Sounders forward Clint Dempsey says his high-scoring sojurn with the United States Men’s National Team has left him more physically confident than he’s been in quite some time.
Dempsey had said before leaving to play two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama that he wasn’t sure he was “90 minutes fit” enough for USMNT play, But that changed in a hurry when Dempsey scored a hat trick against Honduras and then added another goal in Panama to move within one of Landon Donovan’s all-time record for this country.
“I mean, I’ve been playing 90 minutes in MLS games,” Dempsey said after Thursday’s team workout in Tukwila.