Dan, Ethan & Joe: Hopefully We Continue To Grow As Players
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Welsh trio Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu and Dan James recently joined Matt Lewis and Michael Bridges at a JD Sports' store in Leeds city centre, for a live recording of the club's podcast.
Over 100 fans won the chance to listen to the Leeds United stars talking about everything from worst trainer to following in the footsteps of John Charles and Gary Speed, before getting selfies and autographs at the meet and greet.
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Key Quotes From The Podcast:
How does it feel to be mentioned alongside some great names, like John Charles and Gary Speed, to represent both Leeds and Wales?
Ethan: "To mention us with those names, I don't think we would put ourselves amongst them yet, we've still got a long way to go and a lot of things to achieve, but the connection between Leeds and Wales is a big one. We hope that we can follow in their footsteps.
Dan: "Same as Ethan, it's still a long way for us to get anywhere near those names, they were massive for Leeds and Wales. Gary obviously changed the way Wales were set up, he changed the venue we trained at, he brought a lot of nutrition into the set up, and it's gave us as young players, a great pathway of coming through."
Joe: "Touching on what both Ethan and Dan have said, they were both icons of Welsh football, and football in general, all three of us are just grateful for the opportunity that we've been given, hopefully we can just continue growing as players and do everyone proud.
Being idols for Leeds fans like myself, who were your idols growing up?
Dan: "For me, I think it was Thierry Henry, I looked up to him a lot as a player, the things he could do on the pitch was ridiculous, he had everything.
Ethan: "My idol growing up was Drogba. Believe it or not, I used to be a striker and score goals. Like DJ said with Henry, I just enjoyed watching Drogba play, the way he bullied defenders, he was a joy to watch."
Joe: "Similar players to these two, Ronaldinho and Brazilian Ronaldo. When you grow up, I think everyone wants to be a striker and score goals, they were incredible to watch and just made me want to play football."
