A lot of Leeds United fans are clearly fed up with Patrick Bamford after another game passed by without him scoring.
Was Bamford at fault for Leeds' defeat on Saturday?
Yes, he offered nothing
No, he had nothing to feed off
This made it 21 Championship games in which the 26-year-old has not scored in, and these Leeds fans have had enough.
No matter the result today, if you’re still defending Patrick Bamford’s wasteful finishing and Kiko Casilla’s consistent howlers, you’re accepting mediocrity. And if you think Bielsa is beyond question, you’re an idiot. Why is he still selecting out of form players? #lufc
— Michael ?? (@Mickledonions) February 8, 2020
His job is to score goals pal, no point defending him at all.
He has the chances, look at the stats.
What has Lampard got to do with that ?
He is a highly paid professional football player, the fans pay to see goals and he is not doing it, end of— Andy Daw (@dawsey79) February 10, 2020
@Patrick_Bamford this and last season. ?? #LUFC pic.twitter.com/oT7KKHICKX
— Mitchell Emmerson (@MitchellEmmers2) February 9, 2020
Come on then #lufc let’s back up that performance @Patrick_Bamford missing from three yards and @KikoCasilla13 beat at his near post. Disgraceful AGAIN!!!!
— Paul Bullimore (@bullimore41) February 8, 2020
No don’t no where goal need sat nav to goal ?
— darren (@yorkshiredarren) February 10, 2020
That’s the problem, only Our manager rates him. Rest of us can see how bad he is
— KRC (@mkrc82) February 8, 2020
What do we think?
Bamford, who is valued at £5.4m by Transfermarkt, has scored 12 goals this season and is Leeds’ top scorer; however, for some, this is not enough.
On Saturday, the former Middlesbrough striker did not really have many chances to score as Nottingham Forest limited Leeds to just 13 shots (including just one from Bamford) and only one on target.
In the defeats to QPR and Sheffield Wednesday, Bamford missed good chances, but the loss on Saturday was not all his fault as the Whites struggled to create anything of note bar a Liam Cooper header that Brice Samba clawed off the goalline (1:38).
It is understandable why these Leeds fans are annoyed at Bamford for other performances, but he was probably not the main problem against Forest.