Overall, if Janku was better than Maldini, im sure he would be on that pitch instead of Paolo. I do not believe that he gets to play because he is the captain or because the coach doesnt want to hurt his feelings. Feelings arent really involved here, thats why gourcuff is throwing away some of his best years on the bench..
I think its only fair that we mention age because its maybe the most important factor. If he plays brilliantly, people say its really amazing because he is 39 afterall. If he screws up, people say its time for him to retire because he is 39. The reason why he gets beaten for pace and is left far behind the other player is because of the fact that he is 39! That is why we must bring up his age, there is no way in hell someone would compare a 39 yearold to a 25 yearold so unless you are doing that which would be pretty unbelievable, just accept that bringing his age up when it comes to pace is fair.
Like you said, what does one game have to do with regular performance.
So look over the last games and sum up both Janku and Maldini's performances and if Janku truly is the better option then our coach must be a bigger fool than we thought for fielding Maldini in such an important game for 90 minutes (if im not wrong here)I remember, the time when Maldini wasn't here...people said they were looking forward to him coming back because we needed him and now after one bad game, they want to get rid of him..?
(not saying Pirlo fan is doing that because he made it clear that he didnt say that)