Nonsense. That's a cop-out. A young(er) Messi did not have that problem, nor did Tevez, Higuain, Saviola, Lopez... and maybe others I could name but I in truth don't know as much about them.

And as for 'needs a good coach' I'm not sure about that either. Shouldn't a player be good enough (Di Natale comes to mind) to perform regardless of who is standing on the touchline? I've already stated what I think a World class player should be elsewhere... one of those points should be that, said player should be able to drag the team out of the mud with a moment of genius, or something to that effect. Like Foggia, if Zarate doesn't get into the game, he sulks, and then ends up trying too hard.
It's not like I dislike Zarate with a passion, but to blame Ballardini or whoever for Zarate I don't agree with - sure he needs a scolding but he's not sucking his mom's tit for milk anymore, he should be able to use his cabbage for brains to sort himself out. If Zarate needs a good coach to perform, then does that also apply to shit players? Not even Prandelli could sort out Makinwa ffs.

Ok fine. Hypothetically: With our team from before (without reja, ledesma, floccari, and with ballardini coaching) and Messi on our team instead of Zarate, we would still have gone into serie b.  What the frig is Zarate supposed to do when he has to rely on Baronio, Mauri and Firmani to give him the ball. Its stupid.  Its like playing without a midfield.  The only way the ball got up to the strikers was if Zarate went all the way back and got the ball himself.  O ya then he had play alongside Julio Cruz.  If I played on a team full of losers I wouldn't pass the ball either.  Thank God Reja came and Ledesma started to play.  Like I said, Messi would not have saved that team from going in serie b.  Jesus could not even save a team like that!  Put Zarate on a team with speed like Arsenal and you will see the damage he does.  Frig, before it was like watching a cheetah trying to play on the same team as a turtle.

Partly True, but then again you look at many low ranking teams that have shit yet they all have a striker with 6-7 goals double any of ours.  Di Vaio seems to break through, Di Natale is world class on a sub par Udinese.  I don't care if Zarate takes every shot in the game but hit the fucking net force the keeper to make a save

Lippi does need to take some pills, have you seen some of his selections

Zaza, your my true hero... *kiss*

For a second there I thought you wrote filippo inzaghi and I was torn at who to pick  .  And no he doesn't need someone great, just some half decent and cruz aint half decent at all.

haha that photo, wow where did you get it from?!
is it really him