'' I’ll let you smoke but I might not let you play'' _ Roberto Mancini

WARNED ... Mario Balotelli

ROBERTO MANCINI has told Mario Balotelli that he can carry on puffing — as long as he lights up Manchester City with goals.

Striker Balotelli’s smoking habit is a source of irritation to the management — along with his temperament and rollercoaster form.
But boss Mancini says the cigs can stay if he starts finding the net on a more regular basis.
Mancini said: “If he smokes 10 cigarettes a day and scores two goals every game it is better.
"But I don’t like to smoke. If he wants to smoke it is his problem for his life.”
It is just another exasperating episode in the life of the endlessly controversial Balotelli

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