Was watching him a lot of the second half, not the ball. And I noticed he was standing still a lot of the time in exactly that spot, or thereabouts, with the play taking place on the flanks and defenders running back.
As if he was deciding not to tire himself and waste energy to be in the melee and with no space around him.
But also to be able to all of a sudden speed things up and to electrify the pitch with one of his mazy runs from that position.
Think of Guardiola and his philosophy on less (pointless) running.