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Originally Posted by Mystik

That doesn't matter because in his first season he was playing on par with the rest of the midfield (even better than some when he just started) yet didn't get the playing time he deserved. It's just a matter of the coach not treating all players equally. Good to see him doing well elsewhere.

Maybe you forget that after the injury that hit him (this happened after he played (most) all games as starting line-up in old-Seedorf position which means Ancelotti give him huge chances that time), he couldn't reach his good performance (performance before injury) again. He couldn't play with consistent performance in 2006/07 and this was his huge problem which made him unable to get chances like he got before. He admitted this in the summer 2007 and made like a target or goal that he wanted to play well and consistently.

In 2007/08 his problem was that he didn't do what Carlo thought like he dribbled the ball too much (he couldn't play effective football). His confidence was getting low and lower with little chances he got. In this season, Carlo had contribution for Gourcuff's 'failure' but his decision not to play Gourcuff was logic. Carlo needed a ready player who could translate his words into good performances in the field.

I still remember Gourcuff's probably-worst performance with Milan (ending the last season). Since that time, I just thought that he should go to other club to gain something that he missed in his young age, GAMES!

Gourcuff was not wonderkid nor world class talent. It was Galliani's co fault to bring him to Milan withouth sufficient qualification. AC Milan are not Arsenal, Milan are world class team with world class players especially in the midfield. Gourcuff should be vice Kaka (next Rui Costa's role in Milan) but we know Kaka is unreplaceable. It's not Gourcuff's fault to enter the situation, it's Milan board's failure to bring him in such situation that only world class talent can PROBABLY handle (compete with world class midfielders):