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Ampadu hoping to impress in big year
15 Jul 2022
Ethan Ampadu has stated that he's hoping to catch the eye of Thomas Tuchel
during Chelsea's pre-season tour of America.
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The Wales international is part of the Blues squad that have travelled to
Los Angeles as part of our pre-season tour, with the defender declaring
the upcoming campaign as a 'big year' for him for both club and country.
Ampadu, who enjoyed a productive spell on loan at Italian side Venezia
last season, is expected to represent Wales at the World Cup in November
and says he wants to play as much football as possible leading into that
tournament.
Given his versatility, the former Exeter man could prove to be a useful
asset for Tuchel this term and the defender caught up with us in LA to
reveal how the week in the States has been.
'It's great here!' Ampadu explained. 'The weather is so good, the
facilities are lovely and it's certainly not a bad place to start
pre-season.
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Ampadu is with the Chelsea squad in LA
'The campus where we are playing is pretty impressive and hopefully this
is the start of a good two weeks for us as a group. Every season is a big
season but I'd like to take some of the momentum from last year into this
pre-season.
'Everybody just wants to be on the pitch and thankfully I feel comfortable
playing in more than one position. Hopefully I can get onto the pitch this
season for Chelsea and help out the side. Wherever Thomas needs me, I'd be
happy to play there. I'm more than comfortable playing, whether that's at
centre-back, in midfield or at right wing-back.
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The defender is set for a big season ahead
'It's a big year for me with the World Cup with Wales as well and I think
because we've qualified for this, on the back off a couple of Euros
qualifications, it shows where we are heading as a nation.
'It was an unreal night [qualifying] and an unreal feeling and something
we are all looking forward to. We've all said it before, but it really is
a dream come true to qualify for a World Cup and all eyes on November.'