{"id":49365,"date":"2021-02-05T17:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=49365"},"modified":"2021-02-05T18:44:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:44:37","slug":"can-ethan-ampadu-replicate-his-wales-form-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/05\/can-ethan-ampadu-replicate-his-wales-form-in-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Ethan Ampadu replicate his Wales form in the Premier League?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wales international has faced a challenging 18 months, but Chelsea supporters are optimistic about his future <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ETHAN Ampadu has made headlines in recent weeks for a series of excellent performances in a resurgent Sheffield United side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little over a week ago, ex-Borussia Dortmund and PSG boss Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard at the helm of his parent club, Chelsea, which has raised the possibility of Ampadu finally breaking into The Blues\u2019 first team next season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 20-year-old has been at Chelsea since 2017 but has spent time away from Stamford Bridge on loan. Last season, he moved to Germany to play for RB Leipzig, but he played only 78 minutes in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, he has once more found himself at pastures new and has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/players\/19731\/Ethan-Ampadu\/stats?co=1&amp;se=363\">16 league appearances<\/a> at Sheffield United. The Blades currently sit rock bottom of the Premier League, 11 points from safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They endured a torrid start to the season, only managing to win their first league game in January, but their results have improved since the turn of the year. Since January 12, they have won three Premier League matches, including a hard-fought away win against Manchester United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ampadu\u2019s form has epitomised his side\u2019s tumultuous season, as he initially struggled to cement a consistent position in the starting line-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After January 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2351292\/2021\/01\/30\/ampadu-excelling-after-getting-over-the-trauma-of-ezes-wondergoal\/\">some Blades fans were calling<\/a> for Ampadu to be removed from Chris Wilder\u2019s starting XI &#8211; or even sent back to Chelsea &#8211; after he failed to prevent Crystal Palace\u2019s Eberechi Eze from carrying the ball 60 yards en route to his goal of the season contender at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd29 Ebere Eze&#39;s goal vs. Sheffield United has been nominated for the January <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PremierLeague<\/a> Goal of the Month!<br><br>Vote now \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eg2YMapxKr\">https:\/\/t.co\/eg2YMapxKr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CPFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CPFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSlISB\">https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSlISB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zyNXBt2Lnz\">pic.twitter.com\/zyNXBt2Lnz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPFC\/status\/1357693070385451017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight days later, Ampadu put in a man-of-the-match performance against Newcastle United at Bramall Lane as his side claimed their first three points of the campaign. To end the month on a high, Ampadu then gained plaudits for his defensive performance at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, Wilder\u2019s men will look to pull off another surprise result &#8211; but this time, Ampadu will have to make do with watching from the sidelines as they take on Chelsea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on his side&#8217;s early-season woes, and Ampadu\u2019s role, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/sheffield-united\/sheffield-united-face-major-dilemma-ahead-their-meeting-former-premier-league-champions-chelsea-3123857\">Wilder said<\/a>: \u201cWe don\u2019t sign bad players. Ethan is a young player and, like all young players, they find it difficult when results aren\u2019t great but then you see the confidence come back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the rescheduled European Championship set to start in June, Wales fans will be hoping that Ampadu&#8217;s confidence only continues to increase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Llion Carbis, a Welsh Chelsea supporter who spent a year editing the <a href=\"https:\/\/chelseafancast.com\/\">Chelsea FanCast website<\/a> and was twice shortlisted for the Young Football Blogger Award in 2016 and 2018, says that Ampadu\u2019s technical ability and maturity makes him stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe maturity he shows and the leadership he shows, using constant communication with teammates and instructing players with far greater experience than him on where to position themselves and where to play the right pass, makes him such an intelligent player in terms of his positional awareness,\u201d said Llion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His ability has never been in doubt. Ampadu made his senior debut for Exeter City in an upset against Championship opposition, Brentford, in the Carabao Cup in 2016. He was only 15 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">15-year-old Ethan Ampadu wins the man-of-the-match award on his full debut for the club. Well done, Ethan!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c7RPbsv1q7\">pic.twitter.com\/c7RPbsv1q7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Exeter City FC (@OfficialECFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialECFC\/status\/763123448759590916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exeter\u2019s then-manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/37031482\">Paul Tisdale, said:<\/a> \u201cThe biggest compliment I can give him is that he plays like a 35-year-old. That\u2019s not normally the English way &#8211; we like drama, we like spark. But we don\u2019t often encourage and cultivate subtle, classy players, and he\u2019s one of those.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ampadu\u2019s reluctance to adhere to \u201cthe English way\u201d makes sense. Since leaving Exeter, he has gained 20 caps for Wales, who he qualifies for through his Welsh mother, and has said that his decision to represent them was an easy one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made his Wales debut in a 2-0 defeat against France in Paris in November 2017. Ten months later, he played in his first competitive international fixture &#8211; a 4-1 win in the<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/11\/19\/wales-see-off-finland-to-secure-nations-league-promotion\/\"> Nations League <\/a>against the Republic of Ireland &#8211; which committed his future to Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Ireland game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/ethan-ampadu-insists-only-ever-15127282\">Ampadu said:<\/a> &#8220;There was talk, but for me, I\u2019ve always been thinking about Wales. As you could see tonight, I really enjoy playing for Wales, the atmosphere, and everything around it. I\u2019ve always felt part of the set-up and the senior players and staff have helped that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ampadu previously represented England at under-16 and under-17 level, and he was also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland and Ghana. Despite Tisdale\u2019s best efforts &#8211; and as a result of the qualities he admired so much &#8211; Ampadu struggled to make his mark in England\u2019s international set-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI phoned England, very relevant people, to say you have to get hold of this chap,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/45479077\">said Tisdale<\/a>, a week after Ampadu made his competitive Wales debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was told he takes too few touches. They were looking for players who take more touches, but that is his strength, he does things in one touch or two touches and sees things early.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>England\u2019s loss is Wales\u2019s gain. Megan Feringa, who is a writer and social media manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/welshfootballfans.com\/\">Welsh Football Fans<\/a>, says that Wales benefit most from Ampadu by playing him as a defensive midfielder alongside Joe Allen, but that his versatility makes him a valuable asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49438\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49438\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Ampadu-Wales-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Ampadu in action for Wales at Cardiff City Stadium against the Republic of Ireland.<\/strong> Image: FA Wales<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan, who comes from the United States and first came across Welsh football while studying in Cardiff, compares Ampadu\u2019s playing style to a rather different type of footballer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cOne of the biggest strengths he has is his confidence in dictating the pitch, whether that\u2019s with the ball or without the ball at his feet. When he\u2019s given time on the ball, it\u2019s almost like he\u2019s an American football quarterback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen there\u2019s his physicality &#8211; there\u2019s nothing that\u2019s going to get past that boy. If he\u2019s playing as a defensive midfielder, right in front of the back four, he\u2019s not going to let it get past him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two examples stand out when considering Ampadu\u2019s willingness to use his physicality. In 2017, only minutes after replacing Cesc F\u00e0bregas to make his Chelsea debut in the Carabao Cup (still only aged 17) Ampadu left Nottingham Forest\u2019s Danny Fox in a heap with a hard tackle aptly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=syztddD1k4o&amp;ab_channel=Shpendi10CFC\">described by commentator Gary Taphouse as \u201cno-nonsense.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A year later, in the closing moments of a Nations League game for Wales against Denmark, Ampadu found himself on the end of a clattering from Kaspar Dolberg, whose late challenge pushed him into the advertising boards and was deemed worthy of a yellow card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ampadu was almost immediately booked himself for retaliating as Dolberg went up for a header. As Megan put it: \u201cTwo minutes later, Ethan just laid him out! It was old-fashioned. Eye-for-eye, tooth-for-tooth. I miss those kinds of players. Where I\u2019m from, we play very physical sports. Ethan\u2019s an old-fashioned, gritty player.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Llion has identified discipline as something Ampadu still needs to work on, he is confident that he has gained from his loan spells and can replicate his international displays as a Chelsea regular when he returns from South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cChelsea need a holding midfielder. Frank Lampard was insistent on trying to sign Declan Rice, but that hasn\u2019t come to fruition. There is a gaping need for a defensive midfielder who has that intelligence and knows when to sit and when to make progressive passes to keep the game ticking over, who has that strength and physical presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThomas Tuchel\u2019s coaching career is born from his academy days at Mainz and, even at Borussia Dortmund and PSG, he has maintained that legacy of integrating young players. I can\u2019t see why Ethan Ampadu can\u2019t break into the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others struggle to see a long-term future for Ampadu at Stamford Bridge. Sam Tabuteau, a writer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/chelsea\/\">Absolute Chelsea<\/a> on Sports Illustrated, said: \u201cAmpadu is a player of undoubted ability. Confident in and out of possession, Ampadu\u2019s ascension under Antonio Conte was startling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But his recent loan spells have stunted his progress and, as much as he may prove to be a player of Premier League standard, his future at Chelsea is unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJorginho is back in favour and Billy Gilmour appears to be in Tuchel&#8217;s plans. Tuchel\u2019s arrival, like that of any new manager, can breathe a new lease of life into players previously out of contention. But I feel his relationship with Jorginho and Gilmour will only make it harder for Ampadu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current rotation of midfielders is already hard enough to break into and it would come as no surprise to see Tuchel target a midfielder in the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Llion points out, supporters only see so much when a player is not making regular appearances. He said: \u201cFrom the outside looking in, it\u2019s always going to seem like these loan moves have been regressive due to the lack of involvement at Leipzig and the turbulent circumstances he\u2019s endured at Sheffield United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easy to underestimate the significance of the technical advice and insight he would have received from someone like Julian Nagelsmann, who is one of the most promising tactical coaches in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEqually, Chris Wilder\u2019s ascension of Sheffield United from League One to Premier League world-beaters is quite astonishing, and I don\u2019t think you can overstate that influence. What\u2019s most important to recognise is that he is now receiving a continuous run of games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Ethan Ampadu | Every Touch &amp; Best Bits | Highlights Sheffield United vs Newcastle United\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuHRNqHTTO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Ethan Ampadu | Every Touch &amp; Best Bits | Highlights Sheffield United vs Newcastle United\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuHRNqHTTO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan agrees. \u201cThe Bundesliga is really good for developing players\u2019 technical skills. If you look at Ethan from two years ago and Ethan now, those technical skills have been honed. I wouldn\u2019t say that he went backwards in any aspect at all. He was pushing for game time there and if you\u2019re doing that, you\u2019re going to be a better player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt Sheffield United, at first I was a little bit nervous because they were putting him all over the pitch. Now that he\u2019s playing at the left side of a back three, he\u2019s fit in really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever comes next for Ampadu at club level, his place in the Wales line-up seems secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s indispensable to Wales. He\u2019s one of the leaders of the squad &#8211; and I know how strange that can sound given his young age and limited club experience &#8211; but he\u2019s proven continually to be one of our most outstanding performers on the international stage because of the composure and authority that he brings to the team,\u201d said Llion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all waiting for Chris Gunter and Wayne Hennessey to become Wales centurions. 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