Granted but the talk about Hughes when he came into the team was just the same and ultimately nonsense.
He joined Aberdeen in 1996 and came through the ranks into the first team.
"There's new guys coming into the team, and those are the moments you remember," he said.
They had close contacts with a children's sport school from which talented youth players often came into the team.
Young was injured when he broke his nose and Kennedy came back into the team.
There is some experience to help guide, with more to come back into the team.
Arthur Mitchell now came into the team on a regular basis.
But she has something that many young players lack when they come into the national team: confidence and assertiveness.
It was pretty tough to come into the team with the side 2-1 down and in those conditions.
"Most young players come into the national team and either sink or swim," Heinrichs said.