England manager Steve McClaren insists he never considered the
prospect that his stint as England manager may be coming to an end
despite the 'abuse' he received from 'a hateful mob' against
Andorra.
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A lacklustre Euro 2008 qualifying campaign has seen a section of
supporters grow increasingly vocal in their disapproval of the
former Middlesbrough boss and their anger reached fever pitch in
England's goalless first half in Barcelona.
But McClaren says he is able to cope with such reactions.
He told the News of the World: 'I won't let some hateful mob drive
me out of this job.
'I have work to do and I'm not leaving until I've done it.
'Even when the abuse was at its worst it never crossed my mind that
this could be my last match with England. I did not consider
walking away - not for a moment.
'I don't believe I will ever get abuse as bad as that again in my
life, but when I look back on that experience, I feel I have
emerged stronger.'
McClaren also revealed how he tried to inspire his players to a
better second-half performance - which eventually resulted in three
unanswered goals.
'When I got the players together at half-time I impressed on them
that if things went wrong it would be me who took the stick.
'I told them I can handle it, so they should go out, forget the
atmosphere in the stadium and do their best to win.'
