And I loved how he worked even he got booed and insulted everytime he had the ball. Even after his goal, he ran and fighted. That was already mature of him. His celebration? I'm okay with that. Now I hope he can handle what happened, the monkey chants, the Bonucci comments and everything and gets stronger out of it.
FORZA KEAN!
FORZA KEAN!
I think it's pretty obvious Balotelli has deep rooted psychological issues. I have a lot of sympathy for the guy. I think he has the heart in the right place and he shows it quite often. But he combines massive insecurities about who he is as a human being with a below average intelligence and the difficult reality of always being in the spotlight.
To be honest with you there are times I think it's a miracle he's still playing football.
To be honest with you there are times I think it's a miracle he's still playing football.
I'm not so sure about that. His rough upbringing could still result in his inability to be comfortable in his own skin. Again, it's about reaction instead of proactive action in that case: you define yourself by others and what they seem to think, say, and do -- not by anything intrinsic to yourself. The challenge with that mode is that you exist in opposition to others, meaning your focus is external and not internal.
Now a lot of athletes use a chip-on-their-shoulder approach for motivation and to "prove others wrong" ... even if the fans are on your side. Psychological sports research shows a lot of sports figures use that as a crutch ... even to the extent of mentally fabricating a world of haters that really do not exist for them. And that is true regardless of skin color.
But I can't help but get a sense that Balotelli was always reacting to external forces and was never able to operate from within himself. The idiot racists everywhere made it more difficult for him than 99% of most athletes, to be sure. But without an ability to turn inward and not be purely motivated by the outward, he was always going to be lost.
Now a lot of athletes use a chip-on-their-shoulder approach for motivation and to "prove others wrong" ... even if the fans are on your side. Psychological sports research shows a lot of sports figures use that as a crutch ... even to the extent of mentally fabricating a world of haters that really do not exist for them. And that is true regardless of skin color.
But I can't help but get a sense that Balotelli was always reacting to external forces and was never able to operate from within himself. The idiot racists everywhere made it more difficult for him than 99% of most athletes, to be sure. But without an ability to turn inward and not be purely motivated by the outward, he was always going to be lost.
I don't understand the concerns about Kean turning into Balo.
They really don't seem like similar personalities.
Is it because he is a fan of Balotelli? He is a young Italian striker of African heritage and grew up in a time when Balotelli was Italy's top striker. Of course he going to be a fan of him, there is a lot that he can relate to with him. I'm sure Balotelli was the idol for a lot of Italian kids of similar age.
They really don't seem like similar personalities.
Is it because he is a fan of Balotelli? He is a young Italian striker of African heritage and grew up in a time when Balotelli was Italy's top striker. Of course he going to be a fan of him, there is a lot that he can relate to with him. I'm sure Balotelli was the idol for a lot of Italian kids of similar age.
and he supported inter 
(SELL!)
