yugo23 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 He is one of the biggest talents in the world, but in this game he didn't meet the expectations. I signed him on free, to see if I can turn his fortunes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milnerpoint Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 he is a waste of space in the real world and most definitely in FM! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlobben Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 He is still in manchester city in 2015, but he haven't played first team football in two years. He has recently instructed his agent to find him a more suitable club because he is unhappy at being fined. Can't say im surprised Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick451 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 He's still at City in 2013 and is valued at around 3m, not playing a single game for 2 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBF652 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 After his contract with City ran out, he went to Napoli on a free, but left one year later. Most of the times he wasn't even on the bench. Lost track of him since then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coentrao Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 On my previous save i saw him on a free transfer recently and didn't take him, he was only 25 or 26 but had seriously declined even more on his mentals, concentration of 1, teamwork and workrate of 2 and 3 and the rest of his physicals were not that impressive. I suppose that if you start with Man City and choose a good tutor for him maybe he can turn out a good player despite his weak mental attributes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWaRFeGa Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 How did he do in my game? Poorly. Rubbish as a manager too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
postal postie Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 he ended up playing 24 games in the first season with man city, played 2 games in the second season due to him initially not being registered (no doubt because he was a moany git who said he wanted to leave). man city constantly were offering him out for about 7mill and there were no takers. half way in the 3rd season he finally went to some spanish club where he now wants to leave, a year after joining Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luton Town Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I signed him for Luton in League 1 he was only rated 3 stars by my assistant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaru5 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 at the start of the 2012/2013 season he has a grand total of 12 EPL starts and 2 sub appearances (9 first season, 3(2) last), 4 cup starts (3 last season, 1 this) and 1 continental sub appearance (first season) and he has scored 2 in 9(1) season one, and 1 in 6(2) in season 2. He is unregistered this season... (content with conditions at the club currently) Internationally though, he has 7 goals and an assist in 8 starts.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLF Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Seems like he's doing bad in everyone's game then and hasn't even gone close to fulfilling immense potential in anybody's game. Would be nice to hear from someone who did either turn him out to be a star or noticed he became one after all and overcame some of his mental problems/attitudes as players have in real life. Many of the world's greatest players were never the biggest professionals.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
athos Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Except FM isn't real life, and in the game mechanics, CA growth is limited by hidden mental attributes, which is why Balotelli will never gain more than 5 CA points. That's not to say he can't play well though. If you know how to play him and keep his morale high, he can score for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daidaithesequel Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 He has scored once for me in 25 games, im finding it really hard to play him, its not that he isn't getting shots, he just cannot finish them at all, i gave him a bit of abuse for playing crap and he wants to leave! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbo79 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 He is a nightmare on my palermo save, no one will take him off my hands and I can't really blame them - offered him out on loan, for his value, for half his value with a percentage later 12 goals in 44 appearances, constantly getting fined at the moment for skipping training The boy is 2 stops from dagenham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_numbers Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Better than some of you lot have seen him playing. 3 goals in 41 league games for Man City in 4 seasons (they played him loads in the 1st and 3rd season, barely at all in the 2nd and 4th) which earned him a £8.5m move to Chelsea. He played fairly regularly for the Blues for 6 years, the sporadically for his final two seasons, with a total of 29 goals in 146 league games. Joined Kayserispor on a free in 2022 and so far has 19 goals in 32 games in his season and a half - actually a really good return for a 32/33 year old. Pleasingly, his only medal from that whole time is a League Cup win with Man City in 2014. He has a place on the bench in Chelsea's overall best XI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Seems like he's doing bad in everyone's game then and hasn't even gone close to fulfilling immense potential in anybody's game. Would be nice to hear from someone who did either turn him out to be a star or noticed he became one after all and overcame some of his mental problems/attitudes as players have in real life. Many of the world's greatest players were never the biggest professionals.... Balotelli is pretty much a one-off even in terms of lack of professionalism, to be honest. While the odd superstar likes partying and whatnot, Balotelli is, unbelievably, even worse than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick451 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Just wondering, are there any more players like Balotelli, where they're good but after the 2nd season nobody wants him and are worthless? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some Guy! Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I tried to sign him for my Honved side on a free. He wanted £140k a week and a £3 mil signing on fee... My most valuable player is payed £3.5k a week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggusD Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 He demands too much money for anyone being interested, yet he signs new contracts with City even though he hates it there. He is impossible to motivate and hence he doesn't score goals. I think it should be possible to actually make him into a superstar if you just let him do whatever he wants and never fine him for it. Because of the team talks being so important to performances, he cannot play well with his hidden mental attributes, so he is absolutely rubbish in 11.3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gaming_guy Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 He was absolutely awesome for my AC Milan team for 2 seasons scoring around 30 goals per season, but then all his stats fell badly when he hit 27...and now he's terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milnerpoint Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 in one of my games he was rubbish played 26 games altogether in the league for City until he moved to Barca on a free, had one very good season before Milan bought him and he scored 2 in 27 leagues games, now in their reserves demanding to leave and no one is interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregt or smokey Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I must admit that he is a trouble maker and causes rifts in the team but whenever ive signed him he's been amazing. Took him to madrid in one game and him and ronaldo on the wings were the best in the world, they shared all the player of the year awards between them. Although this wasnt on the most recent update and his mental stats have definately declined some Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cragswfc Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 if you play him he does wonders , this is how he doing on my game Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I've just signed him at Fiorentina for 1.5 million. I normally wouldn't touch this guy with a barge pole but I was desperate for a quality striker. I'll let you know how I get on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Signed him on a free at Exeter, so far just two appearences from the bench. He'd moved to Ath Madrid for a few million from City but eventually got dropped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo james Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Has sat on the bench at City, Real Madrid and AC Milan on my current save, and is currently enjoying a run in the relegation threatened Osasuna first team in year 2017. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Could it get more unlikely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
athos Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Could it get more unlikely? Determination 1 Level of Discipline 10 Motivation 2 lol He did learn something from being fined all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looknohands Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 As of the end of May in 2013: Currently playing for the MC reserves, with a total of 4 goals and 4 assists in 20 games over the course of his City career. At this rate I'll probably be able to bring him in as a Designated Player for my MLS squad. I'd love to see how we get along! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Larcos Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 irl: he his definitly not playing good as we thought he wa goin to be....but he does have potential to be a world class player. in game: he has been playing poor for me, poor performance, poor rating, few goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Could it get more unlikely? Things didn't go well for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballedgend Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 on my save he's currently at hibernian after moving for free from man. city in 2015 he only made 12 apperances for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wen1234 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Actually in my game he's doing well. Was a backup at Man City for 2 years, got some games later on, moved on a free to Villa in 15-16 and has been a first-team regular since. Plays 30+ games every season and scores 10+ to 25 goals every season. Sounds a lot better than most of the people above! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yugo23 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 In my new save I am managing Hibernian, for already few years. Guess which club Balotelli decided to sign for after his MC contract ran out? My city rivals - Hearts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKalle Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Uploaded with ImageShack.us An encouraging start at Valencia after a failed stint at Real, but it went downhill pretty fast... just like his stats. And his wage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik_Dut Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 He is an Italian raised star playing in English league in an English-centric game. Hint: Look at Shevchenko. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfc 4 ever Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 play on the right side of a 3 man attack for me and not doing that badly gets a few important goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Spiral Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 It's hard for me to tell, since he retired long ago. But he left Man City for arsenal after 3 seasons for £6 million + then left on a free 2 years later. Impossible for me to know after that unless I go through every teams history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowie Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 On mine he is playing for Padova who are currently 10th in Italian Serie C/1A in the year 2019, bit of a drop for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLeaseDontSackME Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Has anyone tried tutoring him or is he too old at the start of the game? Im guessing his mental stats mess him up on the game as they do in rl. He needs a bit of fergie schooling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 It's weird how much his career varies... I suppose FM have done a good job with his unpredictability! Since retiring from football he has never been hired as staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKB Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 released by City in 2015 in my game, signed for the mighty Cartagena. Scoring 7 goals in 30 matches in the best season so far for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 In my game (in 2020) he had two poor seasons in the man city team (25 games, 7 goals total) and then spent 3 seasons in their reserves. At the end of his contract he joined Sassuolo in Serie B and played 12 games in two seasons, scoring no goals. He then joined Crotone on a free who were also in Serie B and spent two seasons with them playing 33 games and scoring 4 goals during which time they got relegated to Serie C1. Finally he has joined Cremonese for the massive sum of £16k (also in Serie C1) and has played 34 games and scored 10 goals in one and a half seasons. For Italy he has 8 caps and 6 goals and at 30 he is doomed to spend life in Serie C from the looks of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Larcos Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 My biggest challenge for me is to make Balotelli into a world-class player, wish me luck! If you look at his stats they are quite good, Im just not quite sure on which posistion he best plays. I'm considering playing him as a trequartista (I have never used that role for a player) so it will be intresting to see how it develops. I'm currently managing Arsenal in one of my saves, it's the 2nd season & Balotelli is listed for loan in the Man City Reserves squad, im going to go for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Larcos Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 It's weird how much his career varies... I suppose FM have done a good job with his unpredictability! Since retiring from football he has never been hired as staff. 5 years with Man City & only 10 appearances From you're screenshots he had his best years at Triestina & Bari so maybe he's best suited for small Italian teams, who knows ehh? This guy is a wierd & challanging player to manage, but I'll give it my best shot if I ever choose to purchase him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Things Could Get Messi Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 when i had a go with man city he got a hat trick for me in his 3rd appearance. got sent off next game for a 2 foor lunge, gave him a warning and he complained to the pfa trying to get his contract ripped up. he was a total nightmare after that and rarely put in a good performance. if you want a good squad harmony then he is the worst player you can sign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggz Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 if you play him he does wonders , this is how he doing on my game Uploaded with ImageShack.us Nice one...my only question is what on earth possessed you, after only 1 decent season in the 5 previous, to part with £25M+ for his services? either way - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Larcos Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 He is an Italian raised star playing in English league in an English-centric game. Hint: Look at Shevchenko. I was thinking that too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake Appeal Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Man City just released him in my Unione Venezia save, after he started a staggering 15 times in four seasons. Torino picked him up for a trial, but apparently didn't like what they saw. As a joke, I then offered him a joke trial (Venezia are newly-promoted to Serie B) and he accepted. I joke played him in two games. He scored in one and missed a joke penalty in the other. I offered him a joke contract and he (joke??) accepted, at just €4.2K p/w (minimum release of €1m). Since then, several other teams have made offers, but I'm hoping he accepts mine so I can then cancel it. As a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake Appeal Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Balotelli Watch Update: He chose Piacenza! A pretty bad move, as while they're in Serie A they're predicted to finish 19th, and he joins a squad that already has too many strikers and plays a 4-4-1-1. I hope he stays, though, so I maybe get to face off against him in Serie B next year, and set all Tackling to Hard. He is now being paid €10.5K p/w. That's one hell of a pay cut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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