David thought about it for a long time and didn't think of a clue, it seems that this issue can only be discussed with Loew and others after returning to the club, and Loew may have more say on this issue.

After returning to Notts County, David was in a good mood, although it was a six-point battle with Brighton in the evening, but no matter how you look at Notts County, there is no reason or excuse for Notts County to lose, at least for now, it is difficult for Notts County to threaten Notts County's top position in the league.

For fans of both teams, the game was a Christmas feast, at least less about victory and defeat than usual, and a little more festive cheer.

Of course, this is also related to the situation of the two clubs in the league standings, even if the two teams have a 6-point difference, but with the form of the two teams, it is difficult for both Reading and Mansfield to have any impact on their position in the standings, so many people think that the best result is for the two teams to join hands to upgrade.

In his pre-match press conference, the Brighton boss did not hesitate to praise Notts County, who have become the strongest contenders for the Championship title next season, and as for this season, there is no suspense about the ownership of the League Two title.

At the same time, he did not forget to praise Notts County's outstanding performance in the League Cup, as if Notts County was the representative of League Two, Notts County can qualify for the League Cup semi-finals, and all League Two teams are proud.

However, this seemingly contrived show of weakness will not affect the psychology of Notts County too much, because after more battles, Notts County's eyes have completely surpassed the current level, just like the 100-meter field, the athletes' eyes should be focused on the focus, not the starting point under their feet.

They are not shocked by the humiliation they are used to, at least on the stage of League Two, and even with a win over Brighton, they won't feel too excited.

The detachment of mentality has left the Notts County players without any pressure, and even though it is a League Two top game, it doesn't seem to be much different from a training match.

Although Loew also believes that the opponent cannot compete with Notts County in terms of strength, he may not have the determination to defeat Notts County, don't look at the Brighton manager is a good-looking old man, but sometimes people are not good-looking, God knows if he is brewing some extreme tactics to take Notts County down.

Strategically despise the opponent and tactically value the opponent, and there is no need for David to tell him this Chinese proverb, Loew himself understands this truth.

And this game was just as Loew expected, and Brighton were holding back.

From the start of the game, Brighton's players desperately picked up the tempo, both attacking and defending, passing at a rate far faster than in any previous game, and even if Notts County were attacking, they would press Notts County by running and scrambling at any cost.

After a few minutes, Loew had already seen his opponent's intentions, which was to fight with Notts County.

The accelerated pace will inevitably lead to an accelerated consumption of physical energy, and in the mind of the Brighton manager, physical problems are also the Achilles' heel of Notts County.

Unlike other League Two teams, Notts County made it all the way to the last four of the League Cup and the third round of the FA Cup, invisibly mentioning at least ten more games than other League Two teams.

With a busy schedule in League Two and a cup break between league breaks, Notts County's fitness problems will sooner or later, and all the players on the Brighton pitch have to do is detonate this powerful bomb early.

I have to say that this cunning Brighton coach played a wishful thinking, and Loew couldn't help frowning, and he felt a little tricky as he was.

If you just consider this game, the fitness of the players on the field is not as bad as the opponents think, and the firm implementation of the rotation strategy has allowed the main players of Notts County to be rested frequently, and the main players of Notts County have played even less minutes compared to other teams.

But if you can't take it out and look at it in isolation, you know, after Christmas, Notts County suffered a real devil's schedule.

On December 29, in the 25th round of the league, Notts County challenged Waygumbe away;

On January 5, in the 26th round of the league, Notts County hosted Reading, which was a battle of revenge;

On January 7, in the third round of the FA Cup, Notts County will host the challenge of Premier League team West Ham United at home;

On January 10, in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, Notts County will move away to Sheffield Wednesday;

On January 13, in the 27th round of the league, Notts County will usher in the same city derby and encounter the sworn enemy Mansfield;

In less than 20 days, he had to play six games, an average of one game in three days, and almost every game was a tough game.

Although they have been complaining about the FA's schedule, Notts County has no say in front of this behemoth, and is not qualified to adjust the schedule at all.

In this way, Loew has to have a choice.

The opponent was so desperate that he didn't necessarily have to give up the game, but Loew decided to try to reduce the consumption as much as possible.

There are countless examples of the first half of the season being sluggish after the winter break.

Loew definitely doesn't want to see the team collapse after the winter break.

Walking quickly to the sidelines, Loew gave instructions to the players on the field to give up attacking the opponent and change the tactics to defensive counter-attacks.

Control the space in the danger zone, and in the positional battle, the opponent's rhythm can't be fast if you want to.

Perhaps it may seem humiliating to adopt conservative tactics at home, given that Notts County are only as they would be against giants Arsenal, but everyone knows what to do in order to win.

History is written by the winner, and only by winning the game can you be qualified to make bold statements, otherwise you will only be a loser if you are not convinced.

David sat in the coach's seat, but his mind couldn't help but wander, he never dared to believe that Loew, who only had one offensive tendon in his head, actually had a day of defensive counterattack, was this still the Loew he was familiar with?

But as a result, the situation on the field immediately changed dramatically.

Brighton had to slow down and attack one by one, which was definitely not a situation they wanted to see, but after all, they were the bottom side in the table, and if they didn't beat their direct rivals in direct conversation, then this game would be meaningless.

In fact, Brighton are really not particularly good at positional battles, especially against a team with high technical and tactical literacy like Notts County, even if they now firmly dominate the possession, but they rarely have the opportunity to face the Notts County goal directly.