Mario Balotelli called a "t***" for scoring one of most audacious goals in Prem history
dailystar.co.ukNorwich City and Aston Villa striker Grant Holt once admitted he thought Mario Balotelli was a “twat” when the Manchester City striker cheekily scored a goal with his shoulder.The mischievous Italian striker never failed to shock with his mischievous antics both on and off the pitch.
But with one little shoulder flick during the Citizens’ 5-1 demolition of Norwich at the Etihad Stadium in 2011, Balotelli demonstrated his showmanship, cheekiness, and perhaps most of all, his ability to infuriate.
After initially producing a very good, close-range save from Balotelli, then Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy was forced to watch the ball painfully spin into the air and drop onto the shoulder of the Italian striker who was less than two yards from goal.
And Holt very clearly highlighted his and Norwich's feelings towards his unique strike. “You know you’ve got to defend, you know it’s going to be hard and you know you are going to get spankings,” Holt said to the Under The Cosh podcast in 2018 when asked about his Premier League experience with Norwich. “I was there at Manchester City when Balotelli did the shoulder goal.“You just think ‘you t***’ - you know when he gave the old shoulder on the line.
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