Balotelli seems to have enjoyed the adulation and worship received from a fawning media for much of the year, despite his ridiculous stunts and ill behaviour.
“Sometimes Mario is a fool and at other times he is a genius – there are two sides to him, ” de Jong told The Sun.
“Lots of people expect him to pull off crazy stunts and as a result he feels he must do something. People like that need to have upheaval in their lives in order to perform.
“He is happy in his personal relationship. That is important and it makes him more focused.
“But he knows that he has to become more serious-minded.”
