Soccer-McClaren cuts short conference after tepid England win

By Chris Hatherall

BARCELONA, March 28 (Reuters) - England coach Steve McClaren gave a glimpse of the tremendous pressure he is under as he cut short a news conference after his side's largely unimpressive 3-0 victory over Andorra in a Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday.

McClaren and his players were booed and taunted from many of the 16,000 England fans who travelled to neutral Barcelona for the match.

After the game his press conference at the Olympic Stadium lasted less than two minutes and ended with him telling reporters: "Nothing concerns me outside, what you write or what people say. What matters is inside. There's a great determination to prove people wrong.

"So, gentlemen, if you want to write whatever you want to write you can write it. Because that's all I'm going to say."

During the match many fans repeated the taunts heard in Israel last Saturday where England drew 0-0 by chanting "What a load of rubbish" and "You're not fit to wear the shirt."

Even though England won easily in the end, the chants continued with "We still want McClaren out."

The victory was completed with two goals from Steven Gerrard and one from substitute David Nugent.

Before leaving abruptly leaving the reporters, McClaren said he was proud at the way England's players came through a difficult night.