Thompson thinks the "Jota Memorial" is very meaningful, and Wiltz may have to abandon his original style of playing

Liverpool changed the charity match originally scheduled for August to the "Jota Memorial". A small number of people questioned the club's arrangements. They believed that the "Jota Memorial" would only make the players and the coaching staff repeatedly sad. Liverpool legend Thompson supports the team's management's approach. The harm caused to every Anfield player and coach by Jota's accidental death is real. This topic cannot be avoided. Thompson thinks the "Jota Memorial Game" is very meaningful. On the one hand, it can reflect Liverpool's warmth and the professional ethics of the Premier League. On the other hand, the "Jota Memorial Tournament" can make Anfield players more cohesive and fight for Jota in the following season.

In Thompson's view, the meaning of the "Jota Memorial Tournament" is to let the teammates gradually let go of their obsessions and miss their teammates who died unexpectedly in the right way. It is precisely because of this accident that Liverpool is destined to be very difficult in the new season and Slot needs to face a huge test. The team held the "Jota Memorial Competition" before the season, which also allowed the whole team to be mentally prepared to deal with difficulties. Such a competition is very meaningful. After all, after Ruta died in a car accident, the direction of the entire club in the preseason will definitely change. Regarding the midfield arrangements after Wilz came to Anfield, Thompson gave a prediction that Wilz might have to abandon his original style of play.

If Werz's original play at Leverkusen, Slot would not be able to continue the "Mc8h" midfield combination. Judging from Slott's coaching habits, he will not easily change his successful tactical model, so "Mc8H" is still the mainstream way of playing for Liverpool next season. Then Wiltz will have to abandon the original way of playing and mode that mainly attacks the frontcourt and pay more attention to the defensive level. Wiltz's transformation may become the most subtle variable in Liverpool's tactical landscape in the new season. If this German genius wants to integrate into Slot's system, he needs to show a completely different discipline in the off-ball stage than in the Leverkusen period - he must learn to cut off the opponent's pass route with precise predictions like McAllister, and cover the rib space with tireless running like Sobosloy.

This does not require him to become a pure engineer, but to keep his creativity in the frontcourt and improve his defensive participation to the Premier League championship level. Slot proved during Feyenoord's time that he was good at transforming skilled players into hexagon fighters who were both offensive and defensive. Wiltz's flexibility and ball maker can support this transformation, and the key is whether he can adapt to the higher intensity rhythm of the Premier League. Perhaps we will see a scene like this: when Arnold collects in and forms a 3-2-5 offensive formation, Wilz needs to quickly switch roles, sometimes as a pseudo-winger, and sometimes retreat to form a double fulcrum with Endo Kazuki. This dynamic balance is the essence of the "Mai 8 Her" system - everyone is a tactical gear and can become a deadly scalpel at any time.

Judging from the progress of the Premier League media reporting on the "Jota Memorial Tournament", at the Melwood training base, staff are debugging the special light show of the memorial tournament. When the game is about Jota's jersey number time when he joins Liverpool, the lights of the whole game will dim, leaving only the galaxy composed of tens of thousands of fans on the stands. The club is also preparing to hang a huge TIFO in the KOP stands, which is the iconic "Types" celebration action after Jota scored. The author also believes that this commemorative match is not just a football match, it will become a collective healing ceremony for Liverpool people. As Thompson said: "Football is sometimes more important than we think, it can stitch the seemingly incurable wounds. "

In the 90-minute game, Anfield will regain that trembling power again - not from the victory or defeat, but from the deepest respect for life. At the same time, Thompson also emphasized that Liverpool will play with this kind of grief in the next three to four seasons. The "Jota Memorial Tournament" can be held before every season in the future (the anniversary of Jota's car accident), and is also a symbol of the team's spiritual system. In addition, Thompson also predicts that the team's record will fluctuate in the new season, the winning rate will decline or tactical problems will occur. The management must be patient with Slott, because at this time, Anfield is not suitable for changing the coach.

Slott needs not only adjustments on the tactical board, but also time - this most luxurious luxury in modern football. It took Klopp four years to carve heavy metal football into Liverpool's genes, and any idea of trying to replicate a miracle within three months is like asking for the seedlings to be towering in an instant in a storm. Those waving the banner of "changing coaches" on social media often forget the fact: Arsenal had lost eight rounds in his early coaching career. Last season, Manchester City tolerated Guardiola's four major players. Perhaps it is not until the Christmas schedule that people will find that the criticized "volatility" are just the necessary currents for the new Red Army's neurons to establish connections. Like Klopp said after losing the first four games in 2015: "Sometimes you have to learn to fall before you can run faster."