McClaren set for home front

17 oktober 2006, 17:30

Koen Freriks

Steve McClaren will watch six games in six days as he continues his search for England's fresh blood.

McClaren promised to give new players a chance after England took only one point from this month's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia. The England boss postponed a trip to the USA, planned for this weekend, and will instead spend the time watching players in European and domestic competitions.

The 45-year-old told the Football Association's official website, www.thefa.com: "It's important to get back into the domestic game now and see as many players as I can. You can learn a lot about players when you have them at close hand in the England set-up, but there's a lot of other aspects you gather from watching them playing for their clubs."