Adam Johnson believes http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 can replace Carlos Tevez at Manchester City – Premier League Update
Manchester City winger and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez at the Etihad Stadium.
Johnson and Balotelli were both on the score sheet for City this past weekend, as they helped their side pick up a four goal to nil win over Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385.
Tevez’s future at the club has been put under a lot of debate, after the striker allegedly refused to participate in the team’s match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Tevez was reportedly asked by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini to kit up and get ready to come on, but the forward turned down the manager and claimed that he didn’t feel like playing in the game.
This refusal by the player to play in the game has not been taken lightly by the team and he is now facing a full fledged investigation over his actions. Tevez claims that he was feeling sick, which is why he couldn’t play in the game, but so far City officials aren’t buying what the striker has to say.
Johnson personally feels that City shouldn’t waste their time on trying to work out a solution with the Argentine, given the team has a more than worthy striker in the form of Balotelli, just waiting to fulfil his worth at the club.
When talking about Balotelli, Johnson is quoted to have said: “Everyone knows what he’s like, but he’s a goalscorer”
“He’s a man who can get 20 goals a season if he plays as a central striker.
“He’s a big lad, he’s strong – he’s just got all the attributes. It’s just a case of putting it together week in, week out for him now, and he’s close to doing that.
“You look at his stats and it just proves his goal-scoring ability. If you give him a chance, he’ll put it away.
“Some people seem to think he’s a bit of a fancy player who scores a great goal now and again, but he’s more than that. He can do everything a striker needs.”
Over the course of the last couple of weeks, Balotelli has proven that he has just what it takes to turn into a consistent performer. The player has been producing some decent performances in recent weeks and should he be able to maintain the level of maturity that he has reached, then he could finally go on and live up to the expectations that had been placed on his shoulders.
All in all, Balotelli could prove to be one of the best players in the world, Should http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 be able to milk the talent out of the player.
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