SPAIN: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - England captain John Terry says he and the players are 100 per cent behind their manager despite the string of poor recent results as team prepares for their Euro 2008 qualifying match against Andorra

England players gave beleaguered coach Steve McClaren their full backing on Tuesday (March 27) as they prepare for their Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra. England captain John Terry and vice-captain Steven Gerrard both gave strong endorsements of McClaren, who has been savaged by the British media and a large section of the fans since Saturday's 0-0 qualifying draw in Israel. Terry backed a manager who has faced calls for the sack since the draw in Tel Aviv, which left England three points behind Russia and five adrift of group leaders Croatia. England are also without a win in their last five international matches in which they have scored only one goal. "We've underperformed a little bit in the last few games - but as a group we are fully behind the manager," Terry said. "It's not nice what we are hearing, but he is the right man for the job, 100 per cent. Tomorrow is a must-win game and as a bunch we feel we owe it to the manager. "We are all in it together. It's us against everybody and we need to stand up and be counted," Terry told a news conference.

ITN Source | March 28, 2007

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