{"id":247438,"date":"2016-09-12T09:06:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247438"},"modified":"2016-09-12T09:06:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:06:06","slug":"mario-balotelli-balotelli-joining-liverpool-was-worst-decision-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/mario-balotelli-balotelli-joining-liverpool-was-worst-decision-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Balotelli: Joining Liverpool was worst decision of my life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nice striker Mario Balotelli says joining Liverpool was the \u201cworst decision of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian scored four goals in 28 appearances for the Reds after arriving for \u00a316m from AC Milan in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>He managed one goal in 20 Serie A games on loan at Milan last season before a free transfer to Nice this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from the fans, who were fantastic, and some players who I got on really well with, I didn\u2019t like the club,\u201d Balotelli told Canal Plus.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old was speaking before scoring twice on his Nice debut in the 3-2 Ligue 1 win over Marseille on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Rodgers, who signed Balotelli, was sacked as Liverpool manager in October 2015, with Jurgen Klopp taking over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had two coaches, with Rodgers and Klopp for a short time, but neither their methods nor their personality left me with a good impression. I never really felt right there,\u201d said Balotelli.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018I can still win the Ballon d\u2019Or\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with former France, Leeds and Roma midfielder Olivier Dacourt, Balotelli was asked if he still thought about winning the Ballon d\u2019Or. \u201cOf course.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not too late,\u201d he said. \u201cI think I could have already won it by now, but by working hard in training I could still win it in the next two or three years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Sunday\u2019s home game, Balotelli was goaded by Marseille\u2019s Bafetimbi Gomis as he prepared to take a penalty, but kept his cool to score the opener. Florian Thauvin, on loan from Newcastle, equalised before ex-Swansea striker Gomis put Marseille in front from the spot.<\/p>\n<p>Balotelli headed home before Wylan Cyprien\u2019s long-range winner. Victory lifted Nice into second in the table, behind leaders Monaco on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nice striker Mario Balotelli says joining Liverpool was the \u201cworst decision of my life\u201d. The Italian scored four goals in 28 appearances for the Reds after arriving for \u00a316m from AC Milan in 2014. He managed one goal in 20 Serie A games on loan at Milan last season before a free transfer to Nice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":247439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mario Balotelli: Joining Liverpool was worst decision of my life - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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