We lacked creativity, says Dalglish

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish admits that a lack of creativity and luck was the chief reason for them being unable to overcome Braga in their Europa League tie.


Robert Kubica

The Reds struggled to carve out many clear-cut chances and looked bereft of ideas as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Anfield and crashed out courtesy of Braga's 1-0 result in the first leg. "Over the two legs, a penalty kick separated the teams.

It was two evenly matched teams and I think the fact it was decided on a penalty is a reflection on how close the two teams are," he told reporters. "Putting it past the goalkeeper is more important than working him. You need creativity or luck to break down a well organised side. "We didn't have much luck and like any other team in the world, we could do with more creativity."