Brendan Rodgers' task of managing Mario Balotelli is like trying to tame a TIGER
THERE won’t be many things Brendan Rodgers and Siegfried and Roy have in common.
Siegfried and Roy trained tigers for a famous show at the
Mirage in the capital of gambling that drew in millions over a decade
ago.
But it all came to an end when one tiger took a chunk out of Roy Horn’s throat and almost killed him back in 2003 live on stage.
Kop
boss Rodgers’ life is certainly not on the line, but trying to keep
Mario Balotelli in check has been a right pain in his neck.
Balotelli calmly slotted home the winner as the whole of Anfield watched from behind their fingers.
Rodgers
insisted there was no issue after the game, but skipper Steven
Gerrard’s claim from the punditry box made it clear that team orders
were broken by the Italian.
Gerrard insisted Henderson should have
been the penalty taker and Balotelli was again the centre of attention
not only for his winning goal.
Henderson was the designated spot-kick taker for the game, he was the one who got the ball, he wanted to step up.
Rodgers
reckoned he could tame the former AC Milan striker when he spent £16m
on him in the summer as he searched desperately for a front man.
But
many believed he bit off more than he could chew as he struggled with
form on the pitch and rumblings of off-field issues would not go away.
Siegfried
and Roy called a halt to their show when an untameable tiger tucked in,
but even they could not help bringing “Mantecore” back for a swansong
show some years later.
Balotelli’s Liverpool career looked over
until recently when Rodgers turned to him once more as just like the
Vegas duo, the Kop boss wanted to gamble again.
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