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World Cup 2010: England were frightened against the USA - Clint Dempsey
Fulham star insists he could see it in their eyes...
16 Jun 2010 09:07:00
By Zack Wilson
United States forward Clint Dempsey has claimed that he could sense the fear on the England players during the World Cup clash between the two countries at the weekend.
Dempsey's goal, courtesy of a Rob Green howler, cancelled out Steven Gerrard's early opener for the Three Lions in Rustenburg on Saturday.
The American believes that the pressure of the situation was clear to see in the way the English players approached the game.
"Honestly it seemed during the game that they were dealing with a lot of pressure," Dempsey said, according to The Sun.
"I don't know why that is, you could just sense it a little bit. Even though they did score early, when we came back and we equalised, they just seemed edgy. They really did.
"You wouldn't think that would be the case for some of the best players in the world being on teams of the quality of Chelsea or Liverpool, winning the Champions League or the title.
"You would think these players would be full of confidence.
"There just seemed to be an edge to the team but it could have just been the opening game.
"You would have to ask them if it affected their performance.
"But they were edgy, there was an edginess to their game but I think they're a team with quality and they should play with confidence."
As for his goal, the Fulham forward acknowledged the element of good fortune in it but was delighted to see it trickle in after Green's blunder.
"It's probably a save the keeper should have made. I didn't expect it to go in," he added.
"When you hit it, you're kinda like 'Mmmm does it have a chance?' and then you see the keeper mishandle it and you're excited."
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Dempsey's goal, courtesy of a Rob Green howler, cancelled out Steven Gerrard's early opener for the Three Lions in Rustenburg on Saturday.
The American believes that the pressure of the situation was clear to see in the way the English players approached the game.
"Honestly it seemed during the game that they were dealing with a lot of pressure," Dempsey said, according to The Sun.
"I don't know why that is, you could just sense it a little bit. Even though they did score early, when we came back and we equalised, they just seemed edgy. They really did.
"You wouldn't think that would be the case for some of the best players in the world being on teams of the quality of Chelsea or Liverpool, winning the Champions League or the title.
"You would think these players would be full of confidence.
"There just seemed to be an edge to the team but it could have just been the opening game.
"You would have to ask them if it affected their performance.
"But they were edgy, there was an edginess to their game but I think they're a team with quality and they should play with confidence."
As for his goal, the Fulham forward acknowledged the element of good fortune in it but was delighted to see it trickle in after Green's blunder.
"It's probably a save the keeper should have made. I didn't expect it to go in," he added.
"When you hit it, you're kinda like 'Mmmm does it have a chance?' and then you see the keeper mishandle it and you're excited."
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