Yes I know but their presence and influence extends further than just on the pitch. These are the guys you should be learning from in training - wtf can these lot actually teach you??
I don't get the whole 'if people see Balotelli not work they all will give up' whenever I have played football, if I saw someone not put effort in you either yell at them to work or work harder to compensate there lack of effort, kinda like when you go down to ten men. If you see a player not working as hard as he can and you think 'eh, I'll join in' then you shouldn't play a sport.