The Super Marios

One is a much maligned and underrated goal poacher.Another was the co-architect of Borussia Dortmunds league glory.Another is the enfant terrible of Italian football.All three have somehow or the other raised their status as future greats.
The super Marios.

While Mario Gomez is not really young,he is one of those late bloomers who hit their peaks in their late twenties.He is a goal hungry panther whose goals come in multiples rather than consistently.He was almost regarded as a flop after his arrival to Bayern and was about to be offloaded to Liverpool before his sale was cancelled and given another chance.And boy did he grab his chance.A Bayern side faltering after missing its two champions Ribery and Robben,they found inspiration in this lethal weapon that scored more freely than Messi or Ronaldo.He doesn't have turf burning pace like C.Ronaldo,nor does he have the physical presence to intimidate defenders like Drogba,but he scores like there will be no tomorrow.A staggering 42 goals single-handedly carried FC Hollywood to a champions league spot.In the current season he has already scored 18.How Liverpool must be ruing that they missed out on him.

Mario Goetze is the other super mario from Bundesliga.A young Bundesliga side based on German discipline,the young playmaking forward.Together with the more defensive minded Sahin he formed a midfield that reeked of quality.Aptly supporting the other stars in Shinji Kagawa ,Nuri Sahin ,Lucas Barrios.At his teens ,he has a better record than the contempory greats when at their age in C.Ronaldo and Lio Messi.In his last season he has scored 8 goles and racked up 16 assists.Dortmund must nurture his genius rather than let him be poached by an Arsenal or a Bayern Munich before he reaches his peak.At 5'7" ,he has at lot of growing up to do both in terms of physical attribute and game vision.

Finally its the Super Mario in Manchester.Although he is known more for the frequent faux pas and controversy,Mario Balotelli's talents are undoubted.He is a maverick genius,who gets carded after scoring a hat-trick due to his overzealous spirit.He his one who bites more than he can chew,and gets under the opponents skin too often.He is a future talisman for the mega rich club in Manchester,although he may require to control his emotions on the field to render his game to flourish.A forward who has all the qualities-pace height power and technical skill,he needs to work on his game for the long term good,by knuckling down and work hard.