Clint Dempsey reflected on an important win on Saturday evening after he played his part in a positive Fulham display that saw the Whites refuse to settle for anything less than all three points.
“It was a good result," Dempsey told fulhamfc.com. "I thought we were the better team. It was very important that we got the three points and that’s what we did. But now we’ve got to keep playing well and getting as many points as we can to finish as high up the table as possible.”
In a hard-fought match, Clint was one of several Fulham players to have penalty appeals turned down before one was eventually awarded for Grant Hanley’s foul on Aaron Hughes, to allow the Whites to clinch the victory. And the American forward thought that it was no less than his team deserved.
“After a while the more close [penalty] calls there are you have to call one eventually,” he said. “I think it was just one too many times that people were getting pulled and grabbed in the box, so he had to make that call.”
And after initially picking up the ball to take the kick himself, Clint explained how he allowed Bobby to take responsibility for a chance to get a taste of glory after his injury nightmare.
“I was going to take it, because it’s usually me or Danny, but I gave him the chance,” recalled Dempsey. “He looked confident and he put it away, so good for him.
“It’s always good to come back and get back into the habit scoring goals – that’s what forwards and attacking players want to do. It’s good that he’s got this one and hopefully there’ll be lots more from him over the course of the season.
“We’ve got to keep going and see what happens. Our next game will be a tough one at Everton away, so we’re looking forward to it because we want to be pushing up the table.”