David Prutton: Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford left with familiar feeling following Eddie Nketiah injury

STILL WAITING: Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford narrowly fails to convert a cross in last weekend's 2-0 win at home to Queens Park Rangers. Picture by Simon Hulme.

WHATEVER lower abdomen injury is ailing Leeds United striker Eddie Nketiah it sounds painful and it means it’s all down to Patrick Bamford up front.

But that was the case last season when it was a tussle between Bamford and Kemar Roofe, when the latter was out through injury.

It’s heartening if you are Eddie listening to Marcelo Bielsa saying that he was going to make his first league start for Leeds in the game against Queens Park Rangers, until he picked up his injury in training the day before.

I don’t think the reliance on Patrick to score goals is anything particularly new to him.

He understands the pressure that comes with that and when it’s good, it’s great, and when it’s not so good, he has just got to batten down the hatches and get on with his game.

Patrick has now gone 10 games without scoring and I know he took to social media saying ‘it’s coming’ after seeing his header against QPR ruled offside.

I think for any striker that you come across that has either had a fallow period or is in the middle of one, it’s quite obviously going to be the only thing you talk about and the only thing you think about.

It sounds daft but the only way you get through it is by trying not to make a big deal about it, depending on who the player is.

Some would take it on the chin and say ‘bring it on, I will stand there in the firing line.’

Patrick seems a little bit quieter about it but kudos for him for actually talking about it on social media.

But the only way you silence people that are being negative about you is by scoring goals.