England are in real danger of not finishing in the top two in their group after the weekend's goalless draw against Israel in Tel Aviv.

They have collected only two points from their last three group games and managed just one goal in their last five matches - a scrambled goal by Wayne Rooney in the friendly international with Holland.

Under-fire head coach Steve McClaren made his feelings known in no uncertain terms to his players in a disconsolate dressing room after the final whistle.

But England are now five points behind leaders Croatia and realistically a battle with Russia for the runners-up spot - they have to face them home and away - now seems to be their best chance of going through to Austria and Switzerland.

Terry said: "It certainly felt like a defeat walking into the dressing room after the game. It was dead. The manager had his rant and rave and rightly so.

"What happened in there stays inside the dressing room. That's between us and we'll talk about it a lot more.

"But it was mainly just sheer silence amongst the lads and more frustration within ourselves that we haven't come away with three points.

"I said in the build-up to the game that a draw would not be good enough for us, which it isn't.

"We are very disappointed, after the way we played and the chances we created, that we haven't come away with the three points."

But Chelsea captain Terry remains optimistic England will still make it through thier European Championships qualifying campaign to the finals.

He added: "Can we qualify? We definitely can. I certainly believe that and the other lads will come out and tell you the same.

"But it's not about me coming out game after game and saying 'next game we can win and we can qualify'. It's literally now about picking up points.

"Performances for me don't come into it anymore until the end of the group. It's about three points now every single game, and we need to start doing that to give ourselves a real chance.

"If we don't do that then we are not going to qualify. It is as simple as that. We have to get points on the board."

But Steven Gerrard has admitted the team deserved to be boo-ed off the pitch at Tel Aviv.

The 4,000 fans chanted "what a load of rubbish" and then "you don't know what you're doing" when coach Steve McClaren brought off Aaron Lennon during the second half.

The Liverpool skipper said: "The stick of the fans is understandable. That happens in football. We've hardly scored in the last four or five games.

"We are not winning games we should be winning so, as an experienced player, I've got to take the stick on the chin.

"It is not nice. It hurts but these fans are travelling all over the place, spending good money and they want to see goals and they want to see us beating the likes of Macedonia and Israel - and we are not producing.

"I can understand people's thoughts and the frustration of the fans because everyone is expecting us to win - and win comfortably - and we haven't produced.

"Fans are entitled to their opinion but as a player it is not nice to hear. It is not helping but we understand it and have to accept it.

"We have to use it to try and drive us on in the next game."

Terry added: "Of course it hurts, what they are saying. They are very hurt as well.

"They have travelled a long way and paid a lot of money and we realise that and appreciate that.

"I don't think chanting what they chanted is going to help. But they are clearly entitled to their opinion and against Israel and in recent performances we just haven't been good enough.

"We appreciate their support and all the lads went across at the end and applauded them.

"It is obviously not nice when you are walking over and hearing what you are hearing but they are entitled to their opinion."

Midfielder Frank Lampard said: "A few things were said quite early. It doesn't particularly help the cause but you have to take it on the chin when you play at this level of football.

"You have to understand criticism can come from many different quarters.

"We didn't go to Israel to try and draw or not win the game. We came there to try and win the game and I hope the fans can understand that at least."

Terry will make his point about how England need to improve on another poor performance lacking in finishing power in the next few days ahead of Wednesday's clash with minnows Andorra in Barcelona.

He said: "There was no point in me trying to lift people after the game. It would fall on deaf ears because everyone was so disappointed at the outcome.

"We have got a few days to assess it and what I feel needs to be said, and the same with the other lads, will be said before Andorra."