4) How many chances will Mario Balotelli get? He’s on thin ice now…
Mario Balotelli played for 50 minutes last night. In that time he managed a loose pass that would lead to us giving away the decisive, match-winning free-kick. He would spectacularly fail to mark Branislav Ivanovic at the resulting set piece – although quite why he was marking him in the first place is anyone’s guess. He squared up to Chelsea captain John Terry and he was characteristically wasteful in possession – a selfish attempt at goal from an impossible angle with teammates lining up in the penalty area summing up his night. Time up?
