It's impossible to judge a defender on his time at Newcastle. The club are an absolute shambles in the defensive department and have been for the past 4 or 5 seasons.
I also watched the England game and i admit, he wasnt too impressive but ive seen him plenty of times and i know he's much better than that.
Even Coloccini managed to look dodgy for a spell on Sunday!
As a Newcastle fan, I can honestly say that Gooch was terrible. He's not as good as Bougherra in my opinion. Also, I thought Coloccini was solid on Sunday.