**Andoni Iraola** was honest with the media about a drab draw for **Liverpool** against **Fulham**.
The _Reds_ are pinning most of their aspirations for the campaign on a convincing offence. Indeed, they scored two goals in each of their four fixtures before this weekend, drawing 2-2 against **Nottingham Forest** and **Newcastle United** before defeating **Ipswich Town** 2-0 and **Atletico Madrid** 2-0.
·**‘We've been clearly not as good offensively as we've been’**
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So, it was out of character for the hosts to fire a blank at **Anfield** on Saturday afternoon against an outfit that had not picked up a single **Premier League** point before this trip from West London. Fatigue is a worthwhile factor to consider, but the head coach is not keen on making excuses.
_“What was lacking was quite clear. It is the first game since I'm here that we had problems to create chances to score goals, to make the difference offensively. That's the main reason we couldn't create as many chances as we wanted. We haven't scored a goal and that's why we go with just one point._
_“I think today, especially first half, we were arriving late to the presses. It's clear. I think we improved this part a lot in the second half. With better structures, I think we controlled better the game in the second half, even without scoring the goal, but I was feeling more comfortable._
_“Even if we haven't been incredible in that aspect, we've struggled sometimes, I think we haven't also conceded clear chances. I think the one we concede is the one that we mess up in the goal-kick. That's, I think, the clear chance we concede. From there, I think that we've defended quite well._
_“We've given us the chances in terms of keeping the clean sheet. We've had probably our best chances coming from set-plays, the crossbar, the one from_ **_Alexander Isak_** _I remember in the second half. But not clear enough or not to have been able to score the goal that you need in this kind of game._
_“There is a lack of freshness, definitely – we cannot hide it. I think it's the worst turnaround in terms of 60-something hours between the games, after a very big game the other day. But this is going to happen more times. Maybe with one more day but sometimes it's going to be the same way during the season. We have to adapt to these circumstances._
_“And it's these kind of games that you need to win sometimes with a set-play, sometimes with the shot from the edge, sometimes from a moment of brilliance from the offensive players, and we haven't had that today. We've been clearly not as good offensively as we've been \[in\] other days.”_