Just a side observation, having watched the game again. Our players are seriously good at controlling a long pass (and at spotting and playing it too). It's incredibly rare that they lose control and seem to bring the ball under control with ease. Astonishing.
Agree with everything being said. Amazing times.
One thing that struck me was that we were prepared to pass into players being more tightly marked, and the lay offs often seemed more "last second". That seemed to commit their players and take them out of the move even more effectively than...