Source: Daily_Mail
WORLD CUP 2010: USA's Clint Dempsey 'delighted' by Robert Green gaffe
Clint Dempsey has admitted he could not believe his good fortune in Rustenburg.[LNB]The Fulham striker had already been denied a decent chance when Jozy Altidore nicked Landon Donovan's cross away from him as the United States were battling back against England.[LNB]But even Dempsey thought his speculative shot five minutes before half-time was not going to cause West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green a problem.[LNB] American dream: Clint Dempsey couldn't believe his luck after his long range effort was fumbled into the net by hapless England goalkeeper Robert Green[LNB]Instead, the hapless Green inexplicably allowed the ball to slip throughhis fingers and bobble into the net, to England's complete shock and Dempsey's total jubilation.[LNB]It earned the USA a 1-1 draw that leaves them well placed to reach the knockout phase.[LNB]'When I hit the shot I knew it was going on target and at the last second it moved a little bit,' he said.[LNB]'I saw Green reaching for it but then I saw it go over the line. I was hoping the referee saw it too. Thankfully he did.[LNB] Oh no: Green watches as the ball bobbles beyond his grasp during last night's game[LNB]'It is one of those goals everyone else seems to get. You watch them andthink "Why can I never get a goal like that". Now I have.'[LNB]Dempsey conceded England were the better side after the interval.[LNB]However, the United States continued to create chances and the 27-year-old claimed that if Altidore had spotted him square to his left when Green made the crucial second-half save that kept England in it, a repeat of that famous victory in 1950 would have been on the cards.[LNB]'In the second half we didn't do a good job keeping possession,' he said.[LNB] Safe hands: Clint Dempsey saluted Tim Howard's performance between the post for America against England[LNB]'They had some good opportunities and Tim came up with some big saves.[LNB]'But we had two excellent chances as well.[LNB]'When Jozy hit the post if he squared it to me or it had got a different bounce we could have scored.'[LNB] Calamity! Robert Green faces England axe after his howler hands Americans a drawFrank Lampard: Green's World Cup howler was 'just a freak'England 1 United States 1: How the players ratedITV left red-faced as HD coverage MISSES England's first World Cup goalCLCIK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST ENGLAND NEWSCLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST UNITED STATES NEWS [LNB]
