So Gabby has been perfect and always put the effort in and made the right choices? Rubbish.
When fit and played in position and not slagged off and put down by his manager, Yes, Yes he has.
So get back in your box ;-)
I'm with Ginko on this one. I've seen many Gabby performances over the past few years where he really looked completely disinterested. To say he's always given 100% in every game is just wrong.
What he does do, is show up in the big games. Gabby is consistently inconsistent with effort/form. He always has been. If he could give his all every game he'd be a top top player. Unfortunately, when you're a limited footballer who doesn't try 100% every game it can look extremely bad. Anyway, I hope Gabby can keep up this form because he's really been excellent of late.
I think it is also down to the manager to get the best out of players, Houllier and MCleish failed to do this with Gabby, Oneill and Lambert have. So full credit to Lambert in his man management skills.