Canavan or Gooch - who would you have?

[spiritof91and94]

Who would you prefer in your team?

[orangeman]

BOTH PLEASE - But if yuo had to choose one - Canavan - Gooch is surrounded by class all the time - Canavan didn't always have that luxury.

[loughshore lad]

Canavan

[Louth Exile]

At the moment I have to say Peter the Great, but Gooch has many more years to come and that opinion could change over time! He was class personified yesterday

[screenexile]

Based on what I've seen of both of them I'd have Canavan, as someone said he has proven he can do it withot other good players around him. However the Gooch is still very young (was 24 in June I think) so it's a bit early to be making that comparison.

[Pietas]

Gooch (never seen the like of him).

[Puckoon]

Im a big fan of gooch, but im from tyrone, so ill try and see past the obvious bias.

Ive never seen gooch play well when kerry lost
Peter carried teams at times, while gooch has always had a team of winners behind him.

Canavan is my pick, but gooch has years to come.

[Drumanee 1]

CANAVAN

[cavanmaniac]

Canavan by a country mile and then some. The wiliest, most accurate and one of thee best allround players I've seen. Gooch is only 24 and has already had a few duff seasons, he might eventually attain Canavan-like status but as yet has not.

Kerry could lose Gooch to injury and still prosper I think, Tyrone look 15-20% a weaker team without PC which I think makes the point about who's the better player.

[ludermor]

Kerry could lose Gooch to injury and still prosper I think, Tyrone look 15-20% a weaker team without PC which I think makes the point about who's the better player.

that says more about the team not the player

[ziggysego]

I have to say Canavan, one of the top players of all time.

However as Louth Exile has rightly stated, Gooch is still a young man and if he keeps the good work up then my opinion could change.

[ziggysego]

Kerry could lose Gooch to injury and still prosper I think, Tyrone look 15-20% a weaker team without PC which I think makes the point about who's the better player.

that says more about the team not the player

My thoughts exactly, and although I would hesitate to call Tyrone a one man team, they will never recover from his retirement.

I personally feel that Tyrone is more at a lost from Brian McGuigan that Peter Canavan.

[hoopsaaa]

Canavan. But the Gooch has a few years left in him to change my mind. I will reconsider in another 10 years or so.

[cavanmaniac]

Kerry could lose Gooch to injury and still prosper I think, Tyrone look 15-20% a weaker team without PC which I think makes the point about who's the better player.

that says more about the team not the player

You could argue that one all day. Bottom line is Gooch doesn't have the same all-reaching influence or sway in big matches that Canavan had for a long stretch of years. Some day he might well have but not yet and until then it's Canavan for me and it's not even close.

[Puckoon]

Two totally different players, Canavan was a more all round player, but the Gooch is the most gifted player that I have seen. Both will win you games on their day, but the Gooch has more medals than peter.

I dont know how true that is 5T I think they are more alike than different (except maybe in stature).
They both run at defenders
They both are superb of either foot (maybe canavan more so)
They both score alot of goals
They both create alot of chances for others
They both exploit and create space by running constantly

I think a highlight reel of canavans magic from the 90s is needed - it is hard to remember everything he did. Case in point - the score he took against meath as he was laid out off his bad foot, check out also his mid air catch, and pass to ciaran mcbride in an ulster final/semi final mid 90s. . I also think he was as gifted as any of them - with the exception of maurice fitz.