21 Feb 2015 12:27:49
prob adding more fuel to the fire with the balotelli pen situation but in my opinion any discussion about it from the club or it representitives should be kept within the confinds of the changing room. i apreciate gerrard was working as a media rep at the time and was as such expressing his opinion ect but i fee he has only increased the tension around the situation.

{Ed002's Note - Balotelli did the damage; Gerrard was put on the spot about it. I can tell you that the club are very seriously miffed at the disruption he has caused - again.}

1.) 21 Feb 2015
21 Feb 2015 13:12:18
Balottelli was pretty much nailed on scoring the penalty, which he did, last time Sturridge had a chance from the spot - no pressure on him, he missed. Who knows what Henderson would have done. Fact is if Rodgers had anything about him at all, he would have said, if Balotelli is on the park, he takes it, if not then his nominated player, Henderson presumably would have taken it.

{Ed002's Note - But as we know that wasn't the situation.}

2.) 21 Feb 2015
21 Feb 2015 13:25:20
i don't for one minute agree with or support balotelli's actions in the slightest, as you pointed out its yet another incident in which he has caused disruption to the team and brought the media spotlight on the club for all the wrong reasons, i just believe that any rebukes by team mates should be don't in the privacy of the changing room and not futher faning the flames through the media.

3.) 22 Feb 2015
22 Feb 2015 00:30:42
Agreed Philly! It should be done in-house and the captain should know better and diffuse the situation in public. Now that BR came out and proved Balo right for taking the peno for whatever raason, now makes SG look like a mug and proves the case that everyone should have just calmed down and allow the media to to do their trolling. Hopfully, lessons have been learnt here.

4.) 22 Feb 2015
22 Feb 2015 00:46:49
Gerrard put himself on the spot by agreeing to do punditry on his own team whilst still playing for the club to earn a couple of much needed quid. Could you imagine Neville doing the same and then having to play with those players the next week???

5.) 22 Feb 2015
22 Feb 2015 08:11:18
Ed002, you say Gerrard was put on the spot? Yes maybe he was, but as captain of LFC that should be expected, and shouldn't he have been more diplomatic and neutral? Or shall we accept that the two most forefront figures of LFC can say what they please in front of the media?

Gerrard's damaging comments should not be taken lightly and could lead to potential divisions amongst the squad. I guarantee if it was any other player except Gerrard, he would undoubtedly be disciplined by the club.

{Ed001's Note - the issue with Gerrard was that he should never have been there for one, and secondly Balotelli should have followed instruction and not left him having to comment. The issue was all down to Balotelli not being able to do anything but think about himself.}

6.) 22 Feb 2015
22 Feb 2015 10:49:07
I really can't see the argument here. Ed001 has hit the nail on the head.