Liverpool will play a pre-season friendly against AC Milan at the Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong, and new Liverpool players including Ekiti will also participate in pre-season training. Robertson said in an interview that the senior players in the team have to take the responsibility of helping the new players adapt to the team.

Ekitik from France officially joined the "Red Army" Liverpool and signed a 6-year long-term contract. He also flew to Hong Kong to participate in pre-season training with his new teammates. Whether new players such as Kerkez Miloš, Frimpong, Mamadashvili and Wirtz who joined Liverpool before can adapt to coach Slote's system will receive a lot of attention.

Scottish star Robertson, who has played for Liverpool for many years, said, “The four of us older players or leaders, including me, Alisson, Van Dijk and Salah, we must take the initiative to take the responsibility of helping the new players integrate as soon as possible so that they can adapt to the rhythm of the team. Especially when they come from different countries and different cultural backgrounds, this becomes more important. We have to help them get into shape.”

"We are proud of this. After all, we were all young once and needed help when we first joined the team. Now we are also trying our best to help young players. For new players, we not only have to help them adapt on the court, but also help them with things in life, such as finding a house and settling their families, because we all understand how much impact these have on the players' condition."

We must maintain the will to win

Robertson said: "As for on the court, they can actually take good care of themselves because they are talented. When we are off the court, we have to make sure no one is left out and make sure they can get to know each other. Tournaments like this are very important. Everyone lives in a hotel and is temporarily away from their families and children. This time has become an opportunity for us to get to know each other better."

"So far, the new players have integrated well into the team. Of course, Ekitik has only just arrived and we have to have dinner with him. But people like Frimpong, Kerkez Miloš, Mamadashvili and Wirtz look like they have been in the team for several months, which is really pleasing."

In addition, after the friendly match against AC Milan, Liverpool will travel to Japan to continue preparing for the new season of the Premier League.

Robertson continued, "We performed well in training, but we may need to improve our sharpness in the game, but we will gradually get there. We don't have much time and the rest time is very short. Over the years, each of us has proved our ability in training and games."

"Whether it's training or a game, we all want to win. We need to develop good habits and maintain our desire and determination to win, which will become our advantages in the new season."