"I'm very happy with the squad, let that be clear, Slot said. But it's obvious we have three long-term injuries. That's why we tried to strengthen in the winter break and the player you mentioned, in the end, wasn't available. I think there's more to come from this group of players for obvious reasons. Some reasons I probably blame myself for a bit, but some things I cannot do anything about: injuries, a player not ready to play three games a week."
"But it's clear if we have an injury crisis, even more than we already have, then that makes things even more difficult. We have 16 players available and Trey [Nyoni] and Rio [Ngumoha] are two of them. This squad is able to do better and more than we've done until now, in my opinion, but then they all need to stay available. That's going to be a hell of a challenge because we have three games in seven days coming up."
Liverpool signed Jeremy Jacquet for £60m to arrive from Rennes in the summer but did not address current defensive shortages after Lutsharel Geertruida's transfer collapsed due to Sunderland's inability to find a replacement. Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are out for the rest of the season, Jeremie Frimpong is sidelined with a hip injury, and Joe Gomez has missed recent games with a hip problem but may return to the bench. Sixteen senior players are currently available, including Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha. Further injuries would significantly hinder the squad, especially with three games in seven days.
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