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Walk On: The Athletic FC's Liverpool show

A season on the line — should Liverpool prioritise the FA Cup?

4/2/202641 min

Andy Jones and James Pearce join Tony Evans to preview the FA Cup clash with Manchester City on Saturday and debate where Arne Slot should be focusing his attention. The panel weigh up the importance of the FA Cup against the demands of the Premier League and Champions League, with a packed schedule forcing tough decisions. Should Slot go full strength, or rotate with PSG looming?

There’s also a deep dive into listener questions — from whether a true “Liverpool way” still exists under Slot, to who carries the most responsibility for an underwhelming season, and concerns...

Clips

Should Liverpool rotate vs City?
Why results fell apart
Recruitment left squad short
Pep era ending soon?
Salah fallout re-examined
What is the Liverpool way?
No excuses, it’s now or never

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Andy Jones· Guest0:00

    [gentle music] The Athletic FC.

  2. Tony Evans· Host0:03

    [upbeat music] All right, Reds, Tony Evans here with Walk On, your Liverpool podcast from The Athletic. I'm here with James Pearce and Andy Jones. Well, the Reds are back in action with an FA Cup quarterfinal clash away to Manchester City on the horizon. And we'll talk about that, ask if the FA Cup should be a priority, and we'll answer your questions. As always, let's start with three words. Andy, good to have you back.

  3. Andy Jones· Guest0:42

    Good to be back. Uh, not sure if it'll be good to have Liverpool back, but we'll see.

  4. Tony Evans· Host0:47

    [laughs] Yeah. Hmm.

  5. Andy Jones· Guest0:49

    [laughs] Exactly. Uh, maybe they could extend the international break a little bit further. Um, looking ahead to next week, uh, I'll have to go with season-defining week.

  6. Tony Evans· Host1:00

    We, we have season-defining weeks every, like, what? Every couple of weeks these days- [laughs] ... don't we?

  7. Andy Jones· Guest1:05

    Well, exactly- I mean, you know, it's- ... exact- that's what it feels like.

  8. Tony Evans· Host1:07

    Yeah.

  9. Andy Jones· Guest1:07

    But equally- We, we, yeah, I'm not- ... none of them- I'm, I'm not saying you're wrong. Yeah.

  10. Tony Evans· Host1:12

    I am not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying that, like, we could do with a few less season-defining weeks.

  11. Andy Jones· Guest1:17

    Yeah.

  12. Tony Evans· Host1:17

    James, ah, how are you today?

  13. James Pearce· Guest1:20

    Hiya, Tony. Not too bad, thanks. Not too bad. Um, I don't know why Andy's so negative. Liverpool- [laughs] ... haven't lost for a fortnight.

  14. Tony Evans· Host1:27

    [laughs] Not quite yet. Not quite yet.

  15. James Pearce· Guest1:29

    It's been

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