[jbryant1]

AC Milan chief Galliani rules out striker signing
tribalfooball.com - September 25, 2007

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is adamant they won't buy a new striker.

"It is not written that the strikers must always be the ones who score," said Galliani. "We wanted to have three forwards on hand, but now Ronaldo is injured and we knew that (Alexandre) Pato would be only available to us in January.

"However, we will not buy any new forward because we already have the new purchase who is Pato."

[Bluesummers]

There is a Gourcuff thread ... But I think him not playing is down to Carlo, not the management, plus it is still the start of the league .. i.e. today will be Milan's 5th match of the league, we still have like 33 games to go, plus CL, CWC, Coppa .. I mean he has so many games to play in  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I don't think it is a problem.

Personally, i think gourcuff might have a problem adapting to the team, which is why carlo is hesitant to use him in matches right now. I'm 100% certain he will play at least 15+ this season.

[Rossoneri7]

Personally, i think gourcuff might have a problem adapting to the team, which is why carlo is hesitant to use him in matches right now.  I'm 100% certain he will play at least 15+ this season.

I don't like the way people write off Carlo, as if he doesn't know what he is doing. He is a world class coach who has won a lot.

During a match, he would have to take several factors into consideration. I mean Gourcuff is a undeniable talent. He has the quality and all, but Carlo knows when to bring him on. Like Kaka' in his early days ... I used to get pissed at him subbing Rui for him !!! In the end and after all the torture that he had put me through, I finally understand coaches.

They work with what they have and read the game in a way we can not comprehend. They take into consideration the opponent and play against their tactics, thus there is a reason for not playing Gourcuff.

He will get his chance, it's not like a childs game ... this is the real thing, Gourcuff is at the #1 club in the world and he knows it! He knows that Kaka' and Seedorf are world class players and he has to work hard to get to their level. I am 100% he is in agreement with the coach. And any talk of Gourcuff leaving because he hasn't gotten much of a chance yet is immature IMO.