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Publication Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020, 3:59 AM
Leeds fit forward Patrick Bamford has explained the thinking behind celebrating the goal he has made his own this season.
Bamford He entered the Premier League season with a series of questions about his ability to perform in the top flight.
The 27-year-old scored 16 goals last season in 47 appearances for Marcelo Bielsa’s team to secure promotion to the Championship. But he was guilty of losing many more and both fans and experts suggested that he should have had more to show for his efforts.
Bamford, however, has had no such trouble adjusting to the Premier League. Goals at Liverpool and Sheffield United matched a goal in a home win over Fulham.
And the forward illustrated his newfound confidence with a tremendous hat-trick on Friday night. when Leeds emphatically ended the start of 100% Aston Villa.
Bamford’s hat-trick leads him to six goals in as many games this season; test if you ever need it, you can do it in the Premier League.
Leading to Instagram, Bamford has now explained the meaning behind this season’s goal celebration.
“This is the lock. It is a symbol for (the) planet, a force of nature, and the symbol of the @hyloathletics mission that uses sport to inspire positive change for our planet.
“Sport, and particularly soccer, in this country has enormous power for good.
“Celebrating with lightning is my way of defending our land. Climate change is a threat to sport and if we don’t act, it will get worse.
“I am passionate about leaving our planet in a better place where we found it.”
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Bielsa’s praise for the ‘noble’ Bamford
Bamford’s hat-trick puts him on par with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah for third place in the race for the golden boot. Only Tottenham’s Son Heung-min and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin have scored more in the top flight so far.
Talking to Match of the day after the victory in Villa, Bielsa filled with praise to his forward. He also insisted that Bamford deserves all the credit for his development, rather than himself.
“It was an important game for us and a deserved victory,” he said. “We scored first and we were a bit lucky that they didn’t score some of the chances they had.
“We were playing well even before the goal and we had played well enough to keep going.
“Very happy for Patrick because he scored some wonderful goals. Apart from that, a noble player who sacrifices a lot for the team, generous too.
“I think his development has more to do with him and less with me.”
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