Man City lost 0-1 at Aston Villa’s field, thereby losing third place to their opponent. This was Man City’s worst match under coach Pep Guardiola and also the match in which the Spanish coach was the most helpless in his coaching career.

According to Opta statistics, Man City only made a total of 2 shots in the entire match. This number is a big shock to fans of the English Premier League and long-time viewers of international football. This statistic has never appeared before in any of coach Pep Guardiola’s matches at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Man City.

Teams led by the Spanish coach often play overwhelming attacks against all opponents. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Man City have not had less than 2 shots in any match (in the Spanish, German, and English national championships alone).

However, this statistic is not the most surprising part. In the opposite direction, Aston Villa launched 22 shots. This is the largest number that a team led by coach Guardiola has faced in any match (after his previous 534 matches in charge).

Keeping Guardiola’s team deadlocked to the point of only having two shots is very difficult. Launching 11 times more shots than Man City in a match is truly something very few fans and even experts can imagine.

Not only was Man City powerless to attack, but even in controlling the ball, they also had difficulty against Aston Villa. The home team won the ball a total of 13 times in the final third of the field. Under coach Guardiola, Man City has never lost so much football at home.

One of the reasons why Man City had difficulty against Aston Villa was Rodri’s absence. The Spanish midfielder was banned from playing this match due to receiving enough penalty cards. Since the beginning of the season, Rodri has been absent from 4 matches due to “suspension.” Man City’s loss rate in those matches is 100%.