At the end of last week familiar and worrying pictures emerged of Mario Balotelli from a Liverpool training session. Sitting on his backside on the grass at Melwood, the Italian centre forward looked as though he was being coaxed to his feet by Brendan Rodgers. Those who worked with Balotelli at Manchester City will have recognised the sketch straight away for whenever he used to make a mistake in training during his first stint in English football he would simply fall over. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Head to head: Mario Balotelli vs Diego Costa Brendan Rodgers helps Mario Balotelli up during a training session at Melwood
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Mario Balotelli has yet to score for Liverpool in the Premier League
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The Liverpool striker missed a number of good chances against QPR
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Balotelli lacks mental strength and confidence to deal with adversity
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