Is Collins struggling?

[boo radley]

Last three games he seems to be struggling with positional scene. He's done well all season and now seems to get his judgement wrong in some of the passes he plays also. Hope he comes good again.

 

[super_pig]

always plays well up until around early April and then goes to pieces.. pressure??

 

[JohnDenver]

We forget that he's fundamentally not very good.

Useful in this division, but that is all.

 

[Guesty]

He's giving away nearly a goal a game, he has Long to thank for getting him out of it on Saturday.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

The entire defence struggle against anyone with pace. Swindon were slow and we looked comfortable. Brentford are very quick up front.

 

[Selly]

He's giving away nearly a goal a game, he has Long to thank for getting him out of it on Saturday.

I don't think he was responsible for either goal tonight was he?

The second should have been Longs ball IMO. Should have been put into row Z.

 

[Guesty]

I don't think he was responsible for either goal tonight was he?

The second should have been Longs ball IMO. Should have been put into row Z.

Long may have been hesitant for the second but Collins got absolutely stripped by their forward. He should have got their first no trouble.

 

[Selly]

Long may have been hesitant for the second but Collins got absolutely stripped by their forward. He should have got their first no trouble.

There is very little Collins can do about his inherent lack of pace. Long should ( as a keeper, not as a 19yo keeper) have known this and anticipated the danger better.

 

[Guesty]

To be fair I was at the Kop end so my perspective may have been off but to me Collins should have got there no danger.

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

He not good with pressure, made mistakes that cost us any points at crawly and today also. Didn't do great this time last year when it was really on and all the half season he he was brought in. solid for 80% of this season and last. only united can buy such a player but nah he has been good this season, not taking that away from him.

 

[Swanseablade]

Thought him & George could have done better for their second goal last night tbh, maybe it was a lack of communication between the two. Collins looked like he had it & then, all of a sudden he didn't! I think Collins is a confidence player and when he has a few dodgy performances it effects his general game. Having said all that, at 2-1 up we shouldn't have been looking to waste time with 10-15mins left to go, the whole side quickly turned very nervous and unsure of themselves. Before that we were putting them under some pressure and looking half decent! Kitsons goal was a good example of that, I thought Murphy did extremely well when it looked like the ball was running dead.

 

[Jehovah]

To be fair I was at the Kop end so my perspective may have been off but to me Collins should have got there no danger.

Collins and BWP ended up in a race which Collins lost. Collins then seemed to recover and get goal side and I thought the danger had gone. The next few moments were a blur as I cursed everything that has ever lived.

 

[Guesty]

Ha I know that feeling! God I was angry. I can't remember being that angry at United for quite some time.

 

[Selly]

Collins and BWP ended up in a race which Collins lost. Collins then seemed to recover and get goal side and I thought the danger had gone. The next few moments were a blur as I cursed everything that has ever lived.

I think longs positioning was poor once Collins had recovered. He was essentially stood behind Collins, probably too protect against the possibility of BWP going back down the outside, but it lefta very large gap for their striker to just pass it into the goal.

 

[super_pig]

it was a decent finish from there though.. player of the season until Stevenage.. he's a lot quieter than usual as well.. i wonder if he is carrying an injury