NIGEL DE JONG has told Mario Balotelli to stop acting the fool.Manchester City midfielder De Jong said: “Sometimes Mario is a fool and at other times he is a genius — there are two sides to him.
“Lots of people expect him to pull off crazy stunts and as a result he feels he must do something.
“People like that need to have upheaval in their lives in order to perform.
“He is happy in his personal relationship. That is important and it makes him more focused.
“But he knows that he has to become more serious-minded.”
SunSport revealed on Monday how some of City’s squad feel that mad-cap Italian Balo is given special treatment by boss Roberto Mancini.
And De Jong believes the 21-year-old would have been a lost cause a long time ago but for Mancini.
The Dutchman, 27, added: “Luckily, we have a manager who has his say, otherwise Mario would have gone off the rails a long time ago.
“Problems also seem to come from the people who hang around with him.”
City defender Joleon Lescott is set to boost Mancini by returning for Sunday’s home game with Arsenal after a month out with a groin problem.
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