England head coach Steve McClaren insists that until David
Beckham retires from international football he will always have a
chance of making his squad.
The former England captain was unceremoniously dropped by the
ex-Middlesbrough man after he replaced Sven Goran Eriksson last
summer.
McClaren has resisted the chance to recall the Real Madrid ace on
numerous occasions, including last week's 1-0 home defeat to
Spain.
He now insists that the likes of Beckham, David James and Sol
Campbell, all have a chance of a recall as long as they are
available for selection.
Asked whether people have misread McClaren shutting the door on
Beckham, he told Sky Sports News: "Yes, of course they have.
"It's the same with David James and Sol Campbell.
"I reiterated a few weeks ago after watching Portsmouth and
Manchester United, they gave excellent performances there.
"Unless they retire in international football everyone is under
consideration. I don't retire them, they retire themselves and they
haven't, none of them have, David Beckham included."
Meanwhile, McClaren have moved quickly to quash talk he held a
crisis meeting with senior players following last week's defeat at
Old Trafford to Spain.
"No, there are meetings with players, but crisis? Never in crisis.
Just opportunities to learn and do things better," he
continued.
"The big frustration of being an international manager after a game
is de-briefing the players and closing a game. So getting the
messages to the players after a game can be difficult.
"In the coming weeks, although I haven't decided how, we'll get
that message across. We'll close that Spain game down and quickly
move onto Israel."
