England coach Steve McClaren says he has no reason to resign and doesn't fear being fired despite his team's two poor Euro 2008 qualifying performances.

After England was held 0-0 at home by Macedonia and lost 2-0 at Croatia, McClaren was criticized by several newspapers suggesting the Football Association had appointed the wrong man.

``I'm not even contemplating resigning,'' he said. ``I've every confidence in us qualifying, so I'm not thinking about walking away. And it's too early to talk about me being sacked.''

``It's where you end up, not where we are at the present time.''

Appointed to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson after the World Cup, McClaren won his first three games in charge without the team conceding a goal. But he doesn't have another competitive game until March 24 and, by then, there's a strong chance England could even slip to fourth in its qualifying group.

``The job I have taken on is qualification for the European Championships in two years' time. So I feel I should be judged at the end of qualification,'' said the former Middlesbrough manager who had a successful spell as assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

``A good manager would qualify with these players. I feel we'll get there, but the pressure is enormous. Along the way we're going to hit rocks because we need to try things. But it's not as if I'm stuck here in a muddle not knowing where I am.''