Ethan Ampadu...

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Indeed. But he’s not Welsh.

Had Ampadu elected to play for the country he was born and raised in (which also happens to be the country of his father’s birth), his international experience would have amounted to a few under-21 appearances at best.

Had he chosen that particular route, I wonder how his future prospects would be viewed by those who are currently championing him?

He's as Welsh as John Barnes is English

In fact he's more Welsh than John Barnes is English who wasn't born anywhere near the UK

[J R Hartley]

He's as Welsh as John Barnes is English

In fact he's more Welsh than John Barnes is English who wasn't born anywhere near the UK

Whats that got to do with the point he made?

Stick to the fishing and ranting about the weather threads, Sludge. You havent got the first clue about football.

[Wales-Bales]

Chelsea will be looking to clear out a lot of players.

Im sure top end Championship clubs and bottom end PL could afford him. Will they though? Is Ampadu the sort of player to significantly improve your promotion or safety chances. Id say no.

It takes more than one player to improve a team if the other 10 are below par.

[Wales-Bales]

If hes done as well as Wales-Bales says then Italy is likely id say.

Wasnt he had Sheff Utd previously? Maybe they will be interested.

I'm not saying he is a world beater, just sharing the observation that he has come out on top against some very good players, so he is not the doofus that certain people are making him out to be.

[J R Hartley]

I'm not saying he is a world beater.

[City123]

You are Wales Bales and I claim my £5

Because I rate Ampadu? It's probably the only thing WB and I agree on and even I think he overrates him

[Wales-Bales]

Because I rate Ampadu? It's probably the only thing WB and I agree on and even I think he overrates him

Some of the biggest names in football weren't where he is at 22, and I think his next move will be crucial, so I am reserving judgment until we see a bit more of him in a team that has some decent players. If he flops after that, I will be the first one to call him out!

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Some of the biggest names in football weren't where he is at 22, and I think his next move will be crucial, so I am reserving judgment until we see a bit more of him in a team that has some decent players. If he flops after that, I will be the first one to call him out!

Do you mean you are reserving judgement until you see more of him in a team that has better players to cover his mistakes?

[Wales-Bales]

Do you mean you are reserving judgement until you see more of him in a team that has better players to cover his mistakes?

No.

[BLUETIT]

When ingurlund won the World Cup in 1966, Alf Ramsey said something like “Martin Peters is 10 years ahead of his time”, meaning that, he (Martin) could see a pass, but his fellow players didn’t have the nous to make the run.

I see Ethan a bit like that, wanting to make the pass but nobody seeing the space.

Obviously, others might say, “no, it’s a shit pass”

It’s all about opinions

At the time, Martin was 23

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Whats that got to do with the point he made?

Stick to the fishing and ranting about the weather threads, Sludge. You havent got the first clue about football.

Nothing to do with you nobber

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

When ingurlund won the World Cup in 1966, Alf Ramsey said something like “Martin Peters is 10 years ahead of his time”, meaning that, he (Martin) could see a pass, but his fellow players didn’t have the nous to make the run.

I see Ethan a bit like that, wanting to make the pass but nobody seeing the space.

Obviously, others might say, “no, it’s a shit pass”

It’s all about opinions

At the time, Martin was 23

He's a good player

Not good enough for the armchair analysts on here

But feck em

[Wales-Bales]

When ingurlund won the World Cup in 1966, Alf Ramsey said something like “Martin Peters is 10 years ahead of his time”, meaning that, he (Martin) could see a pass, but his fellow players didn’t have the nous to make the run.

I see Ethan a bit like that, wanting to make the pass but nobody seeing the space.

Obviously, others might say, “no, it’s a shit pass”

It’s all about opinions

At the time, Martin was 23

Ampadu likes to fire off an early pass with some pace on the ball, but I could see a lot of the Spezia players were more focussed on trying to control the ball instead of thinking 2 or 3 moves ahead. The better teams spend months on these things, doing daily drills until they get it right, but you need the right type of players to begin with.

[Wales-Bales]

Stick to the fishing and ranting about the weather threads, Sludge. You havent got the first clue about football.

Not another ****ing cliché

[Wash DC Blue]

How? What's going to happen? Some mysterious guru coach who can make him do the things that should come naturally, and then tweaked in terms of composure, concentration etc? In my opinion, coaching can bring only so much to a player. We have watched enough football to see that certain players, in fact lots of players, make the same mistakes time after time, and they work on it as well. They just can't get it for some reason, some players can't be taught certain aspects of a game because they don't have the ability to understand where they're going wrong, it's not their fault. I can't see Ampadu improving a great deal. He will always have it in him to switch off a loose concentration in my opinion, or put himself in poor positions. His thinking is his problem in my opinion, although he is naturally gifted.

I don’t believe that he is a world beater nor that Man City would be interested in him…
But could we agree that Pep might be able to improve him?

[J R Hartley]

Ampadu likes to fire off an early pass with some pace on the ball, but I could see a lot of the Spezia players were more focussed on trying to control the ball instead of thinking 2 or 3 moves ahead. The better teams spend months on these things, doing daily drills until they get it right, but you need the right type of players to begin with.

Perhaps Spezia should give you a call so you can show their coaches where they are going wrong.

[BlueArmy 86]

He's gonna run the show tonight!

[Rjk]

He's gonna run the show tonight!

hope he does

[Harry Paget Flashman]

When ingurlund won the World Cup in 1966, Alf Ramsey said something like “Martin Peters is 10 years ahead of his time”, meaning that, he (Martin) could see a pass, but his fellow players didn’t have the nous to make the run.

I see Ethan a bit like that, wanting to make the pass but nobody seeing the space.

Obviously, others might say, “no, it’s a shit pass”

It’s all about opinions

At the time, Martin was 23

Yeah, but you are more like Alf Garnett than Alf Ramsey.

[Wales-Bales]

Perhaps Spezia should give you a call so you can show their coaches where they are going wrong.

No problem butt, if you can get a consortium together and raise €200m, I will guarantee you a Top 10 finish

[BLUETIT]

He’s poor tonight so far

[ToTaL ITK]

wont be long until we are back in the 150 rankings

[Jordi Culé]

I suggested in this thread, Ampadu could do OK at some mid table club in a top division in a country that wasn't as intensive or quick as the Premier League.

Can I retract that suggestion please?

[J R Hartley]

I suggested in this thread, Ampadu could do OK at some mid table club in a top division in a country that wasn't as intensive or quick as the Premier League.

Can I retract that suggestion please?

But it’s everyonelse around him dragging him down mun.

[The Lone Gunman]

Not good enough for the armchair analysts on here

Guess who was analysing last night’s game from his armchair?

Hypocritical fool.