Ampadu's just come on.
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Ampadu's just come on.
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Highest rated Sheffield United player, not bad for a first run-out in the Premier League.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wales player Ethan Ampadu impressed in a resilient performance by Sheffield United, who played for 78 minutes with 10 men against Aston Villa.<br><br>⚽<a href="https://t.co/T6m101vctA">https://t.co/T6m101vctA</a> <a href="https://t.co/5HFBovH4Sx">pic.twitter.com/5HFBovH4Sx</a></p>— BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSportWales/status/1308141449964331012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Check out this move started by Brooks, rumours are he's of the Man U?
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Encouraging news..
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Ethan comes into the picture, Phil Jagielka comes in to the picture, a change of shape might come into the picture.<br><br>Ethan is going to play a big part in our season. There’s some decisions to be made.”<br><br>- CW on squad selection <a href="https://t.co/uSyusk6DKg">pic.twitter.com/uSyusk6DKg</a></p>— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/SheffieldUnited/status/1309432133551783936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Bamford peels off him to score the winner. Lost concentration at the end of the game.
I don't think the sweeper is supposed to go beyond the far post when the left centre half and full back are already there, and there is another Leeds player coming into the box from a central position. A bit shabby, but there were two new players in the back 3, and it takes time to develop an understanding.
Ampadu was part of the problem, not exclusively his fault though in my opinion. He passes Bamford on to one of the two defenders who were more central and he covers the near post, nothing wrong with that. He did go for a ball that was none of his business seconds before that and there was zero communication between defenders, also, have a look at Ampadu and the other two defenders, completely ball watching, not one of them had any awareness of players around them and Bamford just ghosted between those two defenders. Shocking stuff.
Like I said it's all down to what instructions the manager gave the players. Bamford was beyond Robinson before the ball was crossed. If Ampadu was tasked to stay between the other two centre backs, he'd be going against his manager. You can clearly see another Leeds player coming into the box, so who was going to deal with him if Ampadu was at the far post with the other two Sheffield defenders?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goal - BAMFORD<br>Assist - HARRISON<br><br>Sheff Utd 0-1 Leeds (88 mins)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FPL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SHULEE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SHULEE</a> <a href="https://t.co/aJhtouBQSu">pic.twitter.com/aJhtouBQSu</a></p>— Chelsea News (@ChelseaFCGH_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCGH_/status/1310201455635304448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I'm not saying that Ampadu should have stayed central, the position he took was correct in my opinion. The header by Bamford should've been dealt with by the defenders in the box, great cross and run, but they weren't aware of it. No way would Ampadu take up a central position in that situation. If there's a leeds midfield player making alate run then that's the job of a midfielder to track. I don't think Ampadu did to much wrong, maybe he should've communicated better. Leeds pushed men on, brave of them, that was basic poor defending.
Rodrigo was playing as a second striker and he wasn't running in from a midfield position. He was actually part of the attacking move and Ampadu had already closed him down once, so I think that's who he was marking. Anyway, this is a job for the SUFC post-match analysis team, and it will be sorted out on the training pitch. I heard Jack O'Connell may be out for the season, so it could be an opportunity for one of the centre backs..
BTW What do you think of the run by Brooks in the video above? He looks back to his best to me, and he's not involved today against Norwich, so he's either injured or on the move.