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Chelsea boss Mourinho on Balotelli: Mario will always be Mario

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has offered advice to AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli. Balotelli is Italy's big attacking hope at the World Cup.

"Mario will always be Mario," he told Yahoo-Eurosport. "He'll do the same things when he's 30 as he does when he's 20.

"The essence of Mario won't change, but I think with the passage of time and the experiences he has with Italy, Inter, Manchester City and Milan he will reach a higher level.

"He has the technical ability and the physicality to do even better, now it's just up to him to understand it.

"I always tell my players, especially the young ones, that when God gives you a gift, you have to take advantage of it."

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