I dont disagree. And maybe that is the logic behind him being picked all the time: he needs to play himself into form. That, and the point you made in your previous post, that he's always capable of producing a moment of magic from nowhere, a la FA Cup Final, and his various more modest contributions this season. In the cold light of day it is more likely than the contract clause explanation.
But if those really are the reasons the case for carrying on like this is getting harder to make. Because other people, if allowed to play themselves into form the way he has been, might - probably would - also come up with occasional moments of magic. And there is a fair-to-good chance they would be more frequent. And as for his rustiness, its getting to the point where a bit of additional rust isnt going to make a great deal of difference. We have less and less to lose, because there is less and less form to protect from this (arguably) inevitable rustiness that will come.
Ultimately, if we went this path it would be down to him. Fight for his place, in a way that you imply perhaps isnt in him, or accept he has to move to MLS or wherever.
