West Ham supporters, we know that you don’t need to be told how bad the performance was against Manchester City was, but there is one particular stat that came out of the game that really highlights quite how badly the home side played the Hammers off the pitch.
Throughout the game, West Ham made a shockingly poor 169 completed passes, less than two every minute, whilst Manchester City’s Spanish midfield man Rodri, scorer of the opening goal in the clash, attempted 188 passes, completing 178 of them, breaking a record in the process.
The Spaniard’s 178 completed passes is the most that a single player has ever made in a single game since Opta started collecting data back in the 2003/04 season, and he set the tempo for the Cityzens to inflict West Ham with their 14th Premier League defeat of the season.
This story has been documented by The Daily Star, and it certainly won’t be something that the Hammers will want to see in the aftermath of the game as they’ll now be keen to just try and focus on where their next win will be coming from.
The article states:
‘Rodri turned in arguably his best performance in a Manchester City shirt as the Spanish midfielder smashed a Premier League record while helping his side stroll to a 2-0 win over West Ham at the Etihad on Wednesday night.’
‘Rodri attempted a staggering total of 188 passes on the day while completing 178 of them, with both of those numbers breaking Premier League records since detailed collection began in 2003-04.’
Where will our next win come from?
Liverpool
Southampton
Arsenal/Wolves/Tottenham/Chelsea
Newcastle/Burnley/Norwich
‘Goals from Rodri himself and Kevin de Bruyne either side of half-time saw the reigning Premier League champions secure a comfortable win over David Moyes’ relegation-battlers.’
‘Incredibly, Rodri outpassed the entire West Ham team, as the east Londoners managed to complete just 169 passes in their 14th defeat of a disappointing campaign.’
