Fulham winger Clint Dempsey is excited about the prospect of playing in Europe next season.

"I've been here two and a half years and we've avoided relegation twice so now to be in Europe is a total change - but it's a good change," he told fulhamfc.com. "I would say that it was down to us being more compact as a team and being tougher to break down defensively. Everybody was on the same page, well drilled, and we knew what to expect from the person next to us.

"It's the whole coaching staff collectively getting everyone on the same page. Going over game tapes, discussing what to do in certain situations and having a better understanding of what's going on. I really have to give credit to the whole coaching staff, we all fused together well and it was a great season."