Furious McClaren reads riot act to flops

STEVE McCLAREN promised straight talking and he did not hold back as he delivered a brutally honest assessment of England’s performance against Macedonia.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2006 - 01:00

Matt Barlow

McClaren was angrier with the performance than the 0-0 scoreline.

He accused his players of poor passing, poor crossing and poor finishing and demanded improvement in Croatia on Wednesday.

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