Morning Leeds-in for 20 August: Roofe and Bamford putting side before self

Patrick Bamford and Kemar Roofe aren’t letting this whole “competition” thing go to their head.

Bamford has been cheering Roofe on from the bench, even if it means that Roofe’s hot streak has meant that Bamford has only gotten one start since his big-money move from Middlesbrough.

Kemar Roofe had this to say about the competition with Bamford and how the team is responding under Marcelo Bielsa:

It’s healthy competition, there’s nothing bad. I got words from Patrick before the game – ‘be more selfish’ – and people say we’re meant to be competing against each other. He wants me to score.

That’s the same with everybody. We just want to win games as a squad. There’s no pressure because if I don’t score someone else will score. It’s ‘as long as we win’

I’m just trying to do my bit for the team. I’ve watched games back and there are areas where I’m disappointed, where I can improve.

The good thing is that with the gaffer and coaching staff, they put clips together of our performances and tell us where we are going wrong. They also show you where you’re doing well.

Saying things like “we just want to win games as a squad” is exactly what you’d expect a footballer to say, but in this case, it does seem like the whole team is putting “side before self” and as long as the results keep coming, the team will hold together.

On to the links.

Leeds United Links

Leeds linked to a raid for Lille for one of Bielsa’s former players, but will Lille actually do business with Bielsa again? [Through It All Together]

England and English Football Links

AVTV is garbage and doesn’t deliver what it promises for Aston Villa fans. Sound familiar overseas Leeds fans? [7500 to Holte]

Brighton & Hove Albion bombed past Manchester United to win 3-2. [Sky Sports]

Watford FC scored twice and beat Burnley at Turf Moor. [BBC.com]

World Football Links

In Mexico, CF Monterrey scored in the first five minutes and rode it the rest of the way for a 1-0 victory over Pumas UNAM. [FMF State of Mind]

A profile of Hertha Berlin in English. [Bundesliga.com]

Minnesota United traveled to FC Dallas and played a game after a 2 and half hour weather delay. [E Pluribus Loonum]

Inter Milan lost their opening match away to Sassuolo. [Serpents of Madonnina]

A Villarreal fan gave the inside scoop about new AC Milan signing Samu Castillejo. [AC Milan Offside]