Arne Slot's pre-match press conference vs Nottingham Forest:
Harvey Elliot
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âHarvey itâs, of course, a big disappointment for him, but also for us.
âOk, he didnât play that much in the first three games, but he played a lot in pre-season and showed himself really well.
âOf course, if he stayed fit, he would have had a lot of playing time in the upcoming fixtures. Now he isnât and that now gives a chance to someone else.
âFirst and foremost, it is a blow to himself and, in the end, also for us because availability is important in a phase of the season where we play seven games in 22 days.
âIt is a blow for the both of us, but he will work as hard as always to come back in the best possible way.â
Federico Chiesa
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"Federico has trained with the team now 3 or 4 times, so lets see how he does today and what decision I make."
Caoimhin Kelleher
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"I would be really be worried if a player comes out saying 'I don't care about playing first team football'.
"It's normal that they want to play, but it's also normal that a club like this has more than 11 players that can play.
"As long as they accept their situation by helping the team when the have to, then it's a good place to be in. Caoimhin has shown every time that he's ready."
Ryan Gravenberch
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"He's been a midfielder all his life, but maybe he's playing a bit deeper. It's not that much of a difference.
"Ryan came back strong, played some good games and took his chance. If trust means that you play him, then I trust him, but I also trust the others."
Salah, VVD, TAA contract
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"It's again the boring answer from me which you're going to get from me as long as there's no news about this, but we don't talk about contract situations over here.
"Is it a distraction? No it isn't, because I'm fully focused on the individuals and the team, and they are part of the team, and trying to work with them in the best possible way to get the best out of them, so it's not a distraction for me at all."
Alexis Mac Allister
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âHe was out in the last game but he trained with us yesterday,â Slot told reporters on Friday. âIâm expecting Macca to be with us tomorrow.â
Players get no rest in international break
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"In some situations I was happy that they played 90.
"For now, it was a present that I got from most national team coaches. Maybe in the future I would sometimes love for it to be a bit different, but it's a positive thing that we're in such a good place that we have 10 players that can play every minute for their national team, it says a lot about the quality we have."