LONDON — By Wednesday evening England will either have one foot in the Euro 2008 finals and Steve McClaren will have most of the nation eating humble pie or the national team will be on the brink of a European Championship exit with the head coach's job hanging by the most slender of threads.
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"Trust me, I will get the big decisions right," said McClaren as England prepared to play Estonia on Saturday ahead of Wednesday's showdown against Russia on the artificial turf of the Luzhniki Stadium. "It's what I'm paid for."