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Mirror, mirror! UAE coach Metsu likes what he sees

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-13 08:41

HANOI, July 12 - Asian Cup glamour coach Bruno Metsu has no problems
looking at himself in the mirror -- and he likes what he sees.

Bruno Metsu
The Frenchman, a dead ringer for soft rock crooner Michael Bolton with
his wavy hair and suave manner, on Thursday shrugged off suggestions he
was under pressure as coach of UAE.

The Emirates take on holders Japan on Friday in a must-win game following
their surprise 2-0 defeat by co-hosts Vietnam in their Group B opener.

But Metsu was cool as a cucumber.

"I believe in me. I trust in me," a smiling Metsu told Reuters, as if
rattling off a old Bolton classic.

"For me confidence is no problem. I can still look in the mirror and it's
not a problem for me!"

The knives were being sharpened for both Metsu and Japan coach Ivica
Osim, following his side's 1-1 draw with Qatar in their opening match.

Yet Metsu, who famously guided Senegal to the quarter-finals of the 2002
World Cup, insisted he was still the man for the UAE job.

"We have five regular players injured," he said. "It's a young team and
this tournament is a good first step. Our team has a very good future.

"I'm not worried about the result, more the performance. The press have a
job to do. When you win you're a great team and when you lose you're bad."

Metsu added: "If everybody is happy I'm okay. If not I will make my job
(elsewhere) and make my bed."

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