Five Reasons Why Mario Balotelli Could Be An Inspired Signing For Liverpool

Tactical flexibility

Despite not being the most flexible player himself, bringing in another forward would allow Brendan Rodgers to reconsider the systems he used last season with two out-and-out strikers, after the loss of Luis Suarez necessitated some alternative thinking. It would allow him to once again use the 4-4-2 diamond system on a regular basis that seemed to bring the best out of the Liverpool midfield last season.