Aaron collins (Sold to Bolton)

Ever since there was talk of a Wales call up his form has dropped off a cliff

Let’s be honest we all know how good AC is and will be again you don’t become a bad player overnight it’s up to MT to get the best out of him, play him in best position and the goals will come. Unless of course he has been tapped up and his heart ain’t in it, let’s hope not UTG

Thomas and Vale manage it.

He’s out of form. You could play him anywhere presently and he’s not doing great. You could play him in cm if he’s on form and he’d be great.

Decent post!

He won't be first or last to suffer this fate, but there will come a time (if not already for some) where if his contribution drop further that's all we'll remember him for...

Alot of his goals in his best run were screamers from outside the box. They were not going to consistently scored. The drop in goals is not unexpected.
Especially when you remove him from striker- as the taps won't come either.

The assists figure illustrates hes still a quality and useful player.

The worry is that he looks a bit soft... he takes too long to stamp his personality in matches. If I was Taylor- I'd be giving him the JCH treatment. I'd be screaming at him 2 minutes before quick off to get the juices going.

Collins best performances for me have been against Wigan, Port Vale and Portsmouth where the opposition defenders niggled him early and it sparked him into life. When he takes it a bit personally he plays better. Perhaps- just give him real clear instructions... I want you to make this player look foolish.

It's weird, sometimes I think this about alot of players. We'll play and look the better team but maybe only 4/5 have won their individual battles during the game.

Were a team greater than the sum of its parts but individual battles still matter.

I love him as a player & still think he'll come back from this spell, but wow. Vs Norwich he was so predictable, weak & almost scared of their full back. He needs to put some muscle on and start playing through the middle, suits his play style much better. He isn't short / nimble enough to be effective out wide and his dribbling is more direct running at CB's.

I think you’re probably right, he does seem super laid back and a bit too easy going.
You need to be a bit nasty in the lower leagues and he comes over as a soft touch when not in form.
The big question for me with Aaron Is that is he an average league 1 player who hit amazing form for 12 months or is he championship standard but just been out of form for the last 13 months.
The longer he goes on playing like an average league 1 player the more that 12 month incredible run looks just a purple patch unfortunately.
I don’t want him gone , I think even if he continues to play as he’s been playing lately he still has something to offer and is still one of our best attacking players.
I mean he’s on 8 assists and 3 goals which is better than Luke Thomas who is liked by most fans and most say is very good most weeks.
Aarons almost been the victim of his own great run of form perhaps ?

So was that great 12 month run he had form or was that his class and now this is his form ?
That was my point.
He’s been at the club 2.5 years and he’s been class for 1 year out of that.
So which is it do you reckon ?

Not sure who’s scoring that or where the data comes from, but from the eyes of those witnessing our fixtures it’s more like 5.2.
Like every one else I’ve seen most games the last 12 months and I can’t remember a single one where I’ve came away thinking “Collins was really decent today”. Quite the opposite in fact.
We all want the 2022 Azza back, goes without saying but it’s been an entire year of hopeless performance after hopeless performance.
How much longer can it go on.