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'Jose Mourinho is not an easy guy' - Mario Balotelli recounts the heated argument with the former Inter manager

Posted : 25 April 2023
Mario Balotelli claims Jose Mourinho once threw him off the Inter squad bus and calls the Portuguese coach "not an easy guy to deal with."

Over the course of his career, the mysterious Italy international striker has made plenty of headlines, many of them as a consequence of confrontations with coaches who found it hard to control him.

Mourinho fit into that group, and working with two explosive personalities at San Siro always had the prospect of explosions.

Balotelli said: “Mou is not an easy guy to deal with, much like me. One time before a trip to Catania, we had an argument on the bus taking us to the airport. He made me get off the bus and I had to return home with a car.”

Although Balotelli acknowledges that he frequently put himself in difficulty, which led to his famous "Why Always Me" celebration when playing for Manchester City, he also feels that there have been moments when he has been unfairly singled out.

He added: “I know that I made mistakes, but it is also true that the spotlight was always on me. Aside from my own character and the label of being a prodigy as a teenager, I think the status of being the first black player in the Italy squad also contributed to people always talking about what I did off the field. I saw colleagues do some things, if it had been me…”

With Serie A and Champions League championship titles to his résumé, Balotelli, who is currently 32 years old and plays club football for FC Sion in Switzerland, feels he still has some playing time left.

He said of his future plans: “I think I can play at least another four years at a good level. When I do retire, I’ll be happy with the path I have taken. I could’ve done more, but in any case I won everything.”

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