Renewed Brenden Aaronson faith is fading quickly at Leeds: What is the solution?
Brenden Aaronson is starting to fall behind at Leeds United.
The USA international helped play a part in keeping the Whites up last season and had a purple patch during the wintertime.
He was in and out of Daniel Farke's starting eleven, with rotation being his most desirable quality on offer for his German head coach.
Aaronson started both of Leeds' first two league games of the season, but has since lost his place.
The attacking midfielder has never been high up in the estimation of the Elland Road faithful, and his impact is starting to fade in LS11.
Aaronson could soon reach a crossroads in his Leeds United career, as the statistics prove why an important decision must be made.
Brenden Aaronson findings prove Leeds United solution
Aaronson's only impact in seven games for Leeds this season came when he scored from off the bench in the 6-3 Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea.
All goals count the same, but the ball did kindly find its way to the feet of the American.
The 25-year-old racked up nine goal involvements for the Whites last term, and currently does not look ready to have a similar type of impact this season.
Aaronson's average dribble completion rate is at 40 per cent, while his pass success stands at only 71.9 per cent.
He's yet to make a single chance in any league game this season, whereas he managed to make 1.24 goal-scoring opportunities per 90 last term.
The former Union Berlin man gets dispossessed 1.85 times per game, and though some like his energy, it's not always enough in the Premier League.
If Aaronson continues in this way, he will find it hard to break into the starting eleven.
One area that Leeds have shown weakness in is their lack of depth and quality on the bench, which was as clear as day in the 0-0 draw to Crystal Palace on Sunday.
If the Whites want to progress and get into Europe, the only solution is to let Aaronson leave and bring in a more creative-minded attacker.
How Aaronson is one of two Leeds stars with uncertain future
Aaronson isn't the only player to have featured against Palace despite having an uncertain future.
He will obviously have a part to play until January, but once the window opens, anything could happen.
Aaronson came on the field in the 67th minute along with Dan James, who also failed to make an impact once again.
The winger isn't being helped by the formation, though Farke will understandably not change his setup to suit one player.
It feels like James and Aaronson are in a similar scenario to what Wilfried Gnonto and Joel Piroe were in this time last year, and it may only get worse for the pair.