Monday's B*ll*x

[Chinners]

Balotelli: "I Ballon d'Or? Solo se Messi cala un po'" Only if it falls a bit Messi '"
MILANO
L'attaccante del City: "Se l'argentino gioca così la vedo dura. Sono già carico per Euro 2012". The City striker: "If the Argentine plays so hard I see. Are already charged for Euro 2012." Sui miglioramenti fuori dal campo: "Sto molto tempo con la mia fidanzata e meno coi miei amici. Mancini? Abbiamo un rapporto fantastico, ma mi piaceva anche Mou" Improvements off the field: "I am a long time with my girlfriend and less with my friends. Mancini? We have a fantastic relationship, but I also liked Mou"

Mario Balotelli, 21 anni, ascolta le indicazioni di Roberto Mancini. Mario Balotelli, 21, listens to the directions of Roberto Mancini. Reuters Reuters "Penso di poter vincere il Pallone d'oro...Ma Messi deve abbassare il suo livello di gioco altrimenti non posso farcela". "I think I can win the Golden Ball ... But Messi has to lower his level of play or I can not do it." È un Mario Balotelli sorridente quello che si concede ai microfoni di "Telefoot", in un'intervista concessa all'ex compagno in nerazzurro Olivier Dacourt. Mario Balotelli is a smile that you give to the microphones of "Telefoot", in an interview with former teammate in Inter Olivier Dacourt. SuperMario sta disputando una grande stagione col Manchester City, autore di 9 gol in 15 partite, merito anche di qualche novità nella vita privata. SuperMario is having a great season with Manchester City, author of 9 goals in 15 games, also some news on personal life. "Passo un po' meno tempo con i miei amici e un po' di più con la mia fidanzata, anche se poi alla fine si parla sempre molto di me. Anche quando vado a mangiare fuori con la mia ragazza si parla di me, non so perchè, anche all'Inter era così, forse perchè faccio cose che non sono normali", confessa Balotelli, che riconosce però anche di essere molto migliorato "tatticamente, mentre prima ero un disastro". "I spend a little 'less time with my friends and a little' more with my girlfriend, even if in the end we always talk a lot about me. Even when I go out to eat with my girlfriend talking about me, not I know why, but Inter were so, perhaps because I do things that are not normal, "confesses Balotelli, but also recognizes that to be much improved" tactically, whereas before I was a disaster. "

SEGRETO MANCINI — Chiamato a confrontare Roberto Mancini e Josè Mourinho il giovane attaccante del City dice: "Col primo ho un rapporto fantastico, con l'altro ho combinato qualche pasticcio, ma lui mi piaceva e anch'io gli piacevo". SECRET MANCINI - Asked to compare Roberto Mancini and Jose Mourinho, the young City striker said: "With the first I have a fantastic relationship with other things I've done some mistake, but he liked and he liked me too." Da un paragone tra allenatori a uno tra due giocatori, Ibrahimovic, suo compagno all'Inter, e Cassano, che Balotelli conosce dalla Nazionale. From a comparison between one of two players to coaches, Ibrahimovic, Inter's companion, and Cassano, who knows Balotelli from National. "Come pazzia a chi assomiglio? Sono pazzo come tutti e due anche se il titolo lo lascio ad Antonio", se la ride Balotelli, che però spera di ritrovare presto in azzurro il talento di Bari Vecchia. "As to those who look like madness?'m Crazy like them both even if I leave the title to Antonio," she laughs Balotelli, but hopes to recover in blue quickly the talent of Bari Vecchia. "Ho tanta voglia di giocare con la mia Nazionale - afferma - Gli Europei saranno per me la prima vera competizione internazionale e voglio arrivare fino in fondo". "I really want to play with my National - says - Europeans will be my first real international competition and I want to get to the bottom". Balotelli strizza poi l'occhio al Paris Saint Germain. Balotelli then squeezes the eye to Paris Saint Germain. "Lo sto seguendo perché c'è Carlo Ancelotti come allenatore e c'è anche Leonardo - confessa - Penso che nel giro di due-tre anni sarà una grande squadra a livello mondiale". "I'm following because there's Carlo Ancelotti as coach and there is Leonardo - he admits - I think that within two to three years will be a great team in the world."

TEVEZ
The City rebel was expected to play in the game to honour his former Argentina team-mate - a move that would have further angered Citizens boss Roberto Mancini - but in the end just took to the pitch to salute supporters at half-time.
According to La Nacion, they responded by chanting: 'Leave the English and come back here.'
Tevez would love to sign for Boca Juniors, where he started his career, but the Argentine club could not afford the transfer fee or his wages.
The 28-year-old has been in dispute with City since September and has been fined six weeks wages for travelling to his homeland and refusing to return.
He was linked with moves to AC Milan, Internazionale and Paris Saint-Germain last month, but the deals all fell through.
Tevez now faces the prospect of spending the rest of the season playing for City's reserve team, unless his advisors can persuade super-rich Anzi Makhachkala to buy him before the Russian transfer window closes.

Real Madrid Defender Raul Albiol Linked with Manchester City
http://www.insidefutbol.com/2012/02/05/ ... ity/57668/

OTHER BOLLOX
Professional Footballers Association cheif executive Gordon Taylor has been speaking to BBC Radio 5 live about England manager Fabio Capello's controversial recent backing for John Terry: "The position had been made clear to Fabio Capello and you would expect that if employers had made that decision for a bigger picture he would have followed that. It's going to make it embarrassing now for whoever it is who's made England captain now the manager's view have been made public," he says. "The FA have handled a delicate situation as delicately as possible and they will feel undermined to say the least by the manager coming out and disapproving of their decision. It's a real stand-off, it's not good and it's not what we wanted before the European Championship."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not ruling out extending the temporary stay of New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry at the Emirates. Goal

Borussia Dortmund's Serbian centre-back Neven Subotic is set to be the subject of a £16.5 million bid from Manchester United in the summer transfer window. Metro

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is set to lauch a mini clear-out at the Reebok, with defender Paul Robinson, midfielder Sean Davis and strikers Robbie Blake and Michael O'Halloran available to Football League clubs on loan. Daily Mirror

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could be tempted with an offer to become the next France coach this summer, with Laurent Blanc set to leave after Euro 2012. Daily Mail

Manager Andre Villas-Boas is fighting to convince Roman Abramovich he is still the man for the Chelsea job after showdown talks between the pair at their Cobham training ground. Daily Mail

Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty, who was found dead at his home on Saturday, made provision to ensure the club's debts are met for the next two and a half years when he decided to step down as chairman in October 2011. Guardian

West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson's job could be in jeopardy if his side lose the Black Country derby to local rivals Wolves at Molineux next Sunday - a year after he took over the job from Roberto di Matteo. Daily Telegraph

Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina, 29, has revealed that Tottenham's 40-year-old keeper Brad Friedel is his inspiration. Daily Mirror