Adel Taarabt on Mario Balotelli: 'He is an ordinary player, not a phenomenon'
Adel Taarabt isn't a fan of former teammate Mario Balotelli.
Taarabt, who played alongside Balotelli during his brief spell with Milan at the end of last season, said in a recent interview with Italian TV channel Sky Italia he's not surprised by Balotelli's struggles with Liverpool.
The Italia attacker has yet to score in the Premier League since his £16 million move this past summer, and Taarabt says their time together at Milan showed him that such problems were always a possibility.
Balotelli? Everyone told me he was amazing and I played with him and I can say he is strong but he didn't seem to me as though he was world class. He is an ordinary player, not a phenomenon. He is someone who has a strong shot but he doesn't play for the team. And if he does, he doesn't score as is the case right now at Liverpool. He's had so many chances, from (Manchester) City to Milan, and he's thrown them away.
Pot, meet kettle.