Patrick Bamford has shared his thoughts on Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town, including a Leeds United corner warning and a Terriers tactics perspective.
Leeds were looking for a club record eleventh successive league win in the midday kick-off at Huddersfield, but they needed Bamford’s goal to escape with a point despite playing the entire second half against 10 men. Huddersfield took the lead in the first half stoppage time after Leeds failed to deal with a Sorba Thomas free kick, which Michal Helik converted from close range.
Just three minutes later, the Terriers were reduced to ten men when Jonathan Hogg, who had already been booked, was sent off for elbowing Junior Firpo, earning him his second yellow card. Bamford eventually drew Leeds level in the 67th minute by slipping home a Connor Roberts cross, but the Terriers held on for a stalemate, which meant Leeds dropped out of the division’s second automatic promotion spot.
Speaking to LUTV after the game, Bamford admitted to Whites annoyance as his side’s winning streak came to an end, but also stated that he could appreciate Huddersfield’s tactics in a stop-start affair, despite Leeds ‘not like’ it.
Bamford, on the other hand, emphasized the importance of his team not losing, revealing manager Farke’s warning about the perils of what may happen from a Huddersfield corner as Leeds pushed for a winner.
“I think frustration,” Bamford told LUTV when asked about the ultimate emotion at the end of Saturday’s derby. “We were expecting that kind of game. They are fighting for the bottom half of the table, and we knew the ball would spend more time off the pitch than on it.
“It was going to be like that, but conceding the goal made things a little more difficult. In the end, we gave it our all, but it wasn’t enough, and we’ll take a point. If you are unable to win a game, do not lose it.”
Bamford continued, “The keeper was certainly making the most of taking as long as he could to do everything with every free-kick and throw-in. I know we don’t like it because of our position, but you can see why they did it: to hold on to the three points for themselves.
“But as we got the goal back and were definitely pushing for the victory, I believe the manager mentioned in the changing room that that’s the type of game when they win in the final corner. At the end of the day, we want to win, but if we can’t, we shouldn’t lose.
