Chelsea throw away chance of staying 8-point clear at the top after draw

Chelsea missed the opportunity to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League by drawing 1-1 against Southampton in an entertaining game at Stamford Bridge where the officials' decisions will once again be scrutinised.
Jose Mourinho's men were looking to respond from their European exit by tightening their grip on the title after Manchester City's loss at Burnley and went in front through Diego Costa's first Premier League goal in almost two months.
Dusan Tadic equalised after a contentious penalty, awarded for a foul by Nemanja Matic on the impressive Sadio Mane.
Replays showed Matic slid in from behind and made contact with the ball, but referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot and booked the Chelsea midfielder.
Chelsea might have had a spot kick of their own for a Tadic foul on Branislav Ivanovic, but then Dean gave the Blues the benefit of the doubt rather than reduce them to 10 men for all but the opening minute of the second half.
Matic could have marked his domestic return following a two-match ban for his dismissal against Burnley with another sending off, but he avoided a second booking for a foul on Mane within seconds of the restart.
Chelsea, under pressure for much of the contest, finished on the attack, but Fraser Forster made fine saves from Oscar, Eden Hazard and Juan Cuadrado to earn Saints a point.
The Blues, who are six points clear at the top, still have a game in hand on City and remain firmly in control of their bid for a first Premier League title in five years.

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Chelsea Handler and Nick Offerman Flaunt Derrieres for Esquire

Chelsea Handler, who is no strangers to baring her assets to the camera, goes completely nude alongside Nick Offerman for Esquire Magazine's April issue. Instead of going full-frontal, Chelsea and Nick show off their back side and their booties. The pair hold hands while Chelsea's toes overlap Nick's toes. They look nonchalantly over their shoulders, mimicking John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1968's Rolling Stone cover. Chelsea's side boob is visible but partially covered by the "Parks and Recreation" star's arm. The cover is accompanied with headline, "Women & Men: An Issue About Our Current Difficulties." The magazine writes, "Yes, they are both naked, on an issue devoted entirely to how men and women interact... Us and Them. A special issue of Esquire devoted to the increasingly charged relations between women and men in America." The magazine will hit the newsstands and online on March 24. 

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Jose Mourinho answered Jamie Carragher, Graeme Souness over criticism

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at criticism from Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness regarding the behaviour of his players versus Paris Saint-Germain.

Mourinho was responding to reaction from the from the pair, who are pundits for Sky Sports, about Chelsea's confrontations with the referee in the midweek Champions League elimination against Paris Saint-Germain, claiming that they did very similar in their playing careers, and Souness just as much in his managerial career.

Nine of Mourinho's players had confronted referee Bjorn Kuipers about Zlatan Ibrahimovic's tackle on Oscar that led to a straight red card for the Sweden international.

Mourinho rejected certain perceptions of his behaviour, and said the true way to judge Chelsea was the way they congratulated PSG.

He said: "One by one in the tunnel after the PSG game, I shook the hands of not just their players but the coaches and everyone else from PSG. I told them they deserved to win and good luck for the future.

"This is the way we behave after a defeat. I am not like the way people sometimes like to describe me."

Responding to the censure from former Liverpool players Carragher and , Mourinho said: "The world is a bit strange, maybe because of diets and quality products we are eating, I think memories are getting shorter. Because when Carragher and Souness speak about it, it is because they are having a problem for sure.

"Carragher stopped playing two years ago and it seems he's forgotten everything on the pitch. Mr Souness has also forgotten, though he stopped playing a long time ago. He also forgets that I know so much about him, because he left Benfica as coach.

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Kim Kardashian Appears With Nude Bra and Sheer Top

Kim Kardashian certainly turned heads when leaving her hotel at Le Royal Monceau with her husband Kanye West for a dinner on Wednesday, March 11. Kim appeared braless by wearing a black sheer long-sleeved top over a nude bra.

The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star paired her top with a black below-the-knee pencil skirt, knee-high opened-toed boots and a dark-brown full-length fur coat. Styling her hair in natural waves, she completed her look with black sunglasses and nude lipstick.

Earlier on the day, Kim attended Louis Vuitton show wearing a much more covered up outfit which included a black peplum bodice and tight ruffled skirt. She completed her look with black long earrings and strappy heels.

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Jaden Smith Representative debunk Gay Rumor

Jaden Smith is not coming out as gay despite rumors to the contrary. A representative for the 16-year-old actor/rapper debunks the story that has been spreading on internet, telling Gossip Cop that "there's no truth to any of it."

MediaTakeOut started the "coming out" speculation, suggesting that the "After Earth" star made the confession through a tweet to rapper Tyler, the Creator which read, "@fucktyler I Think Im In Love With You, I Don't Know I'm Still Figuring It Out But In The Meantime, Happy Birthday."

"There has been SPECULATION for years that Jaden might have been gay ... now there is NO DOUBT," the gossip site claimed, noting that Jaden liked to wear "dresses" in public. The site also said that the son of Will Smith deleted the tweet after being told to do so by his PR team.

However, it's very likely that Jaden's tweet to Tyler is just a lighthearted message to a friend, not an announcement about his sexual orientation. Jaden was in the past rumored to be dating Kylie Jenner, but the rumor died down after the two persistently denied it.

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Jerod Brown insinuate that Bobbi and Whitney Houston were murdered by Pat Houston

Bobbi Kristina Brown's cousin Jerod Brown claimed that Bobbi and her mother Whitney Houston were murdered by Pat Houston. Jerod made the allegations on Facebook on Monday night, March 9.

Jerod wrote, "Auntie Whitney was murdered not drowned. That's a fact. Now the whole bathroom plot shows up again w/ Bobbi Kristina's situation. C'mon are you people that bold to try to perform this act again on my family. And the public believes whatever these people put in their faces, i mean it is convincing if you're not on the inside."

"However, I will let it be known Kristina has always had suspicion about Pat Houston," he continued, "Soon evidence will be handed over to assist this investigation."

Jerod then defended himself, posting "I was always taught to respect my elders. I also believe the older generation must give us younger generation respect as well. Older generation have experience over us and with the strength and boldness of our younger generation we can change the world. #MyThoughts. #TrueJusticeForWhitney #StillPrayForBK. Bobbi girl is ALIVE & still fighting! Continue to #PrayForBK #TrueJusticeForWhitney."

A source of the Houston family told Gossip Cop that Jerod's allegations were "insanity." The source said, "[Jerod]'s not in any way associated with the family," before adding, "The police record speaks for itself."

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Madonna Inspires my Platinum Blond Makeover- Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian revealed the one who inspired her to get the platinum blond hair makeover. “I’ve always had this image of Madonna with platinum hair in my references folder on my computer and I’ve been waiting a long time to try the look,” she was quoted by PEOPLE as admitting.

Though so, Kim insisted her hair makeover was not planned. “It was a really last minute decision,” so claimed the reality TV star and mother of one.

Kim Kardashian became talks of the town after debuting her new platinum blond hair in Paris for Fashion Week last week. She hit the Balmain fashion show with the companion of her mother Kris Jenner and husband Kanye West.

Besides, Kim had previously teased her new hair color on Instagram. "So I went platinum!! I have the best team! Thank you to @joycebonelli for being my inspiration and introducing me to @GregoryRussellHair who cut my hair & put this team together! Thank you @LorriGoddard_ who dyed my hair & got this color in one try! Not an easy task!" so read a caption that accompanied her selfie with her new platinum blond look.

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Lionel Messi scored a record-breaking 24th Primera Division hat trick in Barcelona's 6-1 win over Rayo Vallecano

Lionel Messi hat trick sees Barcelona top of La Liga with Luis Suarez brace as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 6-1 at the Camp Nou to return to the top of the table in emphatic style.

The Uruguayan got the ball rolling with an early goal and Gerard Pique doubled the lead shortly after the break, before Messi scored a treble inside 12 minutes which took him one hat trick clear of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Both sides had their right-backs sent off, with Tito getting two yellow cards for Rayo and Dani Alves getting a straight red for bringing down Alberto Bueno, who scored a consolation goal for the visitors, only for Suarez to pounce again in stoppage-time.

This was a merciless performance from Luis Enrique's side, who go one point clear at the top of the table after Real Madrid lost at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, reclaiming top spot for the first time in 2015.

And Messi's hat-trick -- his sixth of the season -- takes him level with Ronaldo at the top of the league's scoring charts with 30 goals from 25 starts.

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Girls kicked out of Justin Bieber's Birthday Party

Justin Bieber continued celebrating his 21th birthday by jetting off to Miami on Friday, March 6. However, the party was temporarily busted up by Miami Beach Police Department after a group of girls who attended the party were kicked out.

Justin was partying with his friends at Miami Beach Edition hotel on Friday night. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that at around 8:50 P.M., police received a call from the girls who said they were kicked out of the room by Justin's security after some sort of argument.

The girls were reportedly upset because they couldn't retrieve their belongings at the "Never Say Never" crooner's room. When police arrived at the scene, they escorted the girls to Justin's room. However, sources said "everything suddenly got smoothed out" and the girls were invited to rejoin the party. No arrests nor citations were made at that time.

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Ryan Giggs insisted there is no rift with Louis van Gaal

Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs has played down talk of a rift with Louis van Gaal and hailed their "great working relationship."

Suggestions of a problem between the pair emerged when former midfielder Giggs was cool in his celebrations after Ashley Young's winning goal against Newcastle on Wednesday.

However, the 41-year-old dismissed talk of tension and praised United boss Van Gaal.

"It's coming to that part of the season where the media will look at any little thing to make it more exciting and more interesting," Giggs told BBC Sport.

"Me and Louis have a great working relationship. He's given me a massive opportunity and I'm taking it. I'm working as hard as I can and I'm enjoying every minute of it."

"He's won everything and to work under someone like Louis is a great experience for me and he's been brilliant with me," Giggs added.

"He's given me a lot of responsibility and of course I have told him as much as I can about the Premier League and what to expect.

"I've really enjoyed working under him and learning something new every day."

Van Gaal also insisted there is no rift with Giggs and reacted angrily when questioned about their working relationship after the match against Newcastle.

Van Gaal answered sarcastically before saying he was irritated by the questions.

He told a news conference: "No. We have a very bad relationship. I cannot answer that. I want to have those rumours."

He then added: "I am very irritated at this question because everyone can see we have a very good relationship. We work very hard together. Not only with Ryan but with all the staff and the players. It is a way of suggesting things. I am very irritated. I take my measures against the media. I am not pleased."

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Man Charged for Stabbing Two Nicki Minaj Tour Members

 

A man has been charged for stabbing two Nicki Minaj tour members back in February. According to Homicide Capt. James Clark, Pierce Boykin of Philadelphia was charged on Tuesday, March 3 with murder, attempted murder and other charges in the deadly stabbing of Devon Pickett.

  

Pierce was previously only charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of Nicki's other tour member Eric Reed. James told The Associated Press that the murder charge was later tacked on after new evidence pointed Pierce for both stabbings. Pierce, who was arrested on Monday, February 23, is currently in custody and his attorney could not be reached for comment on the court decision.

Devon and Eric were stabbed by Pierce outside Che Bar & Grill on early Wednesday, February 18. Devon was stabbed in the torso while Eric suffered stab wounds to his left arm and left side. They were rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center but unfortunately Devon didn't survive.

Nicki later shared the sad news on Twitter, writing, "Two members of my team were stabbed last night in Philly. One was killed. They had only been there for two days rehearsing for the tour."

She also posted a photo of Devon and Eric on Instagram along with caption, "#Rp @myfabolouslife - these guys flew into Philly for my tour rehearsals 2 days ago and were both stabbed last night. #RIPDAYDAY condolences to your family. Unbelievable. Eric (on the right) is recovering. Another senseless act of violence that took the life of a great guy. So sad."

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Kanye West to Oxford Students- if I, can remove my ego, I think there's hope for everyone

Kanye West gave a powerful speech at at the Oxford Guild Society at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Monday, March 2. During his speech, he banned cellphones during his speech in order to stop student taking pictures of him, but some of them took it and posted it on Twitter. The university student newspaper The Tab Oxford posted the transcript of Kanye's speech.

Kanye opened up about his regrets that he didn't attend college. "Today was the first time I realized, if I could have done it again I would have gone to the Art Institute over the American Academy of Art, I would have researched where I could have got the best and the strongest education. My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become Picasso or greater."

"That always sounds so funny to people, comparing yourself to someone in the past that has done so much, and in your life you're not even allowed to think that you can do as much. That's a mentality that suppresses humanity," he continued.

"We have the resources as a civilization to find a utopia, but we're led by the most greedy and the least noble. What I notice about creatives is that, and one of the reasons why I get into trouble, is, not only do I want to design video games, or make music, or ride bikes, I think one of the most important things to my ability to create so much in the past 30 years is my desire to play sports. I approach creativity like a sport, where if I have a drawing I react just like a jock: LOOK AT THE F***ING DRAWING RIGHT THERE YEAH!"

Kanye drew a comparison between the Bible and "The Matrix". "There's a Bible saying, 'No weapon formed against me shall prosper.' Recently I've been doing interviews and I've had to go back to this verse because I don't think there's a living celebrity with more weapons formed against them, but I also don't think there's one more prosperous. So what weapons have prospered? The smoke and mirrors of other opinions," he explained.

"What I said [to Steve McQueen] was 'The Matrix' is like the Bible of the post-information age. I compared it like, when the hundred guys come at Neo, those are opinions, that's perception, that's tradition," he added, "Attacking people from every which angle possible. If you have a focus wide and master senseis like Laurence Fishburne and you have a squad behind you, you literally can put the world in slow motion."

Kanye also cited "The Cosby Show", President Barack Obama and Beyonce Knowles. "This is a generation that is far less racist - yes, small remnants remain of even thinking of calling something of a racial slur," he said, "White people that listen to rap say 'n***er'...in the privacy of their own home. That idea [racism], has passed. We've had 'The Cosby Show', Obama's president, Beyonce's great... that's passed. But there's still something you're taught every day, especially in the U.K., and that's division by class. Our main focus, in my opinion...Imagine a world with no war, and imagine if everyone's main focus, more so than going out to a club, their main focus was to help someone else."

During his speech, Kanye admitted Nicki Minaj was better than him. "You know, Chris Rock and everyone else at every single media publication called 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' the best album of the last 25 years.... One of the most memorable things about MBDTF was Nicki Minaj, and the fact that she kicked my ass, on my own song, on one of the best albums... I was exiled from my country, it was a personal exile, but exile. To come back and deliver my magnum opus of a work, and to be outshined...to be beat by a girl, basically."

He later declared, "One of my biggest Achilles heels has been my ego. And if I, Kanye West, the very person, can remove my ego, I think there's hope for everyone."

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Game of Thrones releases new pics and clips

HBO has released a poster and two clips to share more glimpses of the upcoming installment.

The official one-sheet features Tyrion coming face-to-face with a dragon, likely one of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons, while he is aboard a ship. This leads to a speculation that Tyrion will not only meet Dany's dragon in the new season, but also the Mother of Dragons herself.

One of the clips, meanwhile, sees Jon Snow trying to convince Mance Rayder to surrender to Stannis Baratheon for the sake of his fellow wildlings' survival. In the second clip, Brienne tells Podrick Payne that she doesn't want anyone to follow her or to consider her as a leader.

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Robin van Persie sideline for two weeks with an ankle injury

Robin van Persie faces at least two weeks on the sidelines with an ankle injury and will miss Manchester United's FA Cup quarterfinal against his former club Arsenal.

The Netherlands international suffered the injury during the 2-1 defeat at Swansea last weekend, leaving the Liberty Stadium on crutches.

United manager Louis van Gaal told a news conference: "He is injured. It is an ankle problem. I do not think it is very heavy, but ankle problems can take a long time -- it is not one or two weeks."

It means United are without Van Persie for Saturday's Premier League clash at home to Sunderland and Wednesday's trip to Newcastle.

He could also be out for March's pivotal Premier League clashes with Tottenham and Liverpool.

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Lady GaGa Celebrates Her Engagement to Taylor Kinney

Lady GaGa celebrated her engagement to Taylor Kinney with his co-stars on "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago P.D.". Sophia Bush took to Instagram on Wednesday, February 25 to share a photo of her and the "Poker Face" hitmaker at the celebration.

In the black-and-white photo, Bush is seen holding GaGa's hand while the "Born This Way" songstress wraps her other hand on Bush's shoulder. She captioned it, "#wcw @LadyGaga, naturally. She SLAYED the #Oscars and now she's snuggled up with the #ChicagoFam celebrating love. 'The Oscars were amazing, but this!? This is everything.' Oh #TaylorKinney you're a lucky man!! #love #congrats."

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Kylie Jenner acquire a $2.7 Million Mansion

Kylie Jenner has purchased a $2.7 million mansion in The Oaks neighborhood of Calabasas. A source tells E! News that the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star will move in to her new residence in August. According to the site, Kylie's momager Kris Jenner is helping her with the technical side of the purchase.

The 4,900-square-feet mansion features five bedrooms, a home theater, massive kitchen (with the celeb mansion-requisite marbled center island), pool and outdoor grilling station. Kylie's house is located a block away from her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian's houses.

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Old Picture of Jay-Z with Wanda Satterthwaite surface online

 

An old picture of Jay-Z and Wanda Satterthwaite, the mother of his alleged love child, has emerged online. Hollywood Street King posted the picture along with the headline "Photo Surfaces Of Jay Z With Mother Of His Suspected B*****d Son".

In the photo, Beyonce Knowles' husband looked much younger. He could be seen smiling to the camera as he was hugged by Wanda. Jay-Z wore a black beanie, a black jacket over a red hoodie and a white tee. Wanda, meanwhile, who is seen sporting long black hair with front bangs, donned a blue-and-yellow loose tee.

A source told the site, "Jay Z knows he used to smash Wanda on a regular back in the day. Wanda told Rymir that Jay Z is his dad."

Jay-Z's representative has not commented on the report yet.

Previously, Jay-Z was reported to have been facing a paternity suit filed by Wanda's son Rymir Satterthwaite, who claimed he was the rapper's son. According to court documents filed by Rymir's godmother Lillie Coley, obtained by National Enquirer, Wanda had "steamy sex sessions" with Jay-Z in the early 1990s. Lillie claimed Jay-Z lied about his address to avoid paternity test.

Lillie later told New York Daily News that Rymir would continue the court fight to prove that Jay-Z is his father. "It will work out, you'll see," she told the site, "The miracle will still happen. We're up against a guy with all this money, and we're still here."

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Qatar 2022 World Cup event set for November and December

Key football officials met in Doha to discuss a number of options following fears a summer event would endanger the health of players and fans.
Summer temperatures in Qatar can exceed 40C while those in November and December drop to around 25C.
Tuesday's recommendation is expected to be ratified by Fifa's executive committee in Zurich on 19 and 20 March.
Taskforce chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa also recommended that the 2022 tournament should be shortened by a few days.
There has already been speculation that the tournament could start on 26 November and end on 23 December.
However, Fifa has already said there are no plans to reduce the size of the tournament from 32 teams or 64 matches.
The other dates under consideration were May and January-February.
Fifa said a number of options had been discussed but felt that November-December was the best one because:

• A January-February tournament would clash with Winter Olympics
• The month of Ramadan begins on 2 April in 2022
• Hot conditions prevail from May to September in Qatar

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said there were "pros and cons" for all options but said the "one solution" was November and December.


Average temperatures in November are around 29C, dropping to around 25C by mid-December, slightly cooler than the 35C averages in May.
In June and July, those numbers increase significantly, regularly exceeding 40C.
Organisers planned to use air-cooling technology they claim lowers temperatures within grounds to about 23C.

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Jose Mourinho risk suspension after calling Ashley Barnes' challenge on Nemanja Matic "criminal."

Jose Mourinho said he was willing to risk a suspension for the Capital One Cup final as he continued his complaints over Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Burnley and labelled Ashley Barnes' challenge on Nemanja Matic "criminal."
Mourinho had made clear his dissatisfaction with "four moments" during Saturday's match, as Burnley rescued a point at Stamford Bridge after Nemanja Matic was sent off.
Mourinho had said after the game that he was unhappy with incidents in the 30th, 33rd, 43rd and 69th minutes, suggesting Barnes should have been punished for a challenge on Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea should have had two penalties, and that the failure to punish Barnes for his first challenge led to the tackle on Matic that prompted the Serbian to react.
He had refused to discuss the incidents in too much detail on Saturday, saying: "I'm punished when I refer to these situations. I don't want to be punished." However, he was willing to elaborate during an appearance on Sky Sports' "Goals on Sunday" programme.
"At half-time, Burnley should be playing with 10 men and Chelsea should have two penalties," he said. "Normally, we win 3-0 or let's put in the possibility of missing one of the penalties -- we win 2-0 and play against 10 men. The reality is that in the end, we play with 10 men and lost two points."

While Mourinho felt Barnes deserved to be dismissed for the challenge on Ivanovic, he felt the Burnley forward deserved far greater criticism for the tackle on Matic.
He defended Matic, who had been sent off for shoving Barnes, saying: "I can clearly understand that football is about emotions and sometimes you lose emotions. Clearly Matic had a reason to lose his emotions. What could be the consequence of his push for the other player? Nothing. The consequence for Matic could be end of career."
Mourinho said he realised he could face a suspension for the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham next Sunday by making his complaints public.
"I'm risking my dugout in the final because maybe tomorrow I get a ban," he said. "The incidents, I'm speaking about week after week, exactly because it's week after week...
"When I go to the media and do what I did [on Saturday] -- '30, 33, 43, 69 and goodbye' -- or do what I'm doing with you, I'm not attacking the honesty or dignity of anyone, I'm not trying to bring the game into disrepute -- which is always [the phrase] they use when they want to punish me.
"I'm just trying to be honest. If you ask me about the five-points difference [over second-placed Manchester City] I would say that if we are in a normal situation where mistakes which are part of the game are sometimes in our favour, sometimes against us, it wouldn't be five, it would be 12."

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Mario Balotelli must increase his work rate- Brendan Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has again suggested his striker Mario Balotelli needs up increase his work rate if he is to thrive in his first team.
Balotelli has made an impact coming off the bench in Liverpool's last two games against Crystal Palace and Besiktas, even though he attracted some negative headlines after insisting on taking a decisive penalty ahead of captain Jordan Henderson in the second of those two games.
While Rodgers refused to criticise his Italian forward for what Steven Gerrard called a show of defiance, he has suggested once more that the energy levels shown by Balotelli need to be improved as he offered this response when asked whether he was pleased with the striker's contribution against Besiktas.
"No, not really no," said Rodgers. "We need to ensure that whatever level of the game we are playing at we have everyone working as a team and once we got the penalty he stops working.
"So he needs to improve on that facet of his game to play in his position, rather than standing on the side of the football field.

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