Mario Balotelli has been named the best young player in Europe – and has
taken a swipe at Jack Wilshere, Cesc Fábregas and Wayne Rooney in the
process.
The Manchester City striker won the Golden Boy trophy, organised by the
Turin newspaper Tuttosport and voted for by European journalists to
honour the most talented footballer under the age of 21. The 20-year-old
beat the 18-year-old Wilshere into second place – and then claimed he
did not even know who the Arsenal midfielder was.
"What's his name? Wil ... ? No, I don't know him, but the next time I
play against Arsenal I will keep a close eye on him," Balotelli said.
"Perhaps I can show him the Golden Boy trophy and remind him that I won
it."
The Italy international then had a dig at previous winners of the award,
including Fábregas, Rooney and Rafael van der Vaart, insisting only one
past recipient could claim to be better than him. "There's only one
that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me.
"I am delighted to receive the award, but who should have won it but me?
Two years ago I finished sixth and then fourth in 2009. It was finally
my turn. My aim is that this prize will transform itself into the Ballon
d'Or. To have won this award is a good omen to achieve that."
Aside from personal prizes, Balotelli also seems confident of helping
his team win the Premier League title this season. "For 2011 I want the
Premier League, in order to continue with the tradition I had at Inter
of winning three consecutive titles, and to clinch the Europa League, a
trophy I have not yet won and a competition where we are considered
favourites."
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ayvee1- .
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Such an arrogant man.
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Oh well it's safe to say he's confident in his own abilities then
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Even the kids are making fun of the arsenal boys
No seriously no wonder every italian hates him what a cunt.
No seriously no wonder every italian hates him what a cunt.
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"There's only one
that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me."
Don't think Cristiano's gonna be happy
that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me."
Don't think Cristiano's gonna be happy
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he deserves all the racism he gets around the globe.
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He's such an idiot.
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hmmm i just listened to his mini interview with tuttosport
was mostly sarcastic about this
which is disapoint because i wanted him to being badass
although it probly true that he never heard of wilshere before but the part where he say he will show the trophy to wilshere and will say 'hey i won this and not you' was just a joke
was mostly sarcastic about this
which is disapoint because i wanted him to being badass
although it probly true that he never heard of wilshere before but the part where he say he will show the trophy to wilshere and will say 'hey i won this and not you' was just a joke
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Great, another arrogant, overpaid young player. What a cunt.
Why can't these young guys take their lead from Messi instead of Ronaldo?
Why can't these young guys take their lead from Messi instead of Ronaldo?
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GeorgeL wrote:Great, another arrogant, overpaid young player. What a cunt.
Why can't these young guys take their lead from Messi instead of Ronaldo?
Messi is more arrogant than you think.
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ScottyBoy_21 wrote:GeorgeL wrote:Great, another arrogant, overpaid young player. What a cunt.
Why can't these young guys take their lead from Messi instead of Ronaldo?
Messi is more arrogant than you think.
From his demeanour and interviews that I've seen he looks like he's a pretty unassuming guy. Care to show why you think he is arrogant?
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GeorgeL wrote:ScottyBoy_21 wrote:GeorgeL wrote:Great, another arrogant, overpaid young player. What a cunt.
Why can't these young guys take their lead from Messi instead of Ronaldo?
Messi is more arrogant than you think.
From his demeanour and interviews that I've seen he looks like he's a pretty unassuming guy. Care to show why you think he is arrogant?
The things he says in interviews about Barcelona, he is also very disrespectful to other clubs i.e. Arsenal
I can't remember the exact quotes but someone might find them for you.
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Messi is one of the least arrogant players I've ever seen when you look at how good he is, he actually has every right to be one of the most arrogant people around.
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kyro7 wrote:Messi is one of the least arrogant players I've ever seen when you look at how good he is, he actually has every right to be one of the most arrogant people around.
He's bound to be slightly arrogent, anybody in his position would be.
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ScottyBoy_21 wrote:GeorgeL wrote:ScottyBoy_21 wrote:GeorgeL wrote:Great, another arrogant, overpaid young player. What a cunt.
Why can't these young guys take their lead from Messi instead of Ronaldo?
Messi is more arrogant than you think.
From his demeanour and interviews that I've seen he looks like he's a pretty unassuming guy. Care to show why you think he is arrogant?
The things he says in interviews about Barcelona, he is also very disrespectful to other clubs i.e. Arsenal
I can't remember the exact quotes but someone might find them for you.
Being disrespectful to other clubs (if he ever even was) is not being arrogant. In all the interviews I've seen he's very humble and shy too. He's always quick to praise his team mates whener any interviewers say things like "you won the game today with your four goals" or whatever. He always celebrates with his team-mates and doesn't act like an arrogant dickhead on the field like Ronaldo and some others do.
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Why would a person in another country ever heard of Wilshere? Its not like he's achieved anything except being wanked over by fanbois
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ram_cr7 wrote:he deserves all the racism he gets around the globe.
Not really. And you can tell he was joking about some things. Still, he's pretty arrogant.
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Seen as Balotelli plays in England, I think he may heard of him...Anderson=Class wrote:Why would a person in another country ever heard of Wilshere? Its not like he's achieved anything except being wanked over by fanbois
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Danny wrote:Seen as Balotelli plays in England, I think he may heard of him...Anderson=Class wrote:Why would a person in another country ever heard of Wilshere? Its not like he's achieved anything except being wanked over by fanbois
he may have heard the name wilshere but because his english is not good he may interpret wilshere as wheelchair or something
trust me from experience, for person in new country with diffrnt languague, is easy to not notice thing and anyway, wilshere is relative nobody compare to balotelli really
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Yeah, because he'd really say he's better than a wheelchair?
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he probably take it as a threat by someone
tuttosport:'what about wilshere, the guys you beat?'
balotelli:'you want beat me up to put me in a wheelchair bitch? im a fucking winner of this gold trohpy'
tuttosport:'what about wilshere, the guys you beat?'
balotelli:'you want beat me up to put me in a wheelchair bitch? im a fucking winner of this gold trohpy'
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mauro wrote:he probably take it as a threat by someone
tuttosport:'what about wilshere, the guys you beat?'
balotelli:'you want beat me up to put me in a wheelchair bitch? im a fucking winner of this gold trohpy'
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ram_cr7 wrote:he deserves all the racism he gets around the globe.
You live in India