Are Wales crap, under-performing or a mixture of both?

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I think you are all being a bit harsh on Ethan.

Against Iran, he was virtually in midfield on his own, doing the work of 3 players.
He’s 22 years of age and has about 40 starts under his belt.

When Gareth/Rambo/Allen retire, he will have to be the “olde head” of our midfield, bringing the new kids on the block, through and I for one, think he’ll thrive on the responsibility

Ampadu was fine, as you say he was playing centre midfield virtually on his own. I don't know about there being many 'new kids on the block', though. It's a very thin squad with barely half a dozen decent players.