“James Dutton looks at two lessons from Liverpool’s recent past for Mario Balotelli… Mario Balotelli is at a crossroads. In fact, Mario Balotelli is always at a crossroads. Every decision he makes, however crucial or anodyne, is analysed for its far-reaching consequences and wider meaning by somebody somewhere. Every pass, every run, every shot, every turn is scrutinised and pored over in minute detail like every dismissal suffered by Kevin Pietersen. The record-breaking batsman once famously said, ‘It’s tough being me in this dressing room’, and you imagine the Italian knows where he’s coming from.” The False Nine