Patrick Bamford on the time it will take for Leeds United to get in their stride

LEEDS UNITED striker Patrick Bamford has stressed that he and his team-mates are not yet 'up to full speed' despite making an immediate impact on the club's return to the Premier League.
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford, pictured after scoring against Fulham.Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford, pictured after scoring against Fulham.
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford, pictured after scoring against Fulham.

United have taken three points from their opening two top-flight matches and earned plenty of kudos along the way for the quality of their bold, aggressive front-foot style of play.

A swashbuckling start has seen Leeds score seven goals already, but Bamford insists that he and his team-mates will get sharper and slicker with head coach Marcelo Bielsa's relentless and painstaking training-ground work to afford them no let-up whatsoever.

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Bamford, who has already found the net twice in the league this season - more goals than he managed in his two previous campaigns in the top tier - said: "It is hard. We only really had two pre season games and then obviously the last two games, so I do not think that everyone is up to full speed yet.

"I think maybe give it five matches we will probably be in the flow of it and get a little bit more settled, I would say.

"I, for one - in the first 20 minutes this weekend and last weekend - was really blowing, so hopefully it is something we just adjust to and we are a fit team."

Bielsa's demands in terms what he expects on a daily basis regarding intensity were cast in stone a while ago at the club's Thorp Arch training base, but his players have now learned how to police themselves in that regard and also take it upon themselves to drive on each other according to Bamford.

He added: "We are very demanding.

"He (Bielsa) has kind of installed that into us.

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"If we were not before, then we certainly are now and we nit-pick everything and it goes into fine detail and everyone is willing to learn.

"I think he has shown us all that we can become better players, so we are keen to learn and he is the perfect guy to learn from."

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