For the rest of the first half, Notts County played very hard, holding the score in a passive situation and not allowing Liverpool to extend their lead, perhaps this should be the most successful part of the first half for Notts County!

As they walked off the pitch, the Liverpool players had excited smiles on their faces, and being able to take the lead in the first half and also be able to suppress Notts County for a while was enough to be proud of, something that many big clubs have not done. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the other hand, the Notts County players don't seem to be in a high mood, even if they have won countless glory in a few seasons, it seems that everything is going too well, even if they usually don't care about falling behind, but now, their mentality can't be calm!

Martinez and Ramos, the two cameo central defenders, looked even more frustrated, their performance in the first half was not a disaster, but it was definitely not brilliant, the team's goals conceded had a lot to do with them, and the mood is really not beautiful now.

The messiness of the team's defense makes it impossible for the players to attack with all their might, and there is also the existence of "cancer" Robben in the attack, and the offense and defense are all paralyzed, how can this game be played?

All Loew can do now is replace Robben and try to encourage the two youngsters and that's it.

With Messi, Notts County's attack may be revitalized immediately, at least not to waste the opportunities that the midfielders have worked so hard to create, and the key is still in the backline, which cannot be solved overnight with a few words of encouragement.

The two centre-backs need a full tacit understanding, you go up, I protect, a look and a movement may make the partner understand what he means, which takes a long time to train and play to cultivate, obviously Martinez and Ramos have not yet reached this level.

It can be seen from the first half of the game that the two players cannot be said to have no tacit understanding at all, but key mistakes cannot be avoided at all, and occasionally there will be a situation where they can grab at the same time or wait for their partner to attack, which is the most dangerous.

Defending is definitely not defensible, Loew knows this, if Liverpool can be re-suppressed in the second half, then Notts County's defense will not be fully exposed in front of Liverpool, but Liverpool is now in high spirits, and Benitez is very good at catching opponent loopholes, no matter how you look at the second half, Liverpool will not give up.

After a season, there are few games that will give Loew such a headache, Liverpool is really a good opponent!

After the start of the second half, Notts County made personnel changes, Messi replaced Ribery, through the substitution of this pair, Benitez understood that Loew would never be restrained, but now Notts County's problem can be solved by just changing a full-back?

Liverpool completely suppressed Notts County at the end of the first half, and the second half started with the intention of using the same way to gain the upper hand, and it was always the best to take the initiative in the game.

The momentum of the Red Army is really difficult to stop, the Notts County midfield defense does not seem to play much role, Deco and Alonso, the pair of long and organized midfield combination, a little unable to suppress Liverpool's momentum, helpless, can only use foul tactics to contain.

Liverpool can really be proud to be able to beat the mighty Notts County so badly, they are the first.

Loew saw that the situation was not good, and immediately made adjustments, Mascherano came on to replace the slightly less mobile Alonso, and increased the coverage area of the midfield, which frustrated Liverpool's attacking momentum.

As a result, the Reds can only threaten the Notts County penalty area with two wings, and although the two cameo centre-backs can't completely keep the team at the back, at least they won't put Notts County completely at a disadvantage, and if they want to win, they still have to rely on attack.

The biggest reason why the Reds can now suppress Notts County is that the momentum is in full swing, as long as they kill a little time and wait for Liverpool's momentum to fall, then the two teams will have a normal game situation, Notts County midfield suppresses Liverpool, and Liverpool threatens the Notts County goal through long passes, which is the normal rhythm.

With such a fight, how could Notts County be afraid of Liverpool?

Sure enough, Liverpool's frequent balls, although the Notts County goalkeeper was in a hurry, but Joe Hart's attributes of the nerve knife were brought into full play, and he saved two unusually tricky headers from Morientes in a row, trying to keep the goal intact.

After a period of fruitless attack, the Reds' morale naturally had to fall, and at the same time they needed to take a breath, Notts County directly seized this opportunity to counterattack, and gradually occupied the advantage through the midfield's passing, and the real threat of Notts County is coming!

The excitement of the game lies in the unpredictability of the process and the result, just now Liverpool was still suppressing Notts County, but in a blink of an eye, Notts County was the main opponent, and the Red Army was pressed back, this is a real battle of tacticians!

Loew has created the overall system of Notts County, facing any opponent, there is no need to make changes in the general direction, as long as they play what they have trained, they can beat the opponent, no matter how bad it is, the result will not be too bad;

Benitez, on the other hand, has a very simple tactical system, but he is good at limiting the opponent's play through the pre-match tactical set-up, and winning the game.

It is hard to comment on which of the two approaches is better or worse, but for now, it seems that Loew is the better side, at least Notts County far ahead of Liverpool and Valencia, where Rafael Benitez once coached.

But the game is moving in Notts County's favour, and no one can change that!

The midfield defense of Notts County's midfield is solid, and the offense can naturally open up the situation, especially Messi, who has just come out, is not inferior to Robben in his assault ability on the left side, and even better in terms of continuous getting rid of it.

Messi made two threatening breaches down the right in quick succession, but the final pass was deflected away by a Liverpool defender in front of goal.

However, many people know that Messi is not a person who can only break through and pass the ball, although his in-cut shooting is not as ecstatic as Robben, but it is even more incomprehensible under the simplicity!

Since Notts County was replaced by Mascherano, Benitez knew that Liverpool couldn't suppress Notts County for long, and sure enough, soon, the two sides were attacking and defending against the trend, and now Liverpool is passive!

The 1-0 scoreline is not a safe one, but it is a result to celebrate for Liverpool, and the game has played to such an extent that it is far more important to hold on to the scoreline than to score another goal.

In the two-legged meeting, the away goal is definitely a crucial factor, rather than being forced to continue to attack and then being seized by Notts County to score a goal, even if Liverpool eventually wins, the advantage is not so obvious, 1:0 and 2:1, everyone knows that 1:0 is more advantageous.

As a result, the Reds Liverpool began to retreat, all the staff retreated to half-time, and at the same time Hamann came on to replace Morientes, Benitez's intention was very obvious, Liverpool just wanted to keep the score! (To be continued.) )