While failed bathroom experimentation may have condemned his pyrotechnic career to the realms of
lazy humor, Mario Balotelli’s footballing talent has finally found the greenery most conducive to its belated blossoming.
The frown so intrinsically linked with his controversial endeavor failed to disappear, but in this culmination of careful improvement Balotelli showed that he’s more than just a troublesome ornament.
After years of almost constant indignation, it was easy to sympathize with the forward’s celebratory message. “Why always me?” read his undershirt – revealed just after the first of six Manchester City goals.
In For The Hat Trick 