God, I actually like Pandev but some of you guys are making me hate him!
lol, it is always like that, when fanboys are praising someone with no reason, you just dislike him..
Ok, my oppinion about this issue...
I dont want to compare any player.. Especially not Mario and Goran, since they are TOTALLY different type of players, totally different characters. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages as players.
In terms of quality, there is no doubt Balotelli is better. In fact, he is better than all our strikers. However, as people said, there was a reason Jose played pandev instead of balotelli. He is more versatile and has MUCH better tactical awareness, which was crucial for Joses tactics... As i said, overall, Balotelli is better, but not always the best are in advantage, there is much more than individual quality in football. Who claims the opposite is igrnorant imho..
So, it is really stupid to argue who is better and why is better. Just going into circles, argues between the two "sides" which will never end, no way Pandev defenders will change the mind of the balotelli defenders and opposite. So IMHO there's no point of comapring and discussing on this issue.
As for the balotellis future... Hmmm, really undecided. I dont like him as character, i think no one does. However, he has potential, he has quality to be one of the best. I know it is a gamble to keep him, but as every gamble, i think it might be worth in the end. I think our management should give him one more year, to see how it works unter our new manager... Maybe rafa will be the one that can turn him over, so who knows what will happen... On the other side, getting lets say 30+ mils is tempting of course, i just dont know who will replace him.. I say, lets keep him one more year, and see what happens...