Chelsea boss drops 'injury crisis' admission that sums up Liverpool fans' frustrations

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Liverpool fans were left frustrated with the draw against Chelsea in the Premier League, with the injury crisis for the away side only underlining the annoyance of the home faithful.Liverpool were forced to settle for a draw against Chelsea in the Premier League(Image: (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images))Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane has admitted that his side are facing an "injury crisis" following the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League.It adds further frustration for Liverpool supporters, who booed the team's result on Saturday, having been left dismayed with the performance levels against a team that is out of form.Speaking after the game to TNT Sports, McFarlane said on his side's draw: "We've got a little bit of an injury crisis with Estevao, Ale [Alejandro] Garnacho, Pedro Neto, Jesse Derry now all carrying injuries, so we had to be a little bit creative."We know it [the wing] is not Cucu's [Marc Cucurella's] best position, but even from left-back, he's very good in terms of making runs off the ball and in behind full-backs and I thought we did that really well today.READ MORE: Arne Slot shares Ibrahima Konate injury update after limping out of Liverpool draw with ChelseaREAD MORE: Arne Slot offers Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker injury update after latest Liverpool setback"So it was definitely something we were looking to exploit and needs must at times."It underlines the frustrations that Liverpool fans have about the game, and the season as a whole, in both being an opportunity missed, as well as Arne Slot's own explanation for his side's difficulties.Calum McFarlane, Interim Manager of Chelsea, during the clash against Liverpool(Image: (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images))The head coach has often bemoaned the lack of fit players at his disposal this season, which was especially evident in the frontline during the draw with Chelsea.It was a topic he once again touched on after the game, telling the press: "For us, for me, it's really clear what we are lacking this season, and we're trying with the players we have now because one of the things we are lacking is players that are fit."But the players we have available now, I think again like last week, like this week, showed in the second half that they want to give everything and tried to push, but it was not enough last week and wasn't enough this week to find that goal, which we maybe deserved if you looked at where the game was played."Because, for me, the game was mainly played in the second half in their half, and that is what we've seen a lot of times this season, but we've also seen a lot of times this season that being the dominant team doesn't lead to chance after chance after chance."Despite both teams lacking fit players, it was Chelsea's management team who showed creativity to change and adapt to the situation and took the game to Liverpool.As a result, the questions and doubts continue to stack up against Slot, with many wondering whether his long-term future at Liverpool is secure or not.For now, the task at hand will be to finish in the top five to guarantee qualification for the Champions League, which is now one point closer thanks to Saturday's 1-1 draw.However, fans will be looking beyond that to next season, with plenty of hope that some improvement could finally follow.