After Liverpool qualified for the last 16, the burden on Arne Slot became even greater. He must keep his players fit to face strong teams in the knockout stages, while they also have to fight to secure top spot from Chelsea. Player conditions need to be considered, Arne Slot must be wiser in formulating strategies to maintain opportunities in the two competitions. Liverpool have conceded 5 goals in their last 2 games in the EPL, this could happen in the UCL if the players are too tired due to the busy schedule, Arne Slot must anticipate early before it is too late.
Well, Arne Slot really should think about this earlier before it's too late. But Liverpool's squad since the Klopp era has been like it is now and actually this team has quite good second tier players. Remember last season M. Salah was injured for a few weeks or longer but Liverpool was still good because the team's second tier players were quite good. But when facing a team that is quite weak, it would be better for Arne Slot to limit the playing time of the main players more. They can be played from the early minutes to lock in a scoring advantage and then pull it out in the second half and give time to the second tier players. This must be done in a busy match schedule. But I also understand that we know that in the Premier League the competition is very tight and there is no team that can be considered weak. But in the UCL I think in the remaining matches Liverpool can relax more. They just need to lock in winning points to qualify for the next stage and let the remaining matches be played by the second tier players. And playing the main players again in the round of 16.