Woodgate Winning Over McClaren

By Betting Zone
October 8 2006

Steve McClaren has promised Jonathan Woodgate he is on the brink of an England recall. Woodgate was not included in McClaren's squad for this week's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia.

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But the England boss saw him produce another excellent performance for Middlesbrough at Sheffield United on Sunday.

Former Boro boss McClaren said: "He was very close to this squad and he's one who we are looking at."

The England boss wants to see Woodgate string more games together for his club after a nightmare sequence of injuries plagued his last two seasons at Real Madrid.

McClaren said: "He has a good opportunity at Middlesbrough. It's his home town and he's playing well at the moment.

"But his games have been limited and he has to build up that kind of fitness over a season."

Woodgate, 26, won the last of his five England caps in Sweden in March 2004.

It was the same game when Scott Parker last played for his country and the Newcastle midfielder is back in the England squad this week.

Woodgate's form since joining his hometown club Middlesbrough on loan from Madrid has been impressive.

He has started four consecutive Premiership games and will present McClaren with a selection problem in central defence if his progress continues.

McClaren admits Andrew Johnson's prolific form since returning to the Premiership with Everton has re-ignited his England career.

Johnson, 25, has scored six times for the Merseysiders since his summer switch from Crystal Palace.

Wayne Rooney and Peter Crouch will probably start up front when England play Macedonia on Saturday but Johnson may have leapfrogged Jermain Defoe in the pecking order.

McClaren said: "When you look at the strikers, Jermain has come in and played three and done very well when he's played with Peter Crouch.

"But for me Andy Johnson is the one who is really coming through.

"He's got his head at Everton. I thought it was a terrific signing.

"He's blossoming. He's started the season well.

"I've seen him two or three times and he's really impressed me with his work ethic and the way he works for the team.

"He's really pushing the strikers very hard. He deserves his place in the squad and he's knocking on the door to get in the team."

Charlton's Darren Bent, dropped from the squad to make way for Rooney's return from suspension, answered McClaren with a goal against Arsenal on Saturday.

Bent, 22, now has five for the season and the England boss hopes he can fire the England Under-21 team to the European Championships.

Peter Taylor's Under-21s take on Germany on Friday in the first leg of the play-off for next summer's tournament.

McClaren said: "Darren is out because of Wayne Rooney's inclusion and because the Under-21 game is a very important one for us.

"I want him to play in that. I've discussed it with Peter and discussed it with Darren.

"Although he's very much in our plans for the future we'd like him this time to play in the Under-21s and help them qualify for the tournament in the summer."

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