How did Liverpool come to sign such a highrisk player as Mario Balotelli TorKristian Karlsen (Guardian)

pStrikers struggles at Anfield demonstrate that it is not easy to replace to replace a worldclass striker especially with a player with a troubled pastppMario Balotelli may have a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2014oct28liverpoolswanseacitycapitalonecupmatchreport titlescored for Liverpool last night a only his second competitive goal this season but questions still remain about his suitability to Brendan Rodgers side and how and why the andpound16m Italian striker with a troubled past ended up at Anfield.ppAs Tottenham could have told Rodgers replacing a worldclass player is no easy task especially if youre not a club with the stature of Real Madrid Bayern Munich Chelsea or the like.p a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballblog2014oct29mariobalotelliliverpoolrodgersContinue reading...a