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Fulham's Clint Dempsey hopes to prove American critics wrong at the World Cup
USA forward has been called slow and lazy by the press back home
7 Jun 2010 01:49:00
By Anthony Sciarrino
United States and Fulham striker Clint Dempsey hopes to prove his critics at home wrong and shed claims that he is a lazy player when the USA take on England in their World Cup opener next week.
Dempsey enjoyed a good season for the Cottagers this season scoring nine goals, including an audacious goal capped a historic comeback that sent Fulham past Juventus in the Europa League Round of 16.
Despite winning over the Fulham supporters during his time at Craven Cottage, Dempsey is tired of his critics in the USA labeling his slow and lazy.
TV commentator and former Sheffield Wednesday star John Harkes questioned Dempsey’s dedication after a World Cup qualifying win over Trinidad and Tabago last year, but the 27-year-old is out to show he has heart.
"I pride myself on stepping up on the big occasions,” Dempsey told The Sun.
"You can question my effectiveness but you can't question my heart and my effort.
"People who aren't educated about the game are going to take whatever a commentator has to say as the complete truth.
"And that's not always the case. That's just their opinion.
"I really don't want to get into how I'm perceived in the Premier League versus in the US.
"But I'm respected in Europe for what I do week in and week out on the highest level.
"In big games, I always come through."
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Dempsey enjoyed a good season for the Cottagers this season scoring nine goals, including an audacious goal capped a historic comeback that sent Fulham past Juventus in the Europa League Round of 16.
Despite winning over the Fulham supporters during his time at Craven Cottage, Dempsey is tired of his critics in the USA labeling his slow and lazy.
TV commentator and former Sheffield Wednesday star John Harkes questioned Dempsey’s dedication after a World Cup qualifying win over Trinidad and Tabago last year, but the 27-year-old is out to show he has heart.
"I pride myself on stepping up on the big occasions,” Dempsey told The Sun.
"You can question my effectiveness but you can't question my heart and my effort.
"People who aren't educated about the game are going to take whatever a commentator has to say as the complete truth.
"And that's not always the case. That's just their opinion.
"I really don't want to get into how I'm perceived in the Premier League versus in the US.
"But I'm respected in Europe for what I do week in and week out on the highest level.
"In big games, I always come through."
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