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| England to qualify, says McClaren | England to qualify, says McClaren |
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| Steve McClaren remains confident England will qualify for the Euro 2008 finals despite slumping to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Croatia. | Steve McClaren remains confident England will qualify for the Euro 2008 finals despite slumping to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Croatia. |
| "There are enough points to play for so we'll be okay," said McClaren, whose side have picked up just one point in their last two Group E games. | "There are enough points to play for so we'll be okay," said McClaren, whose side have picked up just one point in their last two Group E games. |
| "It's going to be difficult. Everyone has opinions, but I've said to theplayers we've got to stick together. | "It's going to be difficult. Everyone has opinions, but I've said to theplayers we've got to stick together. |
| "Their attitude has been magnificent and we'll turn it around." | "Their attitude has been magnificent and we'll turn it around." |
| McClaren added: "We've had two disappointing games and collected one point andit's not good enough. | McClaren added: "We've had two disappointing games and collected one point andit's not good enough. |
| "We should win our home games, then come away to here and try to get a pointor sneak a win. | "We should win our home games, then come away to here and try to get a pointor sneak a win. |
| "We haven't done that, we move on." | "We haven't done that, we move on." |
| "We picked a system and got all our experienced players here and our characters here and had chances in the game, but in the end it wasn't to be. | |
| "We are all very, very disappointed but this group still has a long way togo. | |
| "We play Croatia last - let's hope we reverse the score." |