Mario Balotelli reignites his feud with Brendan Rodgers by labelling him a ‘disaster of a person’ and the ‘worst coach’ he’s ever had in TV interview

Mario Balotelli has reignited his feud with Brendan Rodgers by labelling his former manager as a ‘disaster’ and describing him as the worst coach he has ever had during a recent interview. 

Balotelli played under Rodgers after Liverpool decided to sign the former Manchester City star from AC Milan for £16million in 2014. However, Balotelli struggled for form. 

Balotelli scored just one goal in 16 Premier League appearances under Rodgers and only managed four goals in 28 games in total. Therefore, Liverpool loaned the striker back to Milan. 

However, it was after Balotelli left for Nice under the reign of Jurgen Klopp that he and Rodgers began feuding publicly. The striker was irritated by the fact his former boss made a joke at his expense. 

Rodgers had said that the Italian was the best player he had ever coached and went on to claim Balotelli, who had spent a solitary season at Anfield, was a ‘fantastic player’. 

Balotelli played under Rodgers after Liverpool decided to sign the former Manchester City star from AC Milan for £16million in 2014. However, Balotelli struggled for form

Balotelli responded to Rodgers on Twitter, now known as X, saying: ‘Brendan Rodgers you are also the best manager I ever had. Amazing,’ complete with a cry-laughing emoji and a kiss.

Balotelli seems to have reignited their feud by calling Rodgers a ‘disaster’ of a human-being before describing him as the ‘worst’ coach he has ever had during a recent interview. 

Speaking to TVPlay, Balotelli said: ‘Brendan Rodgers is the worst coach I have ever had. He was number one as far as training sessions were concerned, what with keeping possession of the ball and the small-sided games. But as a person he was a disaster.’ 

Rodgers and Balotelli spent one turbulent season together at Liverpool in 2014-15 and enjoyed an antagonistic relationship. The former Man City hotshot could not fit into Rodgers’ style of football as Liverpool struggled following the sale of Luis Suarez.

As a result, Balotelli was loaned out to AC Milan and was given short shrift by Klopp when he replaced Rodgers as manager. The striker was forced to train on his own during pre-season before he joined Nice on a free transfer on deadline day.