Kerslake used his loud voice to relay Twain's latest instructions to the players on the field to stop defending to death and start attempting more attacks. Since Liverpool was attacking strongly without any regard, the Forest team should reciprocate.
They had to give as good as they got. The Forest team began to fight back.
Liverpool pressed closely, which gave the Forest team a chance to attack. Nottingham Forest ripped off its defensive cover to reveal the sharp dagger hidden underneath, and the blade glinted with the light of cold steel.
Like an iron gate in the midfield, Mascherano was responsible for cutting ties between the Forest team's backfield and front field and blocking the opponent's counterattack. He was the weapon Benítez had arranged to deal with the Forest team's counterattack.
