Summary: Phil and Anto are joined once again by former Wimbledon, Newcastle and England international defender Warren Barton for another episode to take a look at how some of the big clubs in England continue to struggle in European competitions and if these teams are in a period of transition testing them on the issue of rebuilding on the fly. This is more about strategy and vision and we openly consider whether Athletic Bilbao and Ajax with their youth systems have revealed a serious weakness in the process of transformation for the Premier League. So how can the EPL say it really is the best league in the world? We look into how the continent seems to be doing its business and it leaves very little doubt that clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and AC Milan do have the foundation from having more experience with winning trophies while being forced to rebuild on an almost constant basis over a period longer than 10-15 years. We examine some of the revelations from this season in Europe and how some of the bigger powers in the EPL are being asked to do something they have very little experience doing. We close on the matter of the wonder that is Lionel Messi and what he has been able to do thus far at Barcelona and, ultimately, whether he might just be the greatest ever based on what we have seen and where he seems headed so soon in his career given how the game has changed and protects its best players.
