Next Up
Aston VillaAVL
vs
SunderlandSUN
Sun 19 Apr13:00

After England suffer first qualifying defeat in 10 years, should Mings start against Bulgaria?

Alex MurrayAlex Murray
Share
After England suffer first qualifying defeat in 10 years, should Mings start against Bulgaria?

England suffered their first defeat in qualification in over ten years on Friday evening, with Gareth Southgate’s men losing 2-1 to the Czech Republic in Prague.

Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport

Despite taking the lead early on through a Harry Kane penalty, the Three Lions were pegged back through a Jakub Brabec equaliser just four minutes later.

The Czech’s would grab a late winner through Zdeněk Ondrášek, condemning Southgate’s side to a rare defeat.

Many people were quick to criticise some poor defensive play for the defeat, with Danny Rose and Michael Keane coming under huge scrutiny.

Read Aston Villa’s Verdict

With England having lots of defensive problems, could Tyrone Mings be the answer for Gareth Southgate?

The defender has been superb for Villa since joining on loan last season and is currently with the England squad.

Mings would surely be an improvement over Michael Keane at least, especially with Everton’s recent form.

However, Southgate may want Mings to gain more Premier League experience with Villa before handing him a start, with the defender not having a great game against Norwich City last weekend.

#TeamPGDPts
1
ArsenalARS
32+3870
2
Manchester CityMCI
31+3564
3
Manchester UnitedMUN
32+1255
4
Aston VillaAVL
32+555
5
LiverpoolLIV
32+1052
6
ChelseaCHE
32+1248
7
BrentfordBRE
32+447
···
dave.sport

The Future of Sports News is Here

Be first to experience the new dave.sport app. Pre-register now for exclusive early access.

Get Early Access
Discover more from Read Aston Villa

Add Read Aston Villa as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting.

Follow

Content Executive @ FreshPress Ltd

View all articles →

Related