I genuinely think some of the criticism is fair, but it’s not always balanced.
He’s demonstrated that he can score goals (albeit in one half of a season), he’s strong and can be a handful for defenders.
He does need to work on his first touch but more importantly for me, he needs to figure out the mental side of his game. It’s commonplace for form to fluctuate and even hit long term lows because of confidence, but Ellis appears to have a more chronic issue with confidence that’s definitely holding him back. He’s rightly not going to make the first team unless this changes.
To say he’s shit is a lazy football ‘fan’ mantra. Individuals that actually manage to become professional footballers, let alone play in the Premiership and Championship, aren’t shit. It’s down to poor form, which can include long patches of poor form.
If he leaves in this window, he may thrive in a different environment, however, if he stays, as supporters of our great football club, we need to get behind him and want him to succeed. He’s a more than capable back up striker.