DBasia.news – OGC Nice coach Patrick Vieira said that Mario Balotelli is like a scapegoat in his own country. Apparently, his name often mentioned whenever there is something bad with Italian football.
This matter, Vieira continued, related closely with Italian public habit to give critic for the players if the team failed to win the match.
“Mario was severely criticised in Italy: it’s always like that when the team doesn’t win, you need someone to blame. I think that Mario was the perfect culprit for the Italian press,” Vieira said reported by ESPN.
Vieira who played with Balotelli in Inter Milan and Manchester City really knows how the Palermo player often intimidated by the public. Vieira supports Balotelli and believed his former teammate will be tough handling it.
“It’s a shame. We spoke about it together, and I know that for these kinds of things, he is strong enough mentally to deal with the situation. But they have really been unfair with him,” Vieira added.