In my playing days there were always lads in the team who you knew werent the best footballers. But you wanted them in your team anyway. You wanted their attitude and commitment. You wanted them at your side when things were hard. I reckon Gooch is a bit like that. I would want a player like him in my side. ONien is probably like that for us now, Hume to a lesser extent. They maximise every last bit of what they have to contribute and are there for the hard miles. I have played with some great lads like that.
I captained my uni team and there was a CB who was no good with the ball at his feet. He headed and tackled everything though. He put his body on the line every game and he was the biggest laugh on the bus. I wanted him in my team every week, worth his weight in gold. Coach used to moan about him a bit but I used to say do not take him out of the side. We had some real chats about it but I always felt we were a better team with him, even if we had better technical players on the bench.
