Published: 26 January, 2012
by TONY DALLAS

Mario Balotelli has got some severe issues.

Any young player that aspires to be like him needs to be stopped and told: “you just can’t do that”. Nobody should aspire to be like such a despicable player.

I was proud of my team on Sunday; proud of the way they rolled up their sleeves and battled against a billion pound team.

 Proud youngsters take heed of the way they didn’t retaliate.

I’ve always liked Manchester City; there was something romantic about the way they were the underdogs, continually trying to rise above a sea of red success. But now they’ve created a monster.

Oh yeah, Gooners, we saw you laughing, joking, singing your songs; rubbing hands together; salivating at the prospect of being only seven points behind your arch-rivals when you heard City had beaten us 3-2 with an injury-time goal.

The pressure was too much for you though huh? Losing 2-1 against Man United was not in your script and then you turned on your manager. 

Not a few dissenting voices, no, a huge cacophony of red and white mass, cursing poor Arsene Wenger.

What has he done wrong? Didn’t he bring back Thierry Henry?

Hasn’t he kept you debt free while moving you from hallowed ground to that magnificent stadium?

Hasn’t he continually promised you that you’ll win something?

Didn’t he bring you Andrey Arshavin?

I don’t know what you’re complaining about!

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