SAMPDORIA STRIKER OKAKA CALLS ON BALOTELLI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY: STOP BLAMING OTHERS

Sampdoria striker Stefano Okaka has taken a dig at Liverpool signing Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli left AC Milan last month for Liverpool.

“Is the fact Balotelli left Serie A for England a failure for our football? No, if anything he is the one who failed,” ex-Fulham forward Okaka told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“Does he think great champions were never under pressure? When Ibrahimovic was in Italy, he scored 30 goals per season.

“He mustn’t keep looking to blame others. Mario is a great player, but if he had problems in Italy then half the responsibility is his.

“At times in life you need to stop and look inside yourself. The fact remains he is a great player and this new English experience might help him rediscover the hunger he once had.”