The confusion was evident in the eyes of the Middlesbrough players, who had fallen behind a League Two side by two goals in less than ten minutes, and no one could afford such a fatal blow.

Notts County celebrates unbridled at Riverside Stadium.

Didn't you look down on our League Two team before the game? Now it's time for you to pay the price!

Before the restart, Loew told the players not to relax because of the two-goal lead, after all, the opponent is an old Premier League powerhouse, if they give up the initiative, when the opponent comes to his senses, maybe the two-goal advantage is not an advantage.

Alonso is well aware of the situation on the pitch and it is the best option to continue to attack while the opponent is stunned, even if he can't extend the score, he can still take the initiative in his hands and make the opponent tired.

After kick-off, Notts County continued to press high at a high intensity, not giving Middlesbrough a chance to breathe at all, firmly grasping the initiative, and not even slowing down the tempo.

Middlesbrough couldn't resist the onslaught of Notts County a little, and focused more on defense, giving up the attack, but made the defense a little more stable, and neither side could help the other.

David thought that the two sides would go into halftime with this scoreline, but who knew that the players on the field gave him a big surprise.

Before the end of the first half, Notts County had a chance to take a corner, and perhaps the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Alonso delivered a corner kick with perfect arc force, and Villa, who had already scored twice, was keenly anticipating the landing point in the dense crowd in the penalty area, and flicked his head and the ball flew into the Middlesbrough goal.

Hat-trick!

Villa scored a hat-trick before the first half was over, and it was a hat-trick against the Premier League side in the Carabao Cup!

Villa himself was a little stunned by this header, even if his teammates pushed him to the ground and excitedly played Arhat, he did not wake up from the ecstasy, he really did not expect that he would also complete the hat-trick one day.

Loew shook his fist excitedly to celebrate, but he didn't want David next to him to rush into the field and celebrate wildly with the players, even more excited than him, the real coach.

After the restart, the referee professionally insisted on two minutes of stoppage time, both of which were so tormented for the Middlesbrough players that they didn't even know how those two minutes passed.

Even if some professionals would think before the game that Notts County's strength has improved rapidly after a big investment, it will cause some trouble to Middlesbrough, who is concentrating on the league, but who would have thought that at halftime, Notts County would actually lead Middlesbrough by three goals, even in the face of Manchester United, Middlesbrough may not lose so decently, right?

Some of the home fans in the riverside stadium have already begun to leave the stadium one after another, such a game that is close to slaughter, and it is still ravaged by a team from the lower league, and the mentality is unbearable.

And the fans who followed the team to the away stadium were as happy as Christmas, they just cheered for the team with a loyal mentality, but they didn't expect to see a hearty game, if the opponent was a League Two team, they would not be so excited, you know, the opponent is a veteran Premier League team.

At half-time, the players were jubilant in the dressing room, as if they had won the game, and Loew swallowed back the words to dismiss the idea, although he had the intention to warn him.

Maybe the opponent is strong, but obviously now the rhythm has been broken, and if there is no force majeure, the big picture of this game is decided.

If Loew is in McClaren's position, the league results are so bad, and it doesn't look like Notts County will be so easy to deal with, the score is a bit different, and there is a Premier League in three days' time, and there will be selective reservations at half-time, after all, the league is far more important than the League Cup.

Sure enough, when the second half came out, Middlesbrough's line-up had already made changes, with main centre-forwards Boksic and Paul Inges being replaced by two defensive midfielders, and it was clear that Middlesbrough had strategically abandoned the game.

David sat in the dugout and looked at McLaren, his eyes full of schadenfreude.

"Don't be scared now!"

Walking up to Loew's ear, David smiled evilly and said, "Now that the opponent has given up, let's just have a massacre at Riverside Stadium, I think the players must be very willing!" ”

David has always been a man who must be revenged, and since Middlesbrough did not regard Notts County as an opponent before the game, how can Notts County let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs now.

In addition, if it really caused the Riverside Stadium tragedy, it will also have a huge effect on the confidence of the Notts County players, the opponent is a Premier League team, can win the battle, and still in a bloody attitude, then who else can't be defeated!

Although Loew thought that David was just trying to take revenge on his opponent, he himself had such thoughts, so he smiled and nodded, and began to dispatch troops with a wave of his hand.

With the removal of centre-back Westermann and the replacement of Altentop Jr., the team's formation changed to a 343 attacking formation, and the other two substitutions were opposite, Sneijder, who had the stronger long-range shooting ability, replaced Missy, and Ribery replaced Iniesta.

David was speechless, Loew is really too aggressive, if it were someone else, who would dare to play three strikers in front of the Premier League team, David even doubted that if it weren't for the team's lack of strikers now, I am afraid Loew would make a four-striker.

On the other side, McLaren saw the adjustment of Notts County, and his face was gloomy and frightening, as if he could drip black water.

Middlesbrough has already made it clear that they are going to give up the game, according to McLaren's idea, in the second half, tacitly playing peace ball, hello, hello, everyone, but looking at the posture of Notts County, it is clear that they are going to fight to the death!

Nima's, can you still have a tacit understanding?

Maybe he should regret his big mouth before the game now, but it was too late to say anything, McClaren returned to the dugout in frustration, and looked at the game with a serious expression, he had given up command, and only hoped that Middlesbrough could lose a few less.

Notts County played a lively second half, squeezing Middlesbrough beyond half-time when their opponents had all but given up on attack, and turned a Premier League team into a shrunken turtle.

But even though Middlesbrough was forced to play a dense defense, they were still beaten twice by Notts County in the second half, rewriting the score to 5-0, and an incredible bloodbath still appeared.

Look at Notts County's attacking lineup at this time, three strikers are placed in the opponent's penalty area, two wide players have a very strong impact, plus there are two midfielders with excellent long-range shooting ability in the middle, even if Middlesbrough puts a bus in the box, it still can't stop Notts County's goal.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the Notts County fans in the stands let out a shocking cheer, and some fans even cried with joy, as if they had seen the rise of Notts County and how many years they had been waiting for.