Akpom is a shining example of how players, especially at this level, are often neither 'amazing' or 'terrible'. It is rarely black or white. Plenty of strikers in this division probably have the very basic competences needed for the sort of season Chuba had last year, if a coach knows how to motivate them, get them believing in their own ability, playing to their strengths etc.
Sure, it won't happen very often but from what I've seen of ELL he has every chance of becoming a semi-prolific goalscorer for us if we don't all set out to crush his confidence, to send a message to Scott/Gibson about how rubbish the recruitment is or whatever.