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Behind the Badge: Creating 'moments of change' with LFC U18s

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson is always looking for the 'moment of change'.

In the Academy environment at Liverpool FC, where individual development is cherished more than results on the pitch, it’s a click.

It’s clear, visible evidence of a player turning hours of tutelage, dedication and practice behind the scenes in Kirkby into reality during a match.

And it’s the No.1 source of job satisfaction for U18s boss Bridge-Wilkinson.

“On the pitch you’re looking for performance,” he begins to tell Liverpoolfc.com after a pause to carefully consider the question of his daily aims.

“We’re looking to try to see elite behaviours in terms of the performances on the pitch but also their attitude and their character on it and around it.