Patrick Bamford reveals Daniel Farke's Leeds United FA Cup league message and 'crucial' factor — YEP 8/1/24
Patrick Bamford says Daniel Farke sent his Leeds United players into Sunday's FA Cup clash at Peterborough United with a clear league message – and that a "crucial" factor helped take his side through.
By Lee Sobot
Leeds began this season's competition with Sunday's third
round clash at a Peterborough side who are challenging for promotion to the
Championship in sitting third in League One. Darren Ferguson’s hosts approached
the contest unbeaten in their last ten games but a Bamford wonder-strike either
side of two goals from Ethan Ampadu saw Leeds to a 3-0 success.
Bamford, though, praised Peterborough in the aftermath of
victory, revealing that Farke had told his Whites that the contest represented
something very similar to a league game given Peterborough's position. Bamford
also felt that getting the game's first goal in the 34th minute through Ampadu
was key to United's triumph.
"It was a good game," said Bamford post-match to
LUTV. "They are a really good side and the manager said before in the
meetings that when they are playing at the top of League One like they are,
it's pretty much the same as a good Championship team and I think they showed
that.
"They were dangerous. They had a good style of play and
made it a little bit difficult. Obviously we had to press and make sure we got
our press right, otherwise they got through us so the first goal was crucial.
The manager said in there, the goals came at the right time which sometimes can
sway a football match completely and in the second half we really did dominate.
