Patience is the required antidote for Liverpool fans

Liverpool fans have vociferously supported Liverpool even when the going hasn’t been smooth

With this approach, Liverpool have to ensure a quality coach (rather than a manager) is needed. Rodgers replacing Dalglish makes complete sense in that regard. Liverpool aren’t going to sign the best players, they instead need to produce them. This marks a change in the status of the club, one which they wouldn’t wish to remain at for long. Liverpool may develop into a football factory for the bigger clubs to exploit. The better scenario would be a wave of success with the youngsters at the helm.

This club needs to fight to enter the Champions League and, when it doesn’t happen, it damages the morale of any player. It’s likely that every top quality player is thinking how Luis Suarez is.

The Uruguayan is arguably one of the best players in world football, but Liverpool just don’t possess the resources to keep a hold of him, neither do they have the same desire as their No. 7. Can a player of Suarez’s quality stick around the club as they aim to return to the Champions League without any guarantee of doing so and neither a realistic shot at silverware?

Luis Suarez is currently in his prime, fail to move to a top club now and he may miss his chance of securing some winners’ medals. And while selling your greatest asset could be a suicidal decision, it’s a decision the club needs to make, and if conducted correctly it can work out in their favour.

From the owners point of view, Liverpool may actually miss out on an appealing project to sell, while Suarez may well be playing in front of packed stadiums for one of the many top clubs among Europe’s elite. This, however, cannot be used as an excuse for potential failure.

What Liverpool need to do is, is to continue this accepted adaptation and continue to invest in the youth. The Liverpool project(s) over the last few seasons has failed, the current crop of players and management are at the club to ensure growth, sustenance and consistency in the years to come.

The £20 million spent in January represents this smart piece of business from the club. This is the actual Moneyball approach. Something which Henry fell in love with and would like to continue to foster in the world of football. It’s the business model for football that would arouse the interest of any non-sugar daddy owner. Missing out on Mkhitaryan only further emphasises this need for change. It requires patience from the fanbase, and trust in the management.

Star names aren’t going to come to Anfield anymore, but potential ones are going to be bred. With financial stability thus reiterated, Liverpool fans should be further thrilled with the situation based on what went down under Hicks & Gillet.

But will the fans accept this situation? Would they be smart enough to realise the necessity and importance of financial stability? In an era where instant success seems like an easy situation to make, will Liverpool fans settle for a stable & less exciting model? It’s easy to be in favour of it, but were a rich billionaire to gain interest, would the mentality remain unaltered?

So while this ‘buy youth’ policy may have been forced upon the club, and while selling your best players may seem as a backward step; an optimist would tell you that this could possibly be a blessing in disguise. Fans will have to keep their faith and hope that in a few years time not only will their faith be rewarded but also Liverpool’s long term approach be vindicated.