Coach for the chop after flop

Coach for the chop after flop

SINGAPORE: The Tiger Cup has become more of a poisoned chalice for the Singapore national soccer coach as the city-state's football association prepared Friday to lower the axe on Jan Poulsen.

The Dane has been under fire since Singapore's disappointing effort in failing to make the final four of the Tiger Cup last month, despite playing its three pool matches at home in the tournament co-hosted with Indonesia.

Following the 4-0 trouncing by Malaysia in the opening game, he was booed by the crowd at subsequent matches, fans produced a large "Sack Poulsen" banner, and local newspapers were swamped with letters calling for his head. --AFP