Gooch was a player when it was ok to score at 2 runs an over in test matches and grind your way to a massive score. He didn't play at a time where there are 15 test matches and about a million ODIs in a year, giving the players no rest at all.
It's as much about managing the relentless...
To see the influence of coaching input on a team, just look at the transformation of the Aussies, since Darren Lehman stepped in.
Flower seems to have had his day.