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"I don't know how you make up those stories every day. The board has contacted me recently, and I can tell you here that they are not dissatisfied with my work. QPR coach Rafa Benitez said this, looked at the mineral water bottle on the table, picked it up, turned the cap around and put it on the table. 'So, from now on we're going to have two games in a week, four Premier League games in two weeks, and then Bayern Munich in the Champions League, so if you can't focus on what makes sense, then we don't have to sit here every week. โ€

It's been another tough week. At the end of January, QPR remained in sixth place, and the gap to the top four had widened by one point. And in the FA Cup home defeat to Championship Northampton, the anger of the fans exploded. The "rafa out" began to appear in every corner of the stadium and beyond, with a surging blue and white crowd scolding and anger directed not only at the manager, but also at the two owners, Nathaniel Lawrence and Tony Fernandez.

Tim Lewis sat in his car as it slowly drove out of the New Queen's Park parking lot. He sighed at the sight of the angry fans on the street. He knows that the FA Cup result is clearly not the most important thing, but it is fueling a long-standing resentment.

His phone rang, and after a brief call, he sighed again. It seems that Phil can't keep it. Benitez still hasn't given QPR's No.7 a minute of playing time for this game, and the newly fathered guy will leave on loan for the remainder of the winter window. There are now seven or eight Premier League sides interested, but Phil wants to stay in London, so Crystal Palace and West Ham are the most likely options.

Facing the cold sky and the hustle and bustle of the streets, Tim slowly drove out of the Old Oak commons.

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The new Ballon d'Or winner, World Footballer of the Year Patrick Amber, has not been as good as it could have been. After a period of adjustment after recovering from a second ankle injury in November, he gradually entered the state in December. But after returning from the winter break, Patrick's form has been up and down again.

In La Liga against Eibar at the end of January, Barcelona failed to win the game again and Patrick was substituted on 70 minutes โ€“ which was unusual. Coach Pep Guardiola had a bad look on his face and simply slapped Patrick on the back when he was substituted. In the end, Barcelona could only get a score of 1:1. The difference with Real Madrid has widened to 7 points.

Patrick didn't have much communication with his teammates in the locker room, and hurriedly took a shower and drove home.

He turned on the car radio, changed the channel frequently, and suddenly skipped a familiar name, and he quickly jumped back again. He was able to understand the Spanish radio broadcasts like rap songs.

"Kristen Lue, the former QPR manager, is said to have spoken to Atletico Madrid's hierarchy on a number of occasions. However, Atletico Madrid's results have improved recently, and the decision of the Atletico hierarchy to sack manager Unai Emery has not yet been finalised. At the same time, Inter Milan are also actively pushing for an agreement with Lu, but so far, Lu's own intentions are very unclear. Kristen Lu has not been back to Europe since the New Year, and she currently lives in California, USA......"

Patrick stared at the road ahead, the news had already aired and it was time for the commercial.

As his ears faded from sound, he suddenly remembered that when he went to Pique's house last week to meet Shakira, Shakira said that Amber and Christine had met again at an event for a fashion brand. Later, he went home and flipped through the news, which was hotter than he had imagined, and Amber and Tina had a photo together โ€” which was used as the day's headlines by entertainment news outlets around the world. "Mr. Amber's Queen and Beauty" are full of headlines like this. People compared two women who were great in their respective fields and teased him.

He felt irritated, and in his ears, it seemed, that there were fans in the Camp Nou stands yelling at him, "Patrick, can you kick your ball and stop chasing girls......

There was some pain in my ankle. He gritted his teeth and cursed.

There are just over three months left until the end of the season and just over four months before the start of Euro 2020.

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February. The situation in the QPR remains dire, as in London, where the weather will warm up at an unknown time.

QPR won just one win, two draws and one defeat in four Premier League games in late January and early February, remaining in sixth place, but the difference to the top four has become six points.

At the end of the January transfer window, QPR recalled Joey Freeman, who was on loan at Southampton, and Joel Campbell, who was on loan at Juventus, and sent Phil Warren to Crystal Palace on loan.

Benitez's Blue and White Army, that's all there is to it in the winter window. Monchi is still preparing the information of the target in detail and liaising with the agent of the potential target, but he cannot influence the manager's decision.

On 11 February, QPR will travel to the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich, and the reigning Premier League champions will be seen as a gesture of mourning.

The fate of Leicester City that year seems to be repeating itself on the QPR and the myth is about to be forgotten.

Captain Ian Parker, who was with Rafael Benitez at the pre-match press conference for the Champions League, was also present at the conference. Rafa Rafael Rafael Rafael Benitez has now stressed that the team must get through tough times and try to play well, but this time, even the red-haired Scotsman sitting next to the boss didn't have much to say in support of the manager.

In this Champions League quarter-finals, there are still many QPR fans who came to Germany with the team. Nathan Neal looked at the blue and white โ–กโ–ก field below the side, and walked around the VIP box twice by himself. Tony hasn't arrived yet, but the two have spoken on the phone, and the Malaysian may be there soon.

In the first half, QPR unexpectedly opened the scoring in the 15th minute. This season, Leon Ferreira's form has remained stable, which is probably one of the few good news from QPR. He had already scored his 25th goal of the season, while striker partner Embolo almost doubled his lead on the road a minute later.

However, in the 19th minute, Bayern Munich equalized. And when the first half was about to end, Bayern actually scored two consecutive games to reverse the score.

In the second half of the contest, the QPR became more and more tired and dissolved.

Bayern Munich scored in the 80th minute by substitute Polish center forward Robert Lewandowski to set the score at 4:1.

Nathan Neal got up and left the VIP box.

That night, due to weather conditions, the flight was delayed, and the entire QPR team was stranded in Munich. I didn't catch the shuttle until close to midnight. On the plane, no one spoke. Rafael Benitez and Thiem sat in the front row, and in the back row were tired players who didn't know if they were asleep or not.

The dark sky of London appeared outside the cabin window. Tim shouted twice as the players woke up from their sleepy eyes. The team's bus was already waiting at Gatwick Airport, and a little drizzle was falling in the sky.

The bus will take them back to the training base, after which the players and coaches will go home to rest. By the time we arrived in Harrington, it was past three o'clock in the morning.

Rafa Benitez didn't say much to the players, who just wanted to go home and rest as soon as possible. Tim Lewis was also ready to pack up and go home to sleep. 166 Reading Network