The former Leeds striker has also given his take on why Bamford was substituted at the half-time interval despite scoring as early as the 10th minute.
The 26-year-old is the first-choice striker at the Whites and started the Championship game against Fulham at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon.
Bamford actually scored after just 10 minutes, but Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa decided to take him off at the interval.
Hasselbaink has given his take on the performance of Bamford, while Leeds head coach Bielsa has praised attacking midfielder Pablo Hernandez for the impact he made on the match after coming on as a half-time substitute.
Leeds Live quotes Hasselbaink as saying about Bamford: “He didn’t play well, he didn’t play his normal self. It’s a great goal but normally he’s good holding the ball up and it doesn’t bounce off him.
“After the goal, you’d think he would have grown into the game. He didn’t do the things well that he normally does and I think that’s why the manager has taken him off but still it’s a big decision.
“90% of the managers would give him the benefit of the doubt because he has scored, they would leave him for at least another 10 or 15 minutes on the pitch but not with this manager.”
Bielsa told Leeds Live about Hernandez: “When Pablo came onto the pitch he co-ordinated well the movement with Tyler.
“And in the other half, when we recovered the ball in the second half we found Pablo. Pablo with the ball gave long options to our team with his accurate passes.”
Stats
Against Fulham on Saturday afternoon, Bamford took two shots of which one ended in goal, had a pass accuracy of 71.4%, took 12 touches, and won one header, according to WhoScored, according to WhoScored.
Hernandez played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 71.4%, took 31 touches, attempted one dribble, made one interception, and put in one cross, according to WhoScored.
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