Ethan Ampadu continued his brilliant start to the season with another effective performance on Friday against Leicester City, and Joel Piroe was among those to praise the Leeds United star.
Ampadu, 23, has played every single minute for Leeds this season, completing 90 minutes in all 17 games for Daniel Farke’s side. The midfielder is proving to be absolutely pivotal for Leeds this term.
As per WhoScored, Ampadu made more interceptions than any other Leeds player—only Wout Faes also made three on Friday night. Ampadu also made more blocks than any Leeds player, with two.
He also had an impact on possession, too. He had the biggest success rate in terms of Leeds players with his passing, completing 38 of 42. Three out of three successful long balls Ampadu was superb.
The 46-time Wales star took to Instagram after the win over league leaders Leicester, which sees Leeds close the gap on the top two, with Ipswich unable to beat Wayne Rooney’s Birmingham on Saturday.
Joel Piroe is among those to praise Leeds star Ethan Ampadu
Ampadu was just as important as he has been all season. A midfield general, a leader, a player that is showing Premier League quality in the Championship Leeds have secured a bargain for just £7 million.
If Leeds are to gain promotion from the Championship this season, then we will need to be at our best, and that means keeping Ampadu fit. But he is showing no signs of tiring at the moment, at Leeds.
