All that is correct, but I don't know I just feel other players have been cut more slack, you know? Guys like Balotelli or Pato, they've been allowed to fuck around way more than Gourcuff ever did.
You know what I think of Pato already, but at least with all his attitude problems, Balotelli has shown his worth, still not in the consistent levels he should, but the worth is there. Gourcuff showed it in a season and completely faded away aftewards.
And I'm sorry but no matter how alienated from the group he might have been, there could always be a case made for him to feature over the likes of Il Puma when we were chasing back the result. Yes, Carlo saw him in training and yes Carlo of course knows much more than us, but some youngsters need someone to help them help themselves and I guess he just didn't get that at Milan.
I don't disagree with this. I mean, yeah it drove me nuts that Carlo chose to put on Emerson instead of Gourcuff in games where we could've needed Gourcuff more, as awful as he could've been, it would've been much better option.
The thing I disagree with is that after showing that he wasn't damaged by Carlo or Milan, with a great season in Bordeaux, you still say it's Carlo's fault. It stopped being Carlo's fault once he showed he had talent and then he faded away. That's
his fault.
And it's not that he was poor when he played, he just downright didn't play. 2007-08 he started 4 games...
True. Again looking at that particular time I do think we didn't handle him well that year (I do think we handed him well in 06-07, specially cause he had a rib injury for a period after his debut, which possibly is the worse thing that could've happened to him at the time), he should've played a little more.
Then again, what we've heard of his time at Milan are hints of why he might've not played much, we're not really getting the full picture. I would've still played him, just cause watching Emerson come in and do nothing in a game we needed to win or turn around. At least you can cling on some hope that the 20 y/o creative player could've done something, or can turn into something...
Anyway that was a very weird season in every way possible, there's a lot to look in that season, the hectic schedule, Carlo starting to reach his limit with Milan, a lot of individual players issues, everyone's level declined, a lot of injuries, not winning a home game till january and the April turn around..only to fuck it up in Naples...
best manager ever. 
