I love this José /mad Mario tale-
Jose on Balatelli- "I remember one time when we went to play Kazan in the Champions League. In that match I had all my strikers injured. No Diego Milito, no Samuel Eti'o, I was really in trouble and Mario was the only one.
Mario got a yellow card in the 42nd minute, so when I got to the dressing room at half-time I spend 14 minutes of the 15 speaking only to Mario.
I said to him 'Mario, I cannot change you, I have no strikers on the bench, so don't touch anybody and play only the ball. If we lose the ball no reaction. If someone provokes you, no reaction, if the referee makes a mistake, no reaction'.
The 46th minute - red card".