I think the Slot appointment is very smart. It's slightly left of field but that's very typical of Liverpool. A lot of continuity has definitely played a part in this appointment. For instance:
1. He plays a similar formation as Klopp, with the squad the way it is now a lot more change would be needed for something like an Amorim appointment playing 3 at the back
2. One of the defining features of his system is inverting his right back and generating most chances from the wings which plays to the strength of the current squad
3. influential dutch contingent in the team that would highly rate him (Van Dijk, Gakpo, Van Den Berg [though he may leave], Gravenberch) - two of which have been perhaps used incorrectly by Klopp. Slot, having faced them in the Eredivisie may get the best out of these players
I really rate the appointment since the key issues facing Liverpool, I think, have been:
- Szoboszlai being used inefficently. He's better sitting behind the attack rather than deeper in midfield. Slot will likely not use a deeper-lying defensive anchor in midfield which will make room for a no. 10 type player up top
- Defense gives away a lot of high quality chances on the counter - Slot's double pivot midfield this season has given away the 2nd fewest chances of this nature this season; behind only Arsenal in Europe's top 10 leagues
- Liverpool's attack has the lowest chance conversion rate in Europe's top 5 leagues and it is largely down to a mix of how players have been used (like Gakpo and Salah) and decision making (Diaz and Nunez). While he may not be able to fix decision making issues, he will certainly use players differently