Free agent .I find this very interesting.
Collins in the YP.
……. "It could suit Donovan even more to be here because he's got a 6ft 5in frame but to be aerially dominant isn't as necessary in the MLS, where the environment is slower with more passes.”
This reinforces what some supporters have said about recruiting this HC.
Don’t get me wrong I hope this HC is massively successful - because if he is then obviously Barnsley will be successful.
But there’s a conundrum here.
We all can see that the MLS is slower with more passes.
And that’s exactly how Barnsley started this season.
So knowing that American football is much slower - what attracted the recruitment team to look at Niall Collins in the first place as a potential HC ???
Collins was required to step into the shoes of Michael Duff who played a quick direct style of football compared to most (all?) in the league.
A totally different form of football to what Collins was used to.
It just doesn’t add up.
IMO it’s a very weird choice knowing Collins background.
And although Collins implemented his own style from the beginning - the style he is using now has become increasingly quicker over recent weeks.
The strikers and midfielders pressing quicker - and defenders and midfielders hitting longer balls forward.
So is there someone in the background at the club that’s influenced how Collins plays ?
It would be good to hear what James Cryne had to say about this.