Leeds star Patrick Bamford names the European hotshot he’s been studying

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Patrick Bamford has been in good form for Leeds United in 2020/21.

The 27-year-old has pleasantly suprised a few people by scoring eight Premier League goals in 11 games so far, his latest coming against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

He’s been a key contributor for Marcelo Bielsa’s side, who are currently sitting in 14th place in the table, well clear of the relegation zone.

Bamford has scored eight goals, but he might well have had even more to his name as he’s missed a fair few chances.

The £10 million star (BBC Sport) is looking to improve though, and has revealed he’s watching the game of someone who is absolutely flourishing for his club right now.

Speaking on the Ornstein and Chapman podcast, he said (quoted by Leeds Live): “Throughout the week you get sent various things.

“Sometimes you get clips of the defender you will be playing against.

“The last three weeks I had two or three videos sent every day of Erling Haaland, like 15 minutes each one.

“I had to watch them and see what I could pick out from him.”

Borussia Dortmund forward Haaland, of course, was born in Leeds, and is currently one of the gold standards for strikers at the moment.

TBR’s View – Haaland absolutely the example to follow

Bamford can certainly become more clinical by trying to follow the example of Haaland.

Having scored 33 goals in just 32 games for Dortmund, and six in seven for Norway, the 20-year-old has more than proven himself as one of the game’s most clinical finishers.

The £100,000-a-week star’s (Independent) movement to get into the right positions is exceptional, and he also excels at holding the ball up and bringing others into play as one would expect from someone of his size – Bamford can definitely learn a lot from the youngster’s all-round game.