“He’s easily the best striker at the club, There are parts of his game that are frustrating but he offers us something that no one else can”- Jon Newsome hails Leeds star for Red-hot form after Cardiff win
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Leeds United ran out 3-0 winners over Cardiff City this afternoon to end their poor recent run on the road.
Daniel Farke’s side had entered the match on the back of a three-match losing run away from home, but emphatically put that to bed with a comprehensive win and performance.
Patrick Bamford, Dan James and Georginio Rutter were all on the scoresheet for Leeds, and in truth it could’ve been a whole lot more, with Crysencio Summerville missing a penalty, and several other chances missed.
Speaking on BBC Radio Leeds after the game, former Leeds player Jon Newsome has hailed the impact of Bamford since his return to the starting XI on New Year’s Day.
£7m Bamford has now scored three goals in as many matches, having not found the net since April before then. Newsome says he offers something to the team that no one else can.
Bamford a key player away from home
“I think he’s quite easily the best striker at the club. I have said it for a long time, he offers us something that nobody else in the club can. He runs that channel, gets hold of it, makes bad balls into good balls.
“There’s parts of his game that are really frustrating but that is Patrick Bamford, he’s also scored three in three. He’s made a big difference since he’s come into the side.”
In Leeds’ most recent defeat at West Brom, Newsome highlighted Bamford’s runs in behind after he came off the bench that no one in the side seemed to acknowledged.
However, that was certainly not the case today and it made a big difference, as Leeds were constantly able to turn the Cardiff defence around thanks to his movement off the ball.
That in turns provides the space for Rutter, James and Summerville to create things behind him, and it is a dynamic that worked very well. It may be the solution away from home for the rest of the season.
