Balotelli threatens to become 'rebellious 16-year-old' self as stint turns sour

The forward hasn't been on the field since last December 21 against Napoli, hence the discontent on social media: “Someone around here would deserve not a mature Mario but a 16-year-old Mario.”

'Around here they deserve the rebellious 16-year-old Mario. Maybe that way they would understand what it means to truly lack respect': Balotelli makes threat to his manager Patrick Vieira

Mario Balotelli has issued Patrick Vieira with a threat

Balotelli threatens to become 'rebellious 16-year-old' self as stint turns sour

MARIO BALOTELLI has threatened to bring out his inner “rebel” after being frozen out by Patrick Vieira. The notorious football bad-boy is currently playing in his native Italy for Genoa. GettyMario Balotelli is playing for Genoa in Italy[/caption] InstagramThe Italian striker has hit out on Instagram after struggling for game time[/caption] Balotelli joined the Serie A side last October after spells in Turkey and Switzerland. But he has missed t…

Balotelli sends strong message: 'Understand what it means to disrespect someone'

Mario Balotelli sent out a cryptic message after Genoa coach Patrick Vieira froze him out. ‘Maybe they’d understand what it really means to disrespect someone like this.’The striker came back to Serie A as a free agent on October 28 after talks with coach Alberto Gilardino, but the situation was transformed within weeks when Vieira was brought in.The pair have a history and SuperMario was quickly relegated not just to the bench, but frozen out o…