da dobrowin： Tyrone Mings embodied Aston Villa’s grit during their 2-1 Carabao Cup final loss against Manchester City.
On the chalkboard
da bet nacional： Dean Smith’s side may have ended up losing against the reigning champions, but they can leave Wembley proud of their performance.
Having gone 2-0 down, Mbwana Samatta took his opportunity to shorten the deficit and from that moment forward, it wouldn’t have felt like too much of a surprise if Villa had managed to get an equaliser.
They only had 29% of the game’s overall possession, but Villa dug deep and ensured that they stayed in the game, with their influence on the day’s proceedings being felt right up until the final whistle.
While there were various factors that played into this, the grit shown by the men in claret and blue has to be the main one, and Tyrone Mings embodied that attitude through his performance on the big stage.
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Solid performance
It was not a perfect performance from the England international, but he put in a solid display alongside Bjorn Engels at the heart of Villa’s defence.
The 26-year-old was successful with all three of his attempted tackles, while also making six clearances and three interceptions – these figures put him joint-top for successful tackles and interceptions made from anyone on the pitch, while he was the stand-alone regarding clearances.
He also won all three of the aerial duels that he competed in during the game’s 90 minutes, highlighting just how solid he was in all forms of his defending.
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There were times where his headers were misplaced, such as when one fell to Phil Foden on the edge of the box, but his conviction and determination to get on the end of balls was admirable.
Various Villa players will leave Wembley feeling hard-done-by that they aren’t walking away with the Carabao Cup trophy, but there are many who put in commendable performances – Mings is definitely one of those.
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