Coventry City manager Chris Coleman was disappointed in the manner of the heavy defeat at Newcastle last night.
Coleman said after the match, "We got a good goal, we had one cleared off the line and we got in some good positions.
"We are a bit disappointed to concede the equaliser so quickly after scoring but for an hour we were always in the game.
"We knocked off for the second goal and when you are up against that type of quality you will be punished for one little slip and that is what happened."
Later on, after a time for reflection Chris Coleman said, “The scoreline didn’t reflect our performance. We asked them a lot of questions for an hour. They’re a very good side and it wasn’t in the script for us to take the lead at St James’ Park."
“But we did and I thought we deserved it because that wasn’t the only good chance we created in the first half. If we could have held out until half-time it might have been a very different story but I think we got a little bit dizzy after the goal and it was a real blow to concede the equaliser so quickly."
“We knocked off for their second which was very disappointing and, of course, the penalty killed us off, especially because we had a man sent off in the process.”
The Sky Blues boss didn't have any complaints about the dismissal of defender Leon Barnett, but he did question the decision that led to the corner from which Newcastle equalised, saying, “Kieren Westwood had the ball in his hands when their striker jumped into him. Compare that to last night when Stoke had a perfectly good goal disallowed when there was virtually no contact with the keeper."
“I’m not going to make a big deal of it , I’ve just been in trouble with the FA so I need to watch what I say, but it would be nice to have a bit of consistency. I’ve got a bunch of very disappointed players in the dressing room right now because they didn’t deserve a defeat like that after what they put into the game. "
“But it’s up to me to get their heads back up for Saturday when we’ve got another massive game and the chance to show how good a side we can be. It’s all about self-belief.
The defeat saw Newcastle return to the top of the table and at the same time gain a superior goal difference to their nearest rivals West Brom, while Coventry slipped a place down to eleventh.
Now Coleman has to boost his teams confidence before Saturday's clash with Crystal Palace.