Gooch as a Striker

[Kent_Mackem]

He's greedy enough by nature but would have a lot to learn about the art of movement central

He’s an experienced professional footballer. It’s funny when fans say (write) about what footballers need to learn about football.

 

[Binxy]

He scored zero goals last season. Zero.

Played in defence most of the time.

 

[Thatheaderman]

He could play off the CF like one of them conquistadors

 

[Yahrba]

He’s an experienced professional footballer. It’s funny when fans say (write) about what footballers need to learn about football.

I see you're struggling with the concept of fans forums .

 

[The Pallion Stallion]

Played in defence most of the time.

He got forward enough to make a difference in fairness.

 

[TartanMackem]

I'm pretty sure that we have tried a couple of time and it didn't work.

 

[Horden Mackem]

Hopefully on the bench at best this season nevermind upfront!

 

[HitchBerg]

3 or 4 posts away from being a club legend

 

[onkeldonald]

30+ easily.

 

[JaFlan86]

Let's just use him as a utility player eh...
Because that's all he is good for in this division imo

 

[Ilios]

You could play Gooch in literally any outfield position bar CB/DM, and he'd be ok.

 

[Boro_Fan]

Wingers into strikers does work, look what we’ve done with watmore.

 

[Southcoast Mackem]

Just watching the re-run of the 21 Pizza Cup final and Gooch has just scored. Got me thinking about why we’ve never used Gooch as a number 9. I think he could do a job playing off Stewart - works hard, good runs off the ball and a good finisher. Would also stop him operating on the wing and having to take players on only to cut back. Worth a try in pre-season if we haven’t managed to get another striker in?

Always thought that

 

[forever changes]

I hope he’s nowhere near the starting 11

 

[Kent_Mackem]

I see you're struggling with the concept of fans forums .

No, I get that people have opinions and it's all up for discussion.
But the "lots to learn" lines when fans are discussing professional footballers are quite funny.

It's like reading on here "Aye, that heart surgeon is canny at fitting stents but he still has a bit to learn about coronary artery bypass grafting."

 

[chopsfc007]

Wingers into strikers does work, look what we’ve done with watmore.

7 in 41 last season wow

 

[Eggman]

Just watching the re-run of the 21 Pizza Cup final and Gooch has just scored. Got me thinking about why we’ve never used Gooch as a number 9. I think he could do a job playing off Stewart - works hard, good runs off the ball and a good finisher. Would also stop him operating on the wing and having to take players on only to cut back. Worth a try in pre-season if we haven’t managed to get another striker in?

He was lucky to be offered a new contract.

Now he’s the answer to our shortcomings up front

 

[Wayne The Punk]

He was lucky to be offered a new contract.

Now he’s the answer to our shortcomings up front

No luck involved, he played very well under Alex Neil, and the manager obviously rates him, or he would not have got a new contract

 

[Yahrba]

No, I get that people have opinions and it's all up for discussion.
But the "lots to learn" lines when fans are discussing professional footballers are quite funny.

It's like reading on here "Aye, that heart surgeon is canny at fitting stents but he still has a bit to learn about coronary artery bypass grafting."

That might be true , there are specialisms within all fields . Striker is not Gooch's specialism so it would be reasonable to presume there will be a learning process.
Which surgeon do you want, the one that's good at stents and knows in general how a bypass goes or one that's spent a few years doing nothing but? . Specific expertise takes practical learning . So gooch would have "lots to learn "

 

[Oh Bugger]

Bang average player in the 1st division will be worse in the Championship.