Speak to anyone at Gateshead Football Club in any previous season and they would tell you that you would struggle to find anyone worse at heading a football than myself. Fast forward to season 2019-2020 and scoring 8 goals in just over 22 games, most surprisingly half of the goals were with my head.
Something changed psychologically – maybe the fear of getting hurt heading a ball withdrawn – the view of glory if you put your head in where it hurts overpowering. I scored some important goals and some that meant that little bit more.
4 headed goals for a lad who has never been great at heading. Season 2020-2021 will get underway at some point. Let’s see if the head can work even better next season.
See how I scored my headed Gateshead goals below.
JJ O'Donnell 