Mings was fantastic. He seemed to enjoy the physical challenge yesterday a bit more than he sometimes does, and his footballing ability as always is top class.
There’s nothing wrong with constructive criticism on the forum, the reason he was fantastic was that he didn’t do any of the things that are holding him back to living up to his reputation as the complete defender which commentators seem to suggest. I’ve always said he has all the attributes to become a top defender but I do think his reputation is slightly ahead of his actually ability, and for his own good he can’t let his ego get ahead of him.
He didn’t lose concentration, he didn’t get caught up field, he didn’t try to flick balls rather than booting it when in danger. This is one of the final parts of his game he needs to work on, and he needs to do this for nearly 40 games a season.