Leeds’ striker position has been the topic of a number of debates ever since this season started.
Eddie Nketiah continues to perform, and Patrick Bamford continues to fluff his lines in front of goal.
The Whites only managed to pick up a draw against Preston North End on Tuesday evening, but they could have very easily won it if Bamford had his shooting boots on.
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His poor finishing was the exclamation point on what was an all-round poor evening for the former Middlesbrough man, and a look at his stats after the game shows just how bad he was.
The main point of concern is obviously Bamford’s inability to hit the target with his shots.
Six efforts came and went from the 26-year-old, yet the goalkeeper wasn’t tested by any of them.
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It’s not as if these were potshots from 30 or 40 yards either, these were efforts that many strikers in the Championship would have a great chance of scoring from.
This isn’t a new phenomenon either as it’s now eight matches since Bamford found the net.
However, there is always the argument that his game is about so much more than just goals, but we didn’t get to see that at Deepdale.
The striker was barely involved in the game having just 26 touches, and he made just one key pass – the least out of any of the Whites’ outfield players barring Leeds’ two centre-backs. Therefore, it’s not just his finishing let him down.
While there is great value in having Eddie Nketiah on the bench and bringing him on for Bamford late on, if the 26-year-old is going to perform like this when he does start it may be time for Bielsa to start looking at some different options upfront.
