Coleman's reaction to defeat at Exeter

"It wasn't about the performance," he told fulhamfc.com. "It was about fitness and getting the players through 90 or 45 minutes without injury and we've managed to do that. A one-nil defeat is irrelevant for me. What we're trying to do this pre-season is get the guys as fit as possible and see how much we can improve on last pre-season in terms of injuries.

"We went into the start of last season with a lot of injuries and we don't want that situation to arise again, so we've got to be careful with this bunch of players. Overall, I'm delighted to have got through the 90 minutes with no injuries."