.
So in the end, would you swap a highly talented but controversial striker for an arguably less talented yet equally controversial one? Well, when there's a price differential of £59m, you're damn right I would!
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