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Balotelli back heel

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Otto Flayshow, Jul 25, 2011.

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Was Mancini right to sub Balotelli?

  1. yes - he was taking the piss

  2. no - it was a bit of fun during a warm-up match

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  1. Otto Flayshow

    Otto Flayshow Well-Known Member

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    Man City's Mario Balotelli attempted the trick shot below during their pre-season tour of America and was promptly substituted by his manager.

    [video=youtube;u9VwVeCgcRs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VwVeCgcRs[/video]

    Was Mancini right to sub him, or is he just a miserable killjoy?
     
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    Otto Flayshow, Jul 25, 2011
  2. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Depends what he was doing during the rest of the game. If he had contributed the square root of bugger all and then did that then he deserved to be substituted. If he was playing well and did that then it should have just been laughed off.
     
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    The Raging Oxter, Jul 25, 2011
  3. Toby

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    It was 31 minutes in and they were leading 1-0 against piss-poor opposition...

    I voted yes because he looks like a twat with that haircut <ok>
     
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    Toby, Jul 25, 2011
  4. Otto Flayshow

    Otto Flayshow Well-Known Member

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    If he'd done it during a competitive game, I'd have said yes. However, I think fans are quite happy to watch players try something a bit different during a meaningless friendly, so I voted 'no'.
     
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    Otto Flayshow, Jul 25, 2011
  5. Lucaaas

    Lucaaas Well-Known Member

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    Me too, he said he thought he was offside so just didn't see the point in trying to score.
     
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    Lucaaas, Jul 25, 2011
  6. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    I voted bit of fun but seeing the replay I would have subbed the daft cun for that <laugh> what a tit!
     
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    Girvan Loyal 1690, Jul 25, 2011
  7. Medro

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    Don't think it's the worst in the world, but supposedly all the fans got on his back after he done that and so maybe Mancini was forced to sub him.
     
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    Medro, Jul 25, 2011
  8. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Would Mancini have taken him off if he had scored from the back heel?
     
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    The Raging Oxter, Jul 25, 2011
  9. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    No he would have laughed it off and the crowd would have applauded him.
     
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    Medro, Jul 25, 2011
  10. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Exactly.
     
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    The Raging Oxter, Jul 25, 2011

  11. Toby

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    [video=youtube;JMnZDs0TYiI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMnZDs0TYiI[/video]

    The commentators are so ****ing annoying <grr> <grr>
     
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    Toby, Jul 25, 2011
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    Idoit. Good on him. Manager did the right thing.
     
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    Prime Minister Cameron, Jul 25, 2011
  13. Toby

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    They scored a great goal!

    Edit: By 'they' I mean Galaxy <ok>
     
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    Toby, Jul 25, 2011
  14. Otto Flayshow

    Otto Flayshow Well-Known Member

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    Exactly. WTF is Rrrrrbal Life? What happened to the 'h' and the 'e'?
     
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    Otto Flayshow, Jul 25, 2011
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    release the Cracken <laugh>

    [video=youtube;EW2d-QrnFgA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2d-QrnFgA[/video]
     
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    Girvan Loyal 1690, Jul 25, 2011
  16. Toby

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    <laugh> Joe Hart owned them all at the end. Saved a penalty then whacked his in.
     
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    Toby, Jul 25, 2011
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    Wasn't there a video doing the rounds last week of some guy who did a ****ty back heel for a penalty .. all over the news as 'is this the best penalty ever??' .. same thing but on target and at a really crap goalkeeper .. best thing / worst thing .. very fickle .. if it had sneaked in he would have been lauded by all and sundry .. for every 10 of those that go wrong there's one that works and the player is a genius (that scorpion save by Rene Higuita anyone?)

    A friendy game .. Mancini was an arse to pull him for that and realises it now which is why he's laughing it off ..
     
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    gotcoffee, Jul 25, 2011
  18. Otto Flayshow

    Otto Flayshow Well-Known Member

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    This one?

    [video=youtube;z-oVPR-LygI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-oVPR-LygI[/video]
     
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    Otto Flayshow, Jul 25, 2011
  19. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    thing is he was at an angle to the goals, it was practicly impossible for him to score. it was always going to wide from that angle. stupid boy
     
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    Girvan Loyal 1690, Jul 25, 2011
  20. SleepySpecialK

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    What is it with this new "I have to back heel everything including penalties 'cos it makes me look so cool" fad.

    I can back heel a football FFS.
     
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    SleepySpecialK, Jul 25, 2011
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