'Oh', 'Biggest problem' - talkSPORT man concerned at 'massive' Leeds injury news relayed by BBC

Former Leeds United defender Danny Mills has been reacting to an update on Whites forward Patrick Bamford, as per Football Insider.

The striker has endured an extremely frustrating 2021/22 campaign after scoring 17 Premier League goals last season. He has started just five times in the top flight this time around, with the last of those coming way back in September.

The 28-year-old has been missing with hamstring, ankle and now foot problems, with Marcelo Bielsa confirming after the 3-3 draw with Aston Villa on Wednesday that the striker can’t run due to the pain in his foot, as relayed by BBC.

Leeds’ treatment on the issue so far hasn’t worked, which has made it ‘impossible’ to put a timeframe on a return.

Asked by Football Insider if he was concerned by Bamford’s continued absence, Mills – who also contributes for talkSPORT – said:

“Oh, definitely.

“It appears now that they’re not quite sure what’s wrong with him. And if you don’t know what’s wrong, you can’t fix it.

“I’d say that’s the biggest problem you could possibly have with an injury – that’s when it becomes a massive concern.”

Bielsa has used Daniel James as a centre-forward in recent weeks, with Leeds missing Bamford’s hold-up and link-up play as a number nine.

Rodrigo has been used in a deeper role, Tyler Roberts has only nine goals in 106 games for the club and promising youngster Joe Gelhardt has been used just twice from the start.

The Whites are in a relegation battle and have 15 league games remaining, and hopefully their main man in attack can be back for a good percentage of those fixtures. However, at this moment in time, it looks unlikely, so it’s little wonder that Mills is hugely concerned over Bamford’s prolonged injury woes.

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