 Wark was not a " supremely talented " player , but , according to football journalist Jim White , one who espoused team @-@ work and team spirit : " There is no question that the ' one @-@ for @-@ all , all @-@ for @-@ one ' mentality generated in the Anfield dressing room was the engine that drove the great team . With players such as Alan Kennedy , John Wark , Sammy Lee and Craig Johnston , nobody could claim this was a collection of top @-@ notch operators in the manner , say , of the current Real Madrid . Every week , they played as an entity greater than the sum of its parts . " He has been described as " a defensive midfielder with an astonishing goalscoring record " . 
