Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford says manager Marcelo Bielsa has been sending him clips of Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland as inspiration.
Questions were raised over Bamford's suitability to life in the Premier League after suffering a low conversion rate in the Championship.
However, with 11 games played, Bamford has eight goals to his name, joint fifth in the Premier League top scorers chart. Bamford should, arguably, be on nine after being cruelly denied by VAR in the defeat at Crystal Palace. That saw the Leeds striker brand the current rules as "daft".
Bamford's eight goals have all come from open play – that is second only to Haaland in Europe's top five leagues.
Asked about his improvement, Bamford has revealed the advice he's been getting from Bielsa. In addition to expert coaching, the Leeds boss has also told his No 9 to watch videos on Borussia Dortmund goal machine Haaland in action.
Bamford told the Ornstein and Chapman Podcast of his manager's methods: "Throughout the week you get sent various things.
"Sometimes you get clips of the defender you will be playing against.
"The last three weeks I had two or three videos sent every day of Erling Haaland, like 15 minutes each one.
"I had to watch them and see what I could pick out from him."
Bamford believes Leeds fan Haaland is also having an influence on his game. The goal he scored down at Chelsea on Saturday was synonymous with the type of run Haaland makes.
"To be honest it was quite similar to some of his goals," added the in-form forward.
"I think I can work on the explosiveness of some of my runs sometimes. Sometimes I make a run without 100% determination or conviction."
Haaland, who was born in Leeds, has made no secret of his love and affection for Bielsa's side.
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