Slott finally figured it out! The three main players in the Champions League are hidden and Liverpool ends its 4-game losing streak

On the second match day of the third round of the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool defeated Frankfurt 5-1 away from home, ending their four-game losing streak. Goals from Ekitic, Van Dijk, Konate, Gakpo and Szoboszlai ensured Liverpool secured three points in the Champions League after Slott's side conceded an early goal.

Before the game, Liverpool had lost four consecutive games in all competitions, and Slott's position as coach was no longer stable. In this case, Slott made a bold change. He hid the team's three main players Salah, Kolkoz and McAllister who were not performing well, and changed into a 442 formation, allowing Isaac and Ekitic to partner as a double forward. This series of personnel adjustments finally led to Liverpool's Champions League away victory.

Liverpool was able to get out of a 4-game losing streak, all because Slott used the right people. He abandoned the previous "single arrow" style of play and adopted a double forward combination of Isaac and Ekitic. In the 35th minute of the game, Ekitic faced his old club Frankfurt and seized the counterattack opportunity to score a single goal, helping Liverpool tie the score 1-1. In the second half, Slott replaced Isaac, who was in poor form. He did not choose Salah to play, but replaced Chiesa, who was in outstanding form this season.

This season, Salah's status has been relatively sluggish. He has only succeeded once in 10 attempts in the Premier League and has not scored or assisted in 6 consecutive games. After losing 1-2 to Manchester United in the last round, many fans called on Slott to take Salah, and in this Champions League game, Salah sat on the bench. After coming on as a substitute in the second half, Salah had an opportunity to assist Wirtz for an empty goal, but he chose to shoot it himself.

Also on the bench at the same time as Salah were McAllister and Korcoz. This season, McAllister's performance is very poor, he only recorded 1 assist. In the games he played, his post-game rating never reached 7 points. In this campaign, Slaughter put him on the bench, and sent Wirtz and Jones to start with Sorbo in the midfield. As a result, Wirtz provided assists twice, finally breaking the embarrassment of not scoring a goal or assist in more than 10 consecutive games.

And new aid Kolkoz is a time bomb in the defense. This member of the Premier League's best team last season was playing on thin ice in Liverpool. He had no outstanding performance on the offensive end and was reduced to a black hole on the defensive end. In this case, Slott restarted the veteran Robertson to start, and it was his silky pass that assisted Ekitic to score the equalizing goal, demonstrating the quality of "having an old man in a family is like having a treasure".

From four consecutive losses in all competitions to a 5-1 victory over Frankfurt in the Champions League, Liverpool is back on the winning track. This is all related to Slott's employment. The famous Dutch coach no longer talks about seniority when arranging his troops. Whoever is in good condition will start. Under this arrangement, Liverpool naturally won a big victory in the Champions League.