Balotelli is far from blameless and even he will probably admit a couple of mistakes down the line but he is 24 years of age. Brendan Rodgers is a fully grown man and acts like a petulant child at times.
He has never fully offered his backing to Balotelli right from the off, calling him a ‘calculated gamble’ right through to finally saying the ‘penny had dropped’ and slating him only a couple of days after.
Rodgers has shown Balotelli very little loyalty or support and at times you have to wonder if Balotelli hasn’t just become a scapegoat in the Brendan Blame Game.