Danny Murphy believes Leeds United must begin to turn their promising performances into points after another frustrating 90 minutes saw them lose 1-0 to Arsenal.
It is becoming a worrying trend of late that Leeds continue to play well and not be rewarded for their performances.
Given that Leeds gave Premier League leaders Arsenal, who have already faced Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, their biggest test of the season to date, that shows just how well the Whites played on Sunday afternoon.
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They pressed relentlessly, and could have equalised through Patrick Bamford, who came on off the bench to deliver a strong performance.
While the England international missed a crucial penalty, which should not be forgotten in his decent display, it was a timely reminder of just how important Bamford is to the Whites.
If he can play a decent run of games and find some confidence in front of goal, he could be a real game-changer for Leeds.
But the reality is, Leeds have nine points from nine games this season and Murphy believes Jesse Marsch and co need to start turning their good performances into results sooner rather than later.
"He [Bamford] looks fit enough, I mean it's confidence sometimes with strikers - they get a couple of goals and they feel more comfortable," Murphy said on the BBC's Match of the Day 2.
"He just seems to take too many touches at times trying to get that perfect finish whereas when you've been playing and you've got a bit of rhythm, you're getting shots off quickly.
"Leeds have got to turn those good performances into some points sooner rather than later because they did the same for the majority of the game last week against Crystal Palace. Played with intensity, created some chances and ended up losing the game."
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