Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini slammed Italian Mario Balotelli for getting an early read card following which the big-spending English club crashed out of the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday to end Britain's interest in the competition
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini slammed Italian Mario Balotelli for getting an early read card following which the big-spending English club crashed out of the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday to end Britain's interest in the competition.
Mancini
"I am very disappointed because in a game like this it is very difficult if you pick up a red card, and you can pick up a red card for doing something stupid. The problem for Mario is that he thinks he could be a fantastic player.
But when he does something stupid like that, it is difficult for me, difficult for him and difficult for the team," said Mancini after City beat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 at Eastlands but bowed out 2-1 on aggregate. Balotelli was shown a straight red in the 37th minute for a high one-footed lunge at Goran Popov.u00a0
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