The more eagle-eyed Leeds United supporters may have noticed a slight change to Marcelo Bielsa's appearance of late.
The Whites head coach has been sporting a crooked pair of glass in recent weeks and Patrick Bamford has revealed the story behind it - and why he is responsible.
Speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, the Leeds United leading goalscorer discussed the training ground ground drill which resulted in a ball to the bosses' face- - and why he's scared to bring it up again.
“There was one time this season where we were doing a crossing drill and he always positions himself in an awkward place,” Bamford said.
“The ball has come in and I’ve connected with it so sweetly on my left foot. It’s near the top corner, and he’s stood right inside the goal.
“I’ve not seen him and I've just hit the ball. I’m not joking it’s come flush straight off the bridge of his nose. All I’ve seen is his glasses fly about 10 metres and him holding his nose.
“He’s walked off holding his nose and I was like ‘sorry, sorry, sorry’.
“He’s gone a little big angrily, de nada, de nada, it's nothing. He’s walked past us about five minutes later to go and see the physio and he’s got a big cut across his nose.
"And then his glasses - I don’t know if you’ve noticed when he’s doing an interview he’s using the same glasses and they’re not straight, they’re wonky. So I feel bad, I should really get him a new pair but I’m scared to bring it up again.”
Given Bielsa's Stakhanovite workrate, It should come as little surprise that he has not found time to make it down to the opticians to source a replacement.
Bamford is Leeds' leading goalscorer with 14 strikes in the Premier League this term, showing form that has put in the picture for a place in England's Euro 2020 squad this summer.
These hopes are set to be boosted, with Uefa set to confirm that squads for the rearranged tournament can feature three extra places as a result of the strains placed on players this season owing to the ongoing pandemic.
