Still now, except for the Community Shield Cup final penalty at Crystal Palace, Liverpool has won all the league and Champions League, but almost all have won. The Liverpool Echo said that the club has responded to Slot's request after winning the Premier League title, but now the head coach will deal with new problems.

On the Champions League night, Anfield's feeling seemed familiar, not only because Liverpool made another wonderful reversal, but also Marcos Llorente contributed a double hit again. Liverpool once again started the Champions League journey with a fierce home match. Against Atletico Madrid, Liverpool once led two goals, but was then tied by his opponent, and finally completed the final kill in stoppage time.

The last time this happened was in the 18-19 season, when Liverpool beat Paris 3-2 at home in the first round of the group stage. In the end that season, the Reds won the sixth Champions League trophy in team history at the Madrid Metropolitan Stadium.

Slot certainly hopes to reappear this brilliant moment in Budapest in May next year, but the more pressing issue is that this new lineup is still running-in.

Liverpool has already led 3 points in the Premier League standings and scored 4 more points than the same period last year. The situation can be said to be very good. But obviously, they still have room for improvement, especially on overall defense. In the six games so far this season, the Reds have conceded two goals in four games.

3 of them were tied by their opponents in a 2-0 lead, but they all won the game in the end, which shows that the team's mentality and desire to win are no problem, and this is a problem that has been solved for Slott.

Last season, many of the Reds' Premier League wins were achieved through hard work, with only 5 of the 25 wins having more than two goals, while 8 games were achieved by one goal advantage. The Dutch have long realized that there are almost no easy tasks on the way to win the championship.

After winning the championship early, Liverpool only scored two points in the last four games, which shows that even if the intensity is slightly reduced, the consequences are obvious. In a speech in May this year, Slot expressed uncertainty about whether the old players who are still in the team in the new season can show the same strength again.

Slott said: "I really don't know, and it's also interesting - do we still have this elite mentality? This kind of winning mentality can continue to show through seasons after season.

" Many teams have won a Premier League championship, but few teams have won multiple seasons in a row, and there are reasons. First of all, of course because it is very difficult. Secondly, not all players have this elite mentality. ”

With Van Dijk, Salah and Sobosloy have stepped forward at critical moments many times, this mentality should still exist.

Next, Slot will begin to realize whether the new lineup can handle the test of the Champions League and Premier League double-front battle. Last season, the Reds gave a positive answer most of the time, winning seven games in the 10 league games after the Champions League. These include away games against Arsenal and Bournemouth, as well as home against Villa and Manchester City, which are not easy.

This season is equally difficult, from the derby of Everton at home on Saturday The game began, followed by away games to Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham, as well as home matches against Brighton before Christmas. The return of Flynnon and Bradley, the improvement of Wiltz's form and the joining of Isaac have provided Slot with more rotation options, and will not reduce the team's strength. This was an obvious concern last season.

Liverpool has not yet determined the strongest starting lineup, which should actually be regarded as a positive factor. If the basis of last season's Premier League championship was stability, such unpredictability could also bring benefits.