Dempsey proud to be part of historic night for Fulham

Clint Dempsey says he's proud to be part of one of Fulham's greatest ever nights.

The USA international struck Fulham's fourth goal against Juventus to hand them last night's Europa League tie 5-4 on aggregate.

"It was a fantastic night, especially when you consider the fact a lot of people had already counted us out,” Dempsey told Fulhamfc.com. “It was a great performance and the players, the Manager and the coaching staff all deserve a lot of credit.

“We took our chances and that was important. Bobby scored another brilliant goal, while Zolly showed his class with two great finishes, particularly the one from the spot. That set it up nicely for me, and I did what I needed to do. But without those strikes from the other guys, I wouldn’t have been in that position.

“This was a great comeback and is without doubt up there in the Club’s greatest ever victories – and it’s amazing to have played a part in that.”

Fans have got used to big name casualties at Craven Cottage, with Manchester United and Liverpool dismissed with relative ease this season. Thursday's result, perhaps takes the 2009-10 season to even greater heights.

“There’s just something about playing at the Cottage,” he explains. “It seems to bring out the best in us. We are always able to create chances here and now we’ve added Juve to a list of great clubs to come unstuck here. We’ve made a bit of a habit of that and it’s a nice feeling.

“We have a lot of confidence at home and tonight was always going to be difficult. That said, we knew we were very much in this game and even when we went a goal down after a couple of minutes we had the belief to turn things around. This is a team that just never gives up.”