"Many people wanted me to play him more and we had to find the balance and unfortunately today that balance didn't work out for us perfectly. But let's hope for the best. When he came to the club, he had hardly trained. So you bring him step by step forward and then you feel there must be a moment where he can play twice a week, and the first time we try he did it with Sweden as well he has to go off."
"Normally you try to prepare players for onceaweek football, but if you are Liverpool you play every three days or normally three times in eight days but we've been unfortunate this season we have to play three times in seven days. We've tried to prepare him for that programme which is not always so easy when you don't have a preseason."
Arne Slot oversaw a 5-1 victory in Germany that ended Liverpool's four successive defeats. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate scored from corners, addressing set-piece issues. Alexander Isak was withdrawn after 45 minutes with a groin problem and could be out for several weeks; Slot believes the workload after missing most of pre-season contributed. Jeremie Frimpong faces another spell on the sidelines following a second hamstring injury. Slot stressed the difficulty of preparing players for Liverpool's congested schedule, the challenges of building fitness without a preseason, and the need to bring players forward step by step.
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