Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli attacks training dummy
Not content after his scrap with team-mate Aleksandar Kolarov on Thursday, Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli picked another fight in training on Friday, only this time it was with a dummy.[LNB] What are you looking at? Mario Balotelli prepares a right hook for the dummy[LNB]As a tongue-in-cheek gesture to start with, Balotelli began by throwing a couple of punches at the dummy. But then he seemed to get a bit carried away.[LNB] Are you sure? Aleksandar Kolarov (fourth right) looks baffled as Balotelli prepares a kick[LNB]His City team-mates looked baffled as he bizarrely dealt out a series of kicks and punches to the training prop.[LNB] Jab some of that: Balotelli throws another right[LNB]The latest demonstration by Balotelli serves to highlight the eccentricities of the man who has caused his manager Roberto Mancini no end of headaches since his arrival in Manchester 12 months ago.[LNB] You dummy: Balotelli is now fully focused on the task at hand[LNB]On the pitch, he infuriated Mancini in Los Angeles last month when opting to back heel wide when presented with a goalscoring opportunity. He was also heavily criticised for childishly winding up Manchester United fans and players after City's win in the FA Cup semi-final in April.[LNB] What a winker: Balotelli winds up Rio Ferdinand at Wembley[LNB]And on the training ground Balotelli is also no stranger to controversy.[LNB]His bust-up with Kolarov followed an exchange of blows with now-departed Jerome Boateng back in December 2010.[LNB] Bust up: Balotelli squares up to Kolarov on Thursday[LNB]Balotelli upset the City apple-cart this week by claiming: 'I'm not happy in Manchester, I don't like the city.'[LNB]Kolarov and co will just be pleased that he took his frustrations out on a dummy this time.[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEHe's at it again! City bad boy Balotelli caught up in training ground bust-up with KolarovMan City sign giant Romania No 1 Pantilimon as Given replacementAll the latest Man City news, features and opinion[LNB]
