Balo the scapegoat!

Ahh cant find tbe tweet now, but someone did it last yesr and it wasnt plastered all over

comment by Pâî§Lë¥'š _P䆆ê®ÑëÐ_ÐrÊåm§ (U1541)
posted 5 minutes ago
Mario is playing in England and has to try to adapt to the footballing culture. Considering his time with City, it would be expected that he may have already grasped this. Swapping shirts in front of fans at half time when you are getting pumped is a no, no.

Rodgers has made it clear that he doesn't like it, so he has also broken the rules laid down by the manager.

It's hardly crime of the century, but when you are a big player who's attitude is quite rightly being questioned due to his poor performance level, it's not the brightest thing he could have done. It appears weak and defeatist if front of fans who have waited years to see their team perform against the biggest teams at the highest level.of club football.

It was an idiotic thing to do imo.
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Spot on

comment by UnitedRedMacca (U2024)
posted 43 seconds ago
comment by John Henrys Explosive Offense - #STOPISIS (U18764)
posted 11 minutes ago
So pepe doesnt respect madrid?
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Madrid were three up. Pepe was still wrong but Balo shouldn't have been swapping shirts with the enemy half way through a game when they were getting drubbed

Shanks would have thrown him out of Anfield

I'm amazed you're not going mental about it.
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He shouldnt have done it, but when hes being the scapegoat I have a problem with it.

comment by John Henrys Explosive Offense - #STOPISIS (U18764)
posted 35 seconds ago
Ahh cant find tbe tweet now, but someone did it last yesr and it wasnt plastered all over
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Liverpool fans are plastering it all over

comment by UnitedRedMacca (U2024)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by John Henrys Explosive Offense - #STOPISIS (U18764)
posted 35 seconds ago
Ahh cant find tbe tweet now, but someone did it last yesr and it wasnt plastered all over
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Liverpool fans are plastering it all over
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And all the newspapers ect ect, worse things went on last night.

There is a lot of OTT outrage directed at Balo IMO. He’s not playing well right now, but nor is the Team as a whole. Last night was a clear demonstration of how far we have to go to measure up against the top sides in Europe. A reality check can be a good thing.

Thus far this season we are really struggling without Studge, yet pre-season we all accepted post-Suarez our performances would drop off for a while, with hopefully a steady improvement as the season unfolds. Despite being dogsh it we are still above our main rivals for top four in the Prem.

The responsibility lies with BR first and foremost. Without Studge we currently lack the front players to play to our strengths. So the correct players might not have been available in the summer (Remy? oh wait ), so BR needs to change it to allow those players he has available to be more effective.

As for the shirt swap, yes it was unwise and potentially sends out the wrong msg, but for me it’s a storm in a tea cup.

Agree 100% with OP

Redknapp hit the nail on the head. Don't blame Balo but instead blame the manager for buying him.

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I have heard from numerous people that it was the owners decision to get him due to needing a high profile player at the club. Not sure if this is true or not but it did make me think that he is not a Rodgers style player.

I would sell him to Tranmere

John Henrys Explosive Offense - #STOPISIS (U18764)
posted 42 minutes ago
Coutinho did the same thing vs everton

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I thought is was against Chelsea, Sahko/Eto - Coutinho/Oscar.

I believe they were disciplined for it, because it's not really the done thing thing in English football.

Balo definitely a scapegoat. He was never a lone man and the outcome and team performances would be the same with a Borini or Lambert. The media circus on Balo is taking the focus away from our team performances most notably our back four.
I can understand opposition fans having a go because they're looking for excuses but how awful must it feel to watch a section of our fans behave like that against their own player. This shirt business is a total none event