QUOTE (whoarethepatriots @ Apr 20 2008, 03:23 PM)
Why Brocchi, but no Gourcuff? we have nothing to loose, might as well play him
I used to kind of get ticked off by that ... But well, as Don Ceseare said when asked about why Carlo plays two DMs and why he subs a DM for a DM during a game ... He said that this is pure Capello/Lippi style ... Their philosophy is that a DM brings the ball back faster and start an attack, and when caught in a counter attack a DM can break it up, steal the ball and push for attack ...
I used to question just like you .. why ? why does Carlo insist on this type of line up, but in the end of the day (set aside this one poor season) he is a master tactician and I am very confident that he is not playing Broochi just for the hell of it. I'm sure he opts for him, cuz he adds further balance to the line up.
About Gourcuff ... Personally speaking, he hasn't lived up to expectations. His physic is good, technically he is good, but he doesn't add any spice to the game.