Is Patrick Bamford set to rip it up with Leeds United this season?
Andy Couzens has told Football League World that he can see Patrick Bamford scoring a potential 30 goals for Leeds United this season.
The Whites hitman has enjoyed a brilliant start to the 2019-20 campaign, scoring three times in as many games – including both goals in the 2-0 win at Wigan Athletic this past weekend.
Bamford had an injury-hit first season at Leeds following a £7 million move from Middlesbrough last summer [The Daily Mail], managing only 23 Championship appearances and scoring nine times.
But with a bit more luck on the fitness front, the former United midfielder can see the 25-year-old obliterating his total for last season.
He told Football League World: “He’s not the best at link-up play – that’s getting better – but get him in the box and I think he’ll score you 20-30 goals a season
“His goalscoring record last season was still very good for the amount of games he played. He would’ve been past Roofe if he had been fit all season.”
Couzens might be right, but it’s worth noting that Bamford can go off the boil in a big way, even when fit.
His form for Leeds nosedived last season at just the wrong time, when Kemar Roofe was injured as well.
But it’s a case of so far so good for the striker and another couple of goals at home to Brentford tomorrow night would strengthen Couzens’s belief that he can hit the 30-goal mark.
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