TERRACE TALK: Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers should give Mario Balotelli a break

If Koeman wants to blame anyone, why not Balotelli? Everybody else does, writes Steven Kelly.

People within football genuinely believe fans are thick. It’s one of their meanest, most disagreeable traits. If someone lines your pockets with squillions of pounds, try not to insult their intelligence as well.

I’ve not been a fan of Balotelli’s from day one but you’d think he could look back on recent contributions and expect a few plaudits from the boss. Yeah, expect away.