Kemar Roofe, Eddie Nketiah, Jean-Kevin Augustin and Rodrigo. The debate about pairing Patrick Bamford with another striker in a front two at Leeds United has raged since he arrived.
For all of their dominance in possession and territory, Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds had their fair share of problems breaking down deep-lying, negative, time-wasting opposition. Despite two Championship campaigns which yielded third and first-place finishes, there were barren spells for Bamford in attack.
Bielsa clung so obsessively to his 4-1-4-1 formation it became an easy stick to beat him with when poor runs of form did strike. The obvious question, especially among the traditionalists, centred on why the Argentine would not look to exploit the team’s dominance by putting another striker in the mix.
