UAE coach quits after two home defeats

It is believed that the Frenchman lost the confidence of his players when he slammed their performance following the UAE’s recent defeat to Saudi Arabia in the Asian qualifiers for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

UAE national team coach Bruno Metsu cited his unwillingness to lose as the main reason behind his resignation from the post.

"I don’t like to lose and that is why I have given in my resignation from the national team," the outgoing coach told a press conference at the UAE FA headquarters in Dubai on Monday.

The Frenchman left the UAE footballing world shell-shocked late on Sunday when he handed in his resignation to UAE Football Association (UAE FA) President Mohammad Khalfan Al Rumaithi.

"I did take the risks with the hope that the results would show. But this did not happen and the confidence of the players slipped," the 54-year-old Metsu read from a statement.

The UAE are scheduled to play their next match in the Asian World Cup qualifiers on October 15 when they travel to South Korea. No replacement coach has been named as yet.