Daniel Farke says Leeds have a 23-year-old who’s ‘blessed’ with great stamina
Daniel Farke, manager of Leeds United, has lauded Ethan Ampadu for his “good endurance” and stated that he is not concerned about the player’s workload for the time being.
Ampadu joined Leeds from Chelsea in the summer and has been one of the club’s star performances so far this season.
Ampadu has played the full 90 minutes in all seven of Leeds’ Championship games this season, as well as two League Cup games.
He has helped the Whites pick up three consecutive league clean sheets, including against Hull, when Joe Rodon was shown two yellow cards and was sent off.
‘Not just a gut feeling’
Speaking ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Watford at Elland Road, Farke sung Ampadu’s praises in terms of his stamina.
“With Ethan I’m not worried because he’s in good shape has played many, many games also in a good rhythm and he seems to be okay,” he told Leeds Live on Friday.
When asked whether he’d be keeping an eye on Ampadu’s fitness, Farke replied: “Well, I always have an eye on each of my players.
“So when I got the feeling okay there is a player who needs a bit of protection or needs sometimes also a rest, I will do this.
“But Ethan is also blessed with a good body, with good endurance, and also the ability to recover pretty quick. It’s not just a gut feeling.
“So the experience and the gut feeling of coaches is quite important. But we also are pretty careful with our sport science, with our physios, with our doctors.
“If something flares up and also like the objective datas, if he’s ready and recovered, we are quite careful.”
It’s fantastic to see Ampadu making such an impression at Leeds since his summer arrival. He appears to be a wise acquisition.
Players with stamina who can consistently play two or three games per week are a major asset in the Championship.
Obviously, Ampadu, like almost any other player, will require recuperation from time to time. But Farke is on top of it and closely monitoring things, so everything is fine.
