Nice striker Mario Balotelli has revealed what annoys him about the media today.
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The controversial Italy international has faced criticism since breaking into Inter Milan's first team in 2007, following him to Manchester City, Liverpool and AC Milan.
The forward's off-field behaviour has often overshadowed his performances on the pitch, something Balotelli admits to getting annoyed about.
"What annoys me is criticism about personal things or me as a human," he told Nice-Matin.
"Regarding football, it doesn't affect me, in the sense that if I'm bad on Sunday, on Monday, I can talk to the coach about what didn't go well, what I should or shouldn't have done.
"I know full well if I've been good or not, I don't need to read the paper to know. And if I've played badly, I can make up for it by working hard from Monday to Friday to be good on the following Sunday.
"It's not that other people's opinions don't interest me, but for me, the only way to move forward is to work.
"I don't like criticisms, but they exist, and I accept them. They're part of the job, and if you don't accept them, you have to change sport or even your job."
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The 27-year-old has stayed out of trouble recently, and since joining the Ligue 1 side, has gone on to score 25 goals in 39 appearances for the club.
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