This Whole Tyrone Mings Situation…

Reading FC are a club that rarely make national sporting headlines, but for rather unfortunate circumstances in the case of Tyrone Mings and Nelson Oliveira, that has been exactly what has happened this week.

Ever since the Aston Villa defender stamped on the Portuguese forwards head in the match against Villa last Saturday, there has been much debate and spotlight brought to the situation. The incident has left the Norwich loanee with a broken nose and some severe cuts on his face (I doubt his partner will be happy). Thankfully the striker had successful surgery and is on the mend, although a return date is unknown at this present time.

The question on everyone’s lips is: did Mings mean to stamp on his face? It would be bad to suggest that is exactly what the Bournemouth loanee did, but he does have previous. It was the same player who when playing for Bournemouth in the Premier League, “accidentally” stamped on the head of one Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Old Trafford. That situation came with more debate and spotlight than this, mainly because it was Zlatan, but nevertheless, the fact the same player has been involved in a similar incident before does raise suspicions.

Another talking point revolving around this matter is the fact it seems that Mings will escape any sort of ban. As the referee saw the incident but did nothing about it means that the FA are not allowed to investigate the incident further, as the referee has supposedly dealt with the incident. A rule that has come into question a lot since last Saturday, but that argument is another article in itself.

It’s a really hard one to call, as only Tyrone Mings will know in himself whether he meant to genuinely stamp on Nelson Oliveira’s head. This makes it hard for the FA to deal with and of course the referee. The debate will continue I’m sure.

Check our previous article: https://reading.vitalfootball.co.uk/the-grass-isnt-always-greener/