It can be called a professional, practice dancing steps on the wire

In the early morning of September 24, Liverpool defeated Southampton 2:1 at home in the English League Cup and successfully advanced to the round of 16. In this game, Liverpool did not establish the victory until the 85th minute. If we count from the first game of the new season, this is their sixth final victory. Victory is of course valuable, but it always wins at the last moment. It seems a bit like dancing on a steel wire and falls off accidentally. This season, Liverpool is aiming for the double champions of the Premier League and Champions League. Although they have received a stunning seven consecutive victories, if the battle is always resolved at the last moment, this road will not go long.

Seven games and six finals

Liverpool actually does not pay special attention to the League Cup, and it is a game wherever it goes. In this game, facing Southampton, who was relegated from the Premier League last season, head coach Slot certainly did not want to use the "small knife" and rested a lot of main players, so the running-in level was greatly reduced to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the new aid Isaac finally found a feeling in this game. He and Chiesa made a little spark. At the end of the first half, Chiesa interrupted the opponent's random pass and then knocked on Isaac. The latter easily scored and changed the score to 1:0.

Perhaps Isaac is not in his best form yet. Slot replaced Isaac after the start of the second half, allowing Ekitic, who also transferred at a sky-high price, to play. Because the player had a certain competitive relationship with Isaac in position, he was eager to show himself. Instead, he was impatient and dissatisfied with the referee's penalty and received a yellow card. After that, bad news continued, and as the second half entered the end, Southampton scored a goal to tie the score.

tied with a Championship team, which was a bit unaffordable for a giant like Liverpool who was determined to do a big career. At this time, their "final winning law" in this season began to work again. In the 85th minute, Chiesa Jr. made an extremely comfortable assist again, Ekitic scored an empty goal, and Liverpool led 2:1.

But Ekitic seemed to have forgotten that he had a yellow card, and took off his jersey in celebrating, and ended up getting the second yellow card and being sent off.

Although Liverpool narrowly won this game, they still failed to show their kingly temperament. Starting from the opening of the new season in August, Liverpool scored two goals in the last few minutes to defeat Bournemouth at 2:2; then won 3:2 in Newcastle United, and Ngumoha became the winner; against Arsenal, Sobosloy was the fight in the 85th minute; against Burnley, Salah scored a penalty in the 90th minute; against Atletico Madrid, the Champions League match was also successful in stoppage time, and only against Everton was not considered a winning victory, but the score was only 2:1. Liverpool has conceded many goals in recent games and has weak offensive power. This is really embarrassing for Liverpool, which has spent a sky-high price to introduce a large number of new players before the season.

The defensive line is unstable and there is always a deviation

It must be admitted that Liverpool won seven consecutive victories this season, and only Real Madrid can compare with them in the five major European leagues, but it still depends on some luck. For example, in the first round of the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, if they had not relied on the inspiration of several veterans, it would be difficult for them to narrowly defeat their opponents with one goal at the last moment.

Therefore, many fans have raised this question, is this the familiar Liverpool Liverpool? Why can't they win a little more? In fact, Liverpool's regular winning games is not a unique phenomenon this season. In the Klopp era, they also had a winning game. According to statistics, in the entire Premier League era, Liverpool was the team that scored the most winning goals, including many winning finals that were completed at the last moment.

However, since the beginning of this season, Liverpool does need to improve its defensive mentality. In the first round of the Premier League, they were slackened by the defensive line because they led 2:0 and were tied by Bournemouth two consecutive goals, and finally nearly defeated the mark.

Therefore, Liverpool coach Slott, who has many elite soldiers and a proud mentality this season, has been trying to look at people from the beginning. He has a loose mentality against weak Liverpool, and he was only in the end when he was panicked. Against strong opponents like Arsenal, they were nervous and could not break through their opponent's defense line, so they won until the last moment by seizing the intermittent kill that their opponents cannot keep up with.

How to go further

In the next October schedule, Liverpool must be nervous. On October 1, they will be away from Galatasaray, which has always been known for its hot home atmosphere. With Liverpool's current state, it is really difficult to win them. Then, in the Premier League, they first had to have a "red and blue battle" with Chelsea, and then a "double red club" with Manchester United. These two games have always been the highlight of the Premier League. For Liverpool, who wants to defend the title this season, winning the "Blue Army" and the "Red Devils" is a "touchstone" to test the quality of their championship. If they still cannot make progress on the defensive end and always concede the goal after their own goal, it will be difficult to have more luck to continue the winning show.

Of course, the league is a long process. Liverpool's seven consecutive victories and six finals are not a typical case in the long river of football. They have strong bench depth and super attackers who have spent a sky-high price to introduce. This stage is still a running-in period for them, and it is already very good to have such a result. Next, Liverpool needs to continue to increase its defense and at the same time maximize the abilities of new players Werz, Ekitic and Isaac. I believe there will be a result that will shock the fans even more.

Of course, the strength of the lineup has both advantages and disadvantages. Although Liverpool has a deep bench lineup, if you want to adjust the mood of all players and avoid unnecessary conflicts for the main position, it will be a test of the wisdom of head coach Slott. The coach from Eredivisie has never had any experience coaching a giant, but his style and methods have allowed Liverpool to look brand new last season, which shows Slot's coaching level. Believe in your own strength and don’t think about the luck of nothingness. Only in this way can Slott and his Liverpool not continue to dance on the wire, but run towards the championship down to the ground.