England coach Steve McClaren will watch six games in eight days ahead of England's friendly against Netherlands on Nov. 15.

McClaren has been criticized after England's poor performances in its last two European Championship qualifiers _ a 0-0 draw with Macedonia and a 2-0 loss at Croatia. He postponed a trip to NFL side Seattle Seahawks to study coaching methods to watch more soccer games.

``You can learn a lot about players when you have them at close hand in the England setup, but there's a lot of other aspects you gather from watching them playing for their clubs,'' McClaren told the Football Association's website on Wednesday.

``It's different football styles and different ways of playing the game. You can find out so much about players when they come up against such varied opponents.''

McClaren watched Bolton's 2-1 win over Newcastle in the English Premier League on Oct. 15. He will also watch Manchester United vs. FC Copenhagen and Chelsea vs. FC Barcelona in the Champions League, Newcastle vs. Fenerbahce in the UEFA Cup, Aston Villa vs. Fulham and, on Sunday, Manchester United vs. Liverpool.