However, Fulham came out stronger in the second period and Collins John's goal gave them a deserved share of the spoils at the Eastlands.
"We were very poor in that first half, we didn't ask them any questions in attack, we were second to everything in midfield and shaky at the back," Coleman told the clubs official website after the game.
"All in all I was just pleased to get them off at the break only one down, we were lucky it wasn't more."
"But we were tremendous in the second half, we changed our shape a bit and went at them. We got the equaliser and then could easily have won it.
"I had a few words, a rant really, at the break because we cannot allow ourselves to start games like that.
"Every game in the Premiership is tough and if we want to be better than last season, we know we cannot do things like we did in the first half and expect to get points."
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