Balotelli is like a lorry heading for the edge of a cliff

Sitting on his backside on the grass at Melwood, the Italian centre forward looked as though he was being coaxed to his feet by Brendan Rodgers.Those who worked with Balotelli at Manchester City will have recognised the sketch straight away for whenever he used to make a mistake in training during his first stint in English football he would simply fall over.A younger man back then, Balotelli's behaviour was interpreted by coaching staff at City as that of a player trying to hide embarrassment by feigning injury. It was endearing, for about a session-and-a-half. Then it wasn't.'I had never seen anything like it,' said one of Roberto Mancini's coaches.'When Mario made a mistake – like a wayward shot or a poor corner – he would often fall over, as though he was hurt.'It was like watching a kid trying to cover up a mistake.'It was ridiculous and, in the end, we just recognised it as classic Mario.'When things go wrong, his first instinct is not to put them right but to look for excuses.'As Balotelli's career stalls on the runway at Liverpool, Rodgers and his staff should be concerned.The Liverpool manager has a brilliant record at Anfield of improving players. He has improved Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson, for example. He even managed to improve Luis Suarez. It's one of his qualities as a coach.It may just be, though, that he has taken on too much with Balotelli. The signs of a downward spiral are already In place.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudailty.Az