The lately injured Bamford has made five appearances for Leeds in their last Championship games, starting off the bench. Bamford leads the Leeds team in shots on target this season (3.10 per 90), and he also generates 6.21 shot-creating actions per 90, according to FBRef.
These statistics are a little off because of Bamford’s very small amount of playing time, but they do demonstrate the Englishman’s prolific shooting ability and his potential to score goals for Farke if given more time in a game.
Robinson requested that Bamford start, calling the manager’s attacking options a “headache” in terms of selection even as he praised the caliber of regular strikers Joel Piroe and Georginio Rutter.
“I think the manager has a problem that he wants,” Robinson stated in an exclusive interview with MOT Leeds News. He wants them to be well-fit, to play well, to create opportunities and score goals.
“Since entering, Piroe has performed admirably and has accomplished that. The manager now faces a dilemma as a result of Patrick returning to the team. It has been amazing to observe his friendship with Rutter.
They are a very, very powerful team regardless of who plays. Whether it’s Bamford and Piroe or Piroe and Rutter. Patrick has started the last five games off the bench, but his numbers indicate that he should be starting sooner rather than later.
But the manager wants this headache. You need to have a solid team for the whole season if you want to win the championship.
In other Leeds United news, Lee Hendrie went on the air to vent after he couldn’t understand a Farke call that went against the Whites against Stoke in the first half.
