Cagliari - Milan, 14th Giornata

Originally Posted by zlatanov

it's not about Gorky being a sub or a starter but using our players rationally by giving them as much rest as possible vis rotation expecially when our alternatives in midfield are limited due to injuries to Sergio, Ambro and Gattuso.

gourcuff has played 2 full games in a matter of 2-3 days and a 3rd game within the span of a week could well be a bit too much for him. True he's young and has more energy and agility and also needs playing time to get accustomed to this team but these things take time and we have nor reason to rush him into that by draining every bit of energy the guy might have left.

Also, Seedorf has rested now and should be fresh or at least fresher than he was in his latest outings. Actually, one of the reason why I think Seedorf looks slow and lazy is because similar to Pirlo he's being played week in and week out or more precisely overplayed. Now that we have a suitable replacement for him, we could afford to give Seedorf more rest and in time this could bring us a better, faster and more agile version of Seedorf.

Either way, with all the injuries we have, we have to use all the depth in our squad wisely so that we don't overload certain players and that means Seedorf starting a number of games as well.

Gazzetta still anounces that Gourcuff is going to start the game. I dont think that 2 full games made Gourcuff tired, oppositely, i think that because he is young it is only good for him to play constantly. And because he plays really good now, I think, he should start the game.