His dream is about the Italian national team but it doesn't look like happening for Mario Balotelli. Ventura has no intention getting back on his choices and Nice forward's name shouldn't be in the list of the players that will face Sweden in the World Cup playoff.
The former Milan still hopes for it though as he said to Nice Matin: "If the coach wanted to call me, I'd be ready. If he didn't, I'll always be an Italy fan". Besides the national team, his Nice will face PSG in their next game: "Winning is possible, hard but doable. I would have preferred playing against Neymar though". The Brazilian star will miss the game after he got expelled during the last game against Marseille.
Balotelli seems like he's changed and shows it in his behavior regarding critics: "What makes me angry are critics towards my personal life. On the other hand, I accept those that are about football, even if I don't like them. I know it well when I haven't played well on Sundays, I talk about it with the coach the next Monday. I don't need to read it in the newspapers to know it. If I don't play well enough, I have to work from Monday to Friday to do better. I don't care about other people's judgements but it's the only way to improve. Critics exist and you have to accept them. I you don't, you should play another sport".
