'Very similar' - Micky Collins addresses his relationship with Chris Wilder amid Sheffield United promotion
Micky Collins has stepped up to replace Alan Knill as Chris Wilder’s assistant at Sheffield United.
Sheffield United assistant manager Micky Collins believes that his and Chris Wilder’s similar outlooks on life and football will serve him well following his promotion at Bramall Lane.
United, on Wednesday, confirmed Collins had been installed as Wilder’s new assistant following Alan Knill’s departure from S2. The Blades have restructured their coaching staff ahead of next season and that has meant Knill and first-team coach Guilherme Ramos have moved on.
Collins has stepped up to replace Knill, who worked alongside Wilder for a number of years, while former Manchester United and England defender Phil Jones has joined the coaching team following a recent stint at Blackburn Rovers.
Collins, 40, has worked his way up through the ranks at Bramall Lane since arriving in November 2020, working in the academy before being promoted to the first-team by Wilder two years ago.
Having worked closely with Wilder either side of his temporary absence from Bramall Lane between mid-June and mid-September last year, Collins has addressed the positive relationship they have after being promoted to become the boyhood Blade’s new No.2.
Collins told United’s in-house media: “I have loved it since the moment I came back to the club. The club in general, I feel like I have found a home.
“I feel like I am very aligned to the values and what is expected. It is a very front-footed, passionate club, and I feel like that is me as a person.
“When Chris came into the building straight away, I just connected anyway. I had watched from afar, watching the journey that Chris went on when he first came back to the club before I was here.
“What he’s done, what he’s still doing, and when I actually went and worked with him, everything married up; we’re very similar in how we see life first and foremost and how we see football. I have just really enjoyed being around the last two years, being in his company, learning from all the staff.
“Every single person I have worked with during that period has helped me immensely.”