{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3d30295e-f7fb-5af1-b618-30a8763cc75a/e4c2588d-4967-45f2-b9fc-270dcabf5f35?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E34 - Tyrone Mings: How our struggles lead to our successes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba3b961a8cbe53713cf2c2/61ba3ba9cb08390012d8fceb.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Tyrone Mings is a defender for Aston Villa and England, with a real life story of rags to riches in English football.</p><p>Tyrone joined Southampton as a kid but suffered rejection when he was released by Saints in 2009 for being 'too small'. He dropped down to Non-League, playing for Yate Town and Chippenham Town while working as a mortgage advisor.</p><p>He seriously considered packing football in all together but got his break when Ipswich signed him up for a fee of £10,000 before sealing an £8 million move to Bournemouth and realising his dream of becoming a Premier League player. A serious knee injury restricted his early appearances before a loan switch to Aston Villa in 2019 saw him help the Midlands club to promotion from the Championship.</p><p>Tyrone sealed a permanent move to Villa for £26.5 million and was called up to Gareth Southgate's England squad in 2019.</p><p>Thanks to our sponsors Lotus Cars. Remember, you can get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance.</p>","author_name":"High Performance"}