Sea to Shining Sea
Winger
Exactly this. Everyone was shouting at him as if he single handedly caused us to lose. You point out that others on the pitch that are just as bad and make the same mistakes.
He does get disproportionate stick. Neil, Evans and Embleton spent a good portion of the first half either losing the ball or pointing for it to be passed anywhere other than to them. That’s weak and deserved more criticism than anything Gooch did first half.
That said he’s been poor for a while now and his histrionics don’t help him. His approach to referees is crap and then he frequently loses his head and gives away stupid free kicks when he’s been huffed. That’s not the way to get supporters on side.