Milito: "I want to kill Balotelli!" Saturday 16 January, 2010
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Diego Milito admits playing against Mario Balotelli and alongside him makes no difference. “I still want to kill him!”
The Inter striker has been a sensation since joining from Genoa in the summer and you can see him in action against Bari LIVE on ESPN from 19.45 this evening.
“You see Mourinho as a different Coach from the others at first, because he is so good at communicating with the media, and so from the outside can seem distant from his players,” Milito told Sky Sport Italia.
“Instead I found a person who always tries to listen to his players, is very close to the squad and that was a wonderful surprise for me.”
The Argentine hasn’t entirely changed his opinion on Balotelli, having played against and alongside the fiery teenager.
“I must be absolutely honest here, when I played against him – and he knows this – I wanted to kill him! Now that he is my teammate, I still want to kill him!
“That’s what Mario is like. He certainly needs to grow, is a lad who requires maturity and time. When he understands where he is and starts to listen to the people he ought to be listening to, I am sure he’ll become a fantastic champion. Everyone knows his talent.”
Samuel Eto’o also publicly criticised Balotelli for his attitude this week and Milito reveals he has bonded better with the Cameroon striker.
“Eto’o has settled in very quickly and I think you can see that he is happy, that he tries to give his best and we are forming a good partnership.”
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