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Italy coach Conte fires attitude warning at Liverpool striker Balotelli

Italy coach Antonio Conte wants an improvement in attitude from Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli. Conte overlooked Balotelli for his first official squad selection earlier this month.

He explained yesterday: "In all my teams, I always counted first the man, then the player.

"Even for the players at Juventus, we focused on the human character. it's difficult pulling out the champion in a man without that.

"The players I select will be in good shape on and off the field."

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