Ok, fair shout. No way was Ampadu marking the near post area in order to anticipate a runner :hehe:
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Look where the players are when the ball goes into the net. Rodrigo is on the edge of the 6 yard box waiting for a cutback, rebound, or a spill from the goalkeeper, and that is a textbook position for the striker. Ampadu is between Rodrigo and the goal, which is exactly where he should be in case the ball finds it's way to Rodrigo.
Nah, he's in the position he is just in case the cross is short, not to pick up the runner, who doesn't really bust a gut to get there. He isn't even aware of the runner. That said, i still don't think that it's a bad position, if he isn't in that hole then there's a shitload of space to exploit. I hear what Hartley is saying, and i agree, what don't agree on is that Ampadu is in a poor position. I don't think that you have to make excuses for him on this one.
If you watch the video carefully, Ampadu has already looked and he knows Bamford is going away from goal, and he can see Robinson is tracking him, so defending the goal is a considered position since the goalkeeper is also being dragged wide, and Rodrigo is lurking in a central area.
One last observation, Ampadu is also in that position to clear the ball if the delivery doesn't have sufficient height to reach Bamford on the back post.
Yep, he stops the cross, and he stops Rodrigo shooting into an empty net, the only thing he doesn't stop is the goal if the ball reaches Bamford and Robinson fails to challenge him, and the keeper fails to save it. This is how people like Nagelsmann operate, they minimize the odds of different scenarios happening, but once an individual error has occured it all goes out the window.
Before the ball is even played out to the crosser the defence is out of position and at sixes and sevens.
I have a hunch on Sheffield United going down. Since the return from lockdown their record reads 3 wins, 2 draws, 10 defeats including 7 on the trot over the two seasons.
Just watching MOTD. He didn’t cover himself in glory in the build up either.
Highlighting Ampadu losing Bamford on other occasions on MOTD
Wales bales will be on to explain why losing bamford was actually the right thing to do, and really good play in a minute or two
No, of course I can't only see the negatives. I still have high hopes for him. Sheffield United place a lot of importance on their particular defensive system, any I'm sure it'd take a while for him to get up to speed with it. I'm sure they didn't plan on having him in the team just yet, but needs must.
Somehow when people on here excessively praise and defend players (usually young cardiff or welsh ones) it seems to have the opposite effect.
In your posting style especially you have your opinion (which is presented as fact) and any contrary opinion is dismissed, even when there is some merit in it. I think you'll find you're a lot more effective at winning people around if you acknowledge other's points of view (if indeed you are capable of that).
I doubt there's anyone on here who doesn't think Ampadu will go on to be a decent premier league player, or isn't rooting for him in some way.
Oh so you want to judge him as a young, inexperienced 20 year old now?
You often refer to him as the Welsh Beckenbauer so I thought you were setting the bar of judgement a little higher than some average 20 year old kid trying to break through. Beckenbauer was captaining Bayern to the league title at 22 so I look forward to Ampadu going back l to Chelsea and leading them to the title in the next couple of years.