With the referee's whistle, the battle between Notts County and Liverpool for a place in the last four of the League Cup began.

Liverpool did not hold back by playing away, on the contrary, they played very unrestrainedly.

According to the promotion rules of the UEFA Cup knockout round, if the aggregate score of the two sides in the home and away two-legged matches reaches a draw, then the comparison is the number of away goals, so Liverpool took the initiative at the beginning, even if they lose in the end, if they get away goals, they can be regarded as occupying a certain initiative.

And Liverpool's performance was not unexpected by Loew, even if the problem of away goals is not considered, Liverpool may not be able to let go of the giants, although Liverpool also knows that Notts County is extraordinary, but they really have to be conservative in the face of the English One team, which is more uncomfortable than killing them, which is like the face of the aristocracy.

However, it just so happens that Liverpool attack ferociously, then it will leave a chance for Notts County to counterattack, and if you seize it once, then the situation of the game will inevitably change dramatically.

Liverpool didn't start Heskey today, and Owen was partnered with striker Barosh, which could be a failure for Houllier, at least in the opening minutes.

Taking out the routine of positional attack, but not arranging tactical center Husky to play, and choosing a mediocre Baroshe, such a risk configuration cannot play too many advantages in the absence of space.

Mascherano was inseparable from Owen even in the positional attack, which greatly weakened Owen's role, so that Liverpool's forward line was almost invisible.

The offense relies more on the midfielders to complete, but Liverpool's side offensive ability is not strong, if you only go to the middle, you will inevitably face Notts County's tight defense, and in the end, often after the midfielder passes a few kicks, the midfielders see that they can't penetrate Notts County's defense, so they simply try their luck to shoot a long shot, and they can't score they have no choice.

Steven Gerrard's feet were a little better, at least towards the goal, but if it was Hamann or Smitchell, it would be completely unreliable, and it would not be surprising to shoot straight into the corner from the edge of the box.

On the other hand, Notts County, with a solid defense and sharp counterattacks, after ending Liverpool's attack, three feet and two feet can hit the ball to Liverpool's hinterland, allowing Liverpool to take care of one or the other.

Not only can the coaches of both sides see the subtlety of the situation on the field, but even the guests on the commentary bench can also see it.

Houllier stood on the sidelines, his brows never stretched, although through the game video, he could see the super strength of Notts County, but when it came to the real game, he found that he still underestimated Notts County, and Arsenal did not lose unjustly.

Although Notts County is only based on defense and counterattacking, from the perspective of the players' tactical literacy, even if they really play positional attack, I am afraid that Notts County will not be afraid.

The game is not good!

Before the game, he didn't expect Notts County to take advantage of the situation to put on a defensive posture, if Notts County and Liverpool with the advantage of home to attack, then today's arrangement is reasonable, but now, Barosh is completely ineffective on the field, Notts County's excellent Portuguese central defender, he has no temper.

Although I really wanted to make substitutions immediately, but it was only a moment in the first half, and if Barosh was replaced directly, it would be a great shame for the players.

And the key thing is that it is a mistake in his own arrangement, but let the players bear the consequences, no matter how it can be said, it is good to deviate from morality, and if you don't get the locker room, you will lose control, such a consequence, he doesn't want to see it.

The bitter fruit brewed by oneself must be swallowed no matter how bitter it is.

And just when Hollier was depressed, something that made him even more depressed happened.

Once again, Liverpool's attack was fruitless, and Notts County took the opportunity to play a brilliant fast-break counter-attack.

Alonso's precise instep pass found Ribery on the left, the French winger spread his feet and dribbled all the way, Smitchell was directly passed like a wooden stake, and Reese was shocked and the side defence turned back to avoid being passed by the opponent.

Seeing that the counter-attacking momentum had taken shape, the Notts County midfielders suddenly activated as if several arrows were shooting towards Liverpool's penalty area.

While the Liverpool players were ignorant and didn't react, Notts County had formed a 5-on-3 situation up front.

The Liverpool players were so shocked that they forgot to return to the defence.

How did Notts County fight back so quickly?

Ribery doesn't intend to continue to take the ball either, after all, the closer he gets to the baseline, the fewer options he has, and since the outflanking has formed a numerical advantage, then handing the ball to the middle is the best option.

Alonso dragged to the back of the pitch on the counter-attack, and Ribery made an inverted triangle pass to Alonso's feet, and Longo glanced at the Liverpool goalkeeper with a chill in his eyes.

Seeing Alonso get the ball in a dangerous position, the Liverpool backline was shocked.

Before the game, Houllier had reminded them countless times not to give Alonso a chance to shoot from a distance in the game, you must know that Alonso's long-range shooting strength is not inferior to Gerrard, as long as the opportunity is good enough, there is no reason why he can't grasp it.

Carragher quickly pounced, and not far behind him, Gerrard, who was in place, had already slid over, and struck back and forth to cut off the ball at Alonso's feet and end the Notts County counterattack.

At that moment, the remaining two Liverpool defenders also subconsciously took a step, and it was this step that made Liverpool taste the taste of conceding the ball.

Alonso feintted to shoot, but instead of shooting, he picked up a cross that slotted past the last two defenders and into the feet of a Notts County player.

Kuyt, the Dutch winger, was successfully countered offside and had already faced goalkeeper Lehmann after stopping the ball.

Perhaps the truly great goalkeeper will generate a powerful aura in front of his own goal to intimidate the opponent's players, such as Kahn, just by looking at his explosive appearance, maybe the striker who shoots will be weak.

However, Lehmann, while already a good goalkeeper, was not yet great, at least not in the face of Kuyt's one-on-one goal, and was not able to stop the Dutch winger's goal.

After scoring the ball, Kuyt turned around and threw himself on Alonso with a roar, giving out his celebration and thanking Alonso for the assist.

The Notts County fans in the stands went crazy the moment they scored, boiling over like a nuclear fission, erupting with a momentum that could destroy the earth. (To be continued.) )