Coleman's riled by loss

14 April 2012

Fulham manager Chris Coleman wants more heart from his team away from home.

The 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday was Fulham's eighth loss on the road and Coleman will expect a big improvement at Manchester City this weekend.

"Our away form is abysmal," he said. "Too many players underperformed against Chelsea."

Coleman also singled out French midfielder Steed Malbranque for criticism. "I thought he was disappointing against Chelsea and I told him so," he said.

Both Chelsea goals - by Eidur Gudjohnsen and Damien Duff - resulted from poor defending.

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