Bamford stands by Leeds boss Bielsa: Man Utd defeats will happen

Football
21 Dec 2020 • 12:34 PM MYT
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Leeds United star Patrick Bamford believes the club are committed to playing attacking football - regardless of the outcome.

The newly promoted side were dealt a trashing by their bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

United romped to a 6-2 win, with both teams missing countless presentable opportunities to score throughout the game.

Despite their defensive frailties, Bamford insists they will play the way coach Marcelo Bielsa wants.

He said post-game: "We're fully behind the manager, we know what he demands and the high levels that he demands.

"Ultimately if we play exactly the way he wants to we'd win the game - we'd win every match.

"But we're human and we make errors and sometimes we're not quite at it. It's fine margins.

"If we win the ball, outside their 18 yard box and it's a great chance to score, but if we're a little bit late on the press we're caught out."

He added: "Everyone is frustrated and disappointed but we've got to stick together. That's one of the things that the captains of the groups have said 'we can't play like that, but we stick together and we don't blame anyone or single anyone out, it's a team game.

"And we as a team haven't performed to the level that we should have today and we've got to take that on the chin'. It's frustrating and difficult to go back in there and look at everyone, after we've not performed to the level that we should.

"They penned us in, they've obviously watched us a lot and saw where to try and push us down an alleyway.

"We started softly, and that's the most disappointing thing - in a big game like this, a derby, where it means so much to the club and the fans and I'm almost glad the fans weren't allowed in to watch that because it would have felt even worse sending them home after watching that.

"It's tough because 6-2 - it could have 6-6 if you're an optimistic Leeds fan or it could have been 10-2. We couldn't do ourselves justice.

"I can imagine for the neutral that watching Leeds is great all the time, but to be honest today I'd have much preferred a 1-0 boring win but it is our style of play.

"It is fine margins, sometimes it works but if you're one yard out of place you get picked off against the best players."