Patrick Bamford feels his willingness to learn is what attracted Marcelo Bielsa to signing him.
The forward was one of Bielsa's first signings at Leeds United in 2018, joining from Middlesbrough and he has been the manager's first-choice striker ever since, making his 100th Whites appearance in the goalless draw with Chelsea.
Speaking on BT Sport, Bamford admitted he was unsure why Bielsa had opted to sign him, but felt his willingness to learn and adapt his game has left him in good stead to work under the Argentine.
He said: "Do you know what? He’s never told me why he signed me so I don’t know what he first saw in me!
"But I think because I’m willing to learn, even though I’m 27, I know I can keep getting better and better.
"I’ve taken to the things he’s asked me to do. I haven’t mastered all of them obviously but I’m learning step by step.
"It’s one of those things where it’s no good being a full-on target man or just a poacher. You have to be an all-round striker. He’s developed my game a long way since working with him."
Reflecting on what he has learned under Bielsa, Bamford said his work ethic has changed from a striker who would never put in the hard yards when off the ball.
He said: "I’m quite a laid-back character in general. Before I was never a hard-working striker, if you like, doing the tough yards, doing the pressing. But he instilled that in me.
"That showed me straight away that once I’d got the physical capacity for that, there was so much more that I could achieve.
"They’re a great group of lads at Leeds. I’ve said it before but there’s no big egos, everyone is always willing to learn, so that’s why everyone’s bought into his methods so well."
