No, but seriously, Collins’ distribution is miles and miles better than Wilson’s, and makes a huge difference in allowing us to play out the back with a back four. Happy he’s put a few solid games together.
If Dasilva was capable of playing at this level consistently then I could happily go into next season with him as first choice and invest the money elsewhere.
Given how rarely we’ve seen any striker play well up front with this formation, I have to wonder if the system makes that position a bit of a thankless job. We’re certainly not short on goals in the side.
So long as we take points from both WBA and Middlesbrough then we will be in a very good position. Just one win from our other two games would probably even be enough.