Sam Allardyce: Leeds boss wants more protection for players after online abuse of Patrick Bamford

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Patrick Bamford looking despondent aft  missing a punishment  for Leeds against NewcastlePatrick Bamford has scored six goals successful 30 appearances for Leeds this season

More should beryllium done to support players from maltreatment connected societal media aft striker Patrick Bamford received decease threats, says Leeds brag Sam Allardyce.

"I'd similar the constabulary to bash a batch more, but it appears erstwhile it comes to societal media, they regularisation the satellite and tin bash what they like," said Allardyce.

"It is wherefore the satellite is successful specified a large mess."

Leeds are 1 constituent adrift of information successful the Premier League with 2 games remaining.

Allardyce said of Bamford: "He's been OK; he's evidently highly upset astir the situation. That is successful precise atrocious sensation indeed.

"He's handled it beauteous well; the nine gave him the enactment helium needed, successful presumption of information arsenic well. But it wasn't conscionable astir him, it was astir his family.

"The champion mode is to spell retired connected the transportation and perform. It would beryllium large if helium could people the winner."

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