Marcelo Bielsa explained why he asked Patrick Bamford to imitate Erling Haaland

Patrick Bamford has had a great season in the Leeds United. The 27-year-old English striker has not felt much about the move from the Second to the First Division of England football. And their performance in the Premier League has more than met the expectations of the cast that Marcelo bielsa he led the elite of that country after 16 seasons of absence. His eight goals in 11 games, in fact, not only raise him to the level of his team. Also in the league, as he is the 5th highest scorer together with Harry Kane, captain of the Tottenham Hotspur, the leader of the contest although with the same 24 points of the Liverpool.

When they asked him why the jump was not reflected in a decline in his level, he revealed an advice that the Argentine DT gave him: look at
Erling Haaland20-year-old Norwegian striker who has scored 10 goals for Borussia Dortmund, currently 4th best placed after 10 Bundesliga games.
“I watched two or three videos of him, almost 15 minutes each”admitted the attacker, who the previous season scored 16 points for The Whites. Ultimately, they are key in the long-awaited return to the top flight of a team that in its best “recent” years reached the semi-final of the Champions League with David O’Leary in technical direction in the 2000-2001 campaign.




“I could work my explosion in some of my races. Sometimes I run without 100 percent determination or conviction.”, recognized Bamford, who had a stint at Chelsea and trained at Nottingham Forest. Of course that was the subject of consultation at the “Crazy” press conference. Why did you ask your “9” for that? ”
Haaland shows ease to be enabled behind defenders. That is a difficult virtue to acquire. Imitation is a key element for the development of a player “, explained the Rosario, who led La Roja to the round of 16 of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

How effective will the recommendation be? There is time to find out, but not long: This Friday, December 11 at 5:00 p.m., Leeds United will host West Ham United in Elland Road with the aim of getting into the top half of the standings, as he is in 14th place in the contest with 14 units.

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