Live broadcast, October 7th news in the Columbia Broadcasting Company Sports program Kickin It, Dempsey told that after he was told that he could not start in Fulham’s European Cup, the story of him breaking the window in the dressing room.
Dempsey: “This is a Champions League match. Normally, once players recover from injuries, once they prove their health and play well as substitutes, they will enter the team again. They called me before the game against Juventus at home and said, “Oh, you are going to start.” I said, “Yes, I know.” When you are in the starting line-up, this usually happens. You are back, you should be able to return to the starting line. When I got there, they said, ‘Oh, you can’t start now,’ and I said, ‘huh? ‘.”
Dempsey then corrected his mistake. He Said Fulham played the semi-final against Hamburg after playing against Juventus. Then he described what the coach at that time said, he said he was no longer the starting line-up of the match. Dempsey: “Then, Roy said, ‘You know, you haven’t done anything lately, ‘and I said, ‘What do you mean by xx? The goal against Juventus was a great contribution, and I didn’t do anything. When other players return here from the starting line-up, they will return to the team. Why is my situation different? Do you think I am just a good soldier? You screwed me up ‘.”
“So I went to the dressing room, and this is where I screwed up. I said, ‘you can’t tell me that you have 11 bastards better than me.’ then I made a punch. I smashed through that window and stretched out my hand, I said ‘Damn, I screwed up, I screwed up ‘.” Dempsey raised his hands to show the scar left by this story.
Dempsey explained that his hand was seriously injured and he had to undergo surgery. However, he was lucky not to completely tear the ligament of his hand, otherwise he would be out for a while. In the 2009-10 season, Fulham defeated Hamburg in the semi-final of the European Union Cup, but eventually failed to lift the trophy and lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid.
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