Frank Lampard raves about Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford

Frank Lampard has showered heaps of reward on Patrick Bamford forward of Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Leeds United on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.

Bamford joined the Blues in 2012 from Nottingham Forest and spent 5 seasons on the London membership. Nonetheless, he didn’t make any single look for Chelsea and spent mortgage spells at six completely different golf equipment throughout that point.

Lampard has mentioned that Bamford had ‘nice ending potential’ in these early phases at Chelsea.

The Blues boss means that Bamford didn’t make the reduce within the star-studded Chelsea squad because of the fierce competitors on the membership. Nonetheless, he feels that the 27-year-old ought to be pleased with his achievement.

That is what Lampard has mentioned about Bamford, as quoted by Football London:

“Sure, I bear in mind him properly. He educated with us quite a bit as a younger participant who arrived on the membership. He clearly had nice ending potential and one eye on purpose in that early stage at Chelsea.

“It didn’t fairly work out for him which was extra because of the competitors he confronted at the moment for us. He ought to be pleased with the way in which his profession has gone to make completely different strikes and comeback and be one of many main scorers within the Premier League for an excellent Leeds crew. I like Patrick as a lad and he’s enjoying very properly. I’m comfortable for him.”

Rejuvenated beneath Marcelo Bielsa 

In the summertime of 2018, Leeds took a bet by paying £7m to signal Bamford for Middlesbrough. He scored 10 targets in his first season on the Yorkshire membership as Leeds did not safe promotion after dropping within the play-offs.

Within the following season, Bamford grew to become the point of interest of Leeds’ assault after the departure of Kemar Roofe. Whereas he nonetheless wasn’t a prolific goalscorer beneath Bielsa, the previous Boro striker was pivotal for the membership together with his all-round contribution.

He got here beneath sturdy criticism from the Leeds fans at instances, however Bielsa saved immense religion in his potential. Bamford ended up scoring 16 targets for the membership final season. His clever link-up play and tireless vitality added a brand new dimension to Bielsa’s arrange, and he performed a giant position as Leeds secured promotion to the Premier League after an absence of 16 years.

This season, Bamford has taken his sport to a complete new degree within the Premier League. He has scored seven targets in 10 video games already, together with a hat-trick, and is getting higher with each sport.

Leeds – who’ve performed properly in opposition to high quality teams up to now this season – are heading into this match on the again of a 1-Zero win in opposition to Everton, and they’re able to inflicting an upset on the Bridge.