Ipswich Town He was hoping for another memorable night against nobody Premier LeagueElite when Manchester City traveled to Suffolk, only to be met by Pep Guardiola's men at their most exuberant.
In fact, after the visitors opened the scoring thanks to Phil Foden after just half an hour, there was only one confirmed winner, as Old City went 6-0 ahead. .
The visitors couldn't believe their luck when they encountered it Kieran McKennaIpswich men, with the Ipswich defense all over the place from the first minute Foden fired the ball into the net.
Chaotic Ipswich defence
Annoyingly – before City eventually ran riot – Ipswich had a few chances here and there to shock Guardiola's men, with Omari Hutchinson seeing one effort soar over Ederson's goal thanks to an Erling Haaland deflection just five minutes or so before Foden's opener.
But, there would be no looking back after the No. 47 gave his side the lead, as an entire sea of Ipswich shirts couldn't handle the deception of Jeremy Doku or Kevin De Bruyne before beating England international Christian Walton.
The hosts simply could not cope with City's attack at their best, with the likes of Ben Godfrey watching Mateo Kovacic score a quick volley home, while new recruit Tractor Boys didn't get close enough to Doku or De Bruyne. Again when Foden collected his easy brace.
The goals wouldn't stop there, as Godfrey's bad day at the office continued into the second half when Doku and Haaland traded more blows, with the former Everton man being substituted on the hour mark by McKenna for what was a worrying first ever goal. A taste of Premier League action is lining up for his new team.
Godfrey was clearly not the only poor performer at the back for the relegation-threatened side, as Dara O'Shea also had a notable off day at centre-back despite usually impressing as a gritty performer.
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Oshie's performance by the numbers against Man City
In fact, if you look at the numbers for Ipswich's heroic 2-0 win over Chelsea since the end of December, the Irishman have been a brick wall of underdogs with Three tackles were recorded as well as five duels won.
It was a different story than that against the reigning Premier League champions, with only one duel all night during what was a rather poor display from the former Burnley centre-back.
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Oshii's performance by the numbers |
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Minutes played |
90 |
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Touches |
66 |
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Accurate passes |
50/57 |
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Lost possession |
9x |
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Approvals |
2 |
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Blocked shots |
0 |
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Objections |
0 |
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Total interventions |
1 |
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Total duels won |
1/1 |
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Statistics by SofaScore |
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In fact, it was a very flat display from the 25-year-old who looked deeply intimidated by the incredible quality displayed by the opposition, with no tackles or blocks made as the visitors attacked at will.
On top of that, he was also giving the ball away nine times when passing the ball out of the back, as the under-rated No. 26 had a night to forget for all time.
East Anglian Daily Times journalist Alex Jones would give O'Shea a low profile Rating 5/10 Post-match later, with Ipswich hoping this was just a one-off return to reality against a faltering City side finally coming back to life.
After all, before the successive league defeats, Ipswich were unbeaten in three games, with O'Shea wanting to return to his best when the Tractor Boys face the daunting task of trying to topple Liverpool at Anfield next.
Even if another defeat is put next to their names, McKenna won't want his troops to get too disheartened, with plenty of tough games away from playing the best of the top-flight crop to determine their overall fate.
