Summary: Phil and Anto are joined by Gareth Roberts from Well Red Magazine to take a look at Liverpool Football Club at a key juncture of its season after a loss against Manchester United and facing the sum of its performances against the Premier League top ten has been less than proficient in 2012-13. This begins with where the process is under Brendan Rodgers in his first season, but also a point where young players are producing in terms of appearances but perhaps not always consistently with respect to directly impacting matches. Gareth helps us separate what supporters see in this edition of the club, take stock of what is going right for the club, placing the development in the context of a plan and examining what the organization has decided to do in its search for players and its overall personnel strategy. The great news is that Liverpool finds itself in a very important position as it stands today, a team that clearly has made positive strides, appears to have settled on a philosophy that can work at Anfield, but lacks a bit in the mentality department as the level between top six and top four is razor thin given the standard of the league. We examine the youth on the team sheet, the evolving nature of introducing young players into the mix, whether the transfer strategy simply needs to be confirmed with a bit of success or is this just a matter of time for the ideas to take root, given that the club itself has stressed that serious Champions League football is part of an overall longer term plan, ensuring that what is done this season at the club is considered a building block for future seasons, player acquisitions and overall progress. Gareth also helps us weigh in on the prevailing issue at Liverpool during this key period which is whether more pragmatism might just be the strategy given that an upcoming stretch of matches against the top ten will define where Liverpool finishes the season. Another wonderful discussion with a writer and club supporter deeply involved with the ins and outs of Liverpool as an important transition is underway.
