“If Rapid did that, they wouldn't have problems with FCSB”

Săpunaru, retired in the summer, said that Rapid lost because of the performance in the first half. He praised the game of Giulești in the second part of the match at the Arena.

The former centre-back believes that Rapid cannot win games with just one good half over 90 minutes.

Cristi Săpunaru, after FCSB – Rapid 2-1: “You can't win a match with just a good half”

“First and foremost, I think things didn't go well in the first half. The first half was very, very poor. They weren't aggressive. In football there is also that positive aggression, when you attack the ball and you don't necessarily have to hit the opponent.

In the second half, something changed, even if it was Bîrligea's chance. Rapid entered the second half very well. They were much more aggressive, they pressed high, which they didn't do in the first part of the match.

They didn't wait for the counterattack game, they kept the ball and I think they had a phase with 30 consecutive passes around the opposing box. Rapid wanted a lot more in the second half, but you can't win a game with just one inning.

I say that if Rapid played the same way in the first half, he would have no problems in this match” said Cristi Săpunaru, according to digisport.ro.

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