Dempsey: English Tense Face Pressure - World Cup

Johannesburg, - Predicate world class players that carried the England players apparently did not make them out of extraordinary pressures. At the World Cup 2010, "The Three Lions" looked very tense, especially when it failed to defeat the United States.

Evidence of the tension appeared when England goalkeeper Robert Green caught the ball one ball-kick 'Clint Dempsey' which lead to the same goal, with the score 1-1. After that, the games 'Steven Gerrard' became unorganized and under the standard.

After the game, many are speculating about the cause of the failure of the country of origin of football. There would have thought that the 'Green' does not concentrate because of the new breakup a month ago. There is also a guess that it's because the unique character Jabulani ball.

However, Dempsey judge that it happened because English players tense. Despite playing in big clubs and became European champions, the English players reeling in the face of great pressure, especially in the first game.

"To be honest, during the game, they seem to be facing a lot of pressure," said Dempsey. "Even though they scored quickly, when we turned around and equalize the score, they looked nervous, really nervous."

"You would think the top players will be confident. However, they are tense. There is tension in their game. But I think they are a team with high quality and they should play with confidence," added the Fulham players.

Dempsey personally admitted to not expecting score against Green. Before kicking the ball outside the penalty box, he just assumed there was a chance to break the opposing goal. Sure enough, the U.S. Green perform any carelessness and escape from defeat. (TEL) KOMPAS.com