First half showed why we need that kind of player.
As well as we played in the second half, the first half was a different kind of game and one that we’ll encounter a lot and we had no answer to.
The high intensity, quick turnovers and bypassing of the midfield in the second half suited Fred but in the first half when it was controlled and at a slow tempo Fred was nowhere and De jong exceptional. As
@VP89 said as well, different team, different role, different system. Kessie and Busquets for all their quality in the first half could barely run in the second half. You know with us, Casemiro, Fred and Bruno will run all day.