Slavisa Jokanovic was far from happy with the 1-1 draw gained at Huddersfield.
In fact, it only strengthened the Fulham head coach’s resolve to bring in new faces before Whites take on Hull at home next Saturday.
Steve Sidwell is among the favourites to rejoin his former club from Stoke City, but it was hotshot Ross McCormack gifted a 90-second opener.
The lead lasted only 17 minutes when Fulham were pegged back by former player Mark Hudson who got a toe to a cross.
Jokanovic now believes one of the places Whites might breathe easier as they linger four places above the drop zone is on the end of a phone.
He said: “Our obligation is to play better football than we are playing right now. With more time, with more training, and if we can bring people in next week on loan, we can make these steps.
“This (draws) is not my target, my target is to win the game.
“Generally I believe we are starting to improve, but there is still a big space in front of us.
“It’s important for us and soon I think we can compete with every Championship team. And that’s it: simple.
“We need to be more solid, we need to still be more prepared to compete. This is a competition for big boys.”
