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Fulham manager
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Fulham manager Chris Coleman was disappointed with his team's performance and felt his side folded after conceding the second goal.
Coleman also reiterated that star striker Louis Saha would not be sold and that the club would be looking for reinforcements in January.
"It could have been 2-0 to us but we missed a few chances," Coleman said.
"The performance was not good enough and I think we folded after the second goal.
"It was a cold night and the fans who came here will be going home disappointed.
"We need to get back to hard work on the training ground and not play as individuals."
"We don't want to sell any of our players.
"Saha is important to us and he's doing a great job.
"We hope to bring in two or three new faces in January," he concluded.
Villa Boss David O'Leary praised his team's attitude following their fine 3-0 win against Fulham at Villa Park.
The Irishman also moved to praise his attacking duo of Juan Pablo Angel and Darius Vassell, after both players scored against the Cottagers.
Vassell expected to be dropped for the game, with youngster Stefan Moore tipped to start in his place.
However, O'Leary kept faith with the England striker and was duly repaid as Vassell scored his first goals of the campaign.
"I didn't think Darius was a gamble as Stefan was feeling tired after the Leeds match," O'Leary said.
"Today the team worked hard but we didn't start well. But after the first 20 minutes we got going and I thought we were deserved winners.
"Hopefully now we'll start scoring goals and taking maximum points, because maximum points are very important in this league."
Angel was another doubt as he had been suffering from an ankle injury prior to the game.
"Angel should not have played looking at his ankle yesterday," O'Leary continued.
" But that's his attitude, he's a good striker and a nice lad. You want to see people like him do well."
The Villa manager was cautious when asked whether his side were candidates for a European place.
"A month ago the fans were booing," he stated.
"There are so many teams involved, it's so tight and we don't want to get carried away."