Former Spanish coach Vincent Bosque praised Nicolas Flores' tactical surprise in the last 10 minutes of his column in Marca, saying that "if these 10 minutes had taken place in an important world game, they would have become immortal classics." Even if it happens in a Premier League, though, it's amazing enough. Kristen Lue has also shown the potential to be a master tactician, while Nicolas Flores is already a master. These two unusually young managers lack nothing but a trophy. As for Patrick Amber and Ousmane Dembele, both are supreme talents, although I personally prefer the former. ”

Luis Enrique sat in his office at the Gambo training base, holding the newspaper and looking out the window at the glimmer of light in the Catalan sky.

After that, he began to watch the video of the game.

There was a stack of this morning's newspaper on the table. The Barcelona manager had flipped through the video while waiting for it to be rewound. The match was so eye-catching that even the Spanish press was filled with praise from celebrities and journalists, as well as large photos of Nicolás and Christine.

And Patrick Amber.

Enrique's screen is fixed on the 20-year-old England player. He still vividly remembers Amber's performance against Barcelona in the pre-season warm-up game.

In the final seconds of this game, Amber was able to adapt to the situation and equalize the score with an upside-down golden hook shot, which is a display of supreme talent, which is beyond doubt.

Such a player, if he is on the same team as Messi, Neymar and Suarez......

And at the same time, Manchester.

Pep Guardiola in the office, the computer in front of him is the same game, as well as, Patrick Amber's face.

Sky Sports' morning show has begun, and the sound keeps getting into Pep's ears, roughly some follow-up coverage of the game from major media outlets.

Former England international Frank Lampard tweeted that he considered Patrick Amber to be an unprecedented talent, perhaps the best in the history of English football and even European football, but he expressed concern about Amber's behaviour, who was also sent off after scoring two goals against Manchester United last season......

The sound was a little noisy, and Pep took the remote control and pressed mute.

If Amber can come to Manchester City, then Gabriel Jesus, as well as Andrea Zivkovic, the three young players...... Maybe it will make me stay here a little longer.

Outside the window, Manchester is stormy, and perhaps no one from the Iberian Peninsula would really like the north of England.

The Catalans glanced at the TV again, and they were already talking about the managers of both teams in last night's game.

Nick's "refusal" or "forgetfulness" of shaking hands with Christine was the most eye-catching topic after the game, after all, the two men used to be so close.

Pep touched his chin, he wasn't interested in the romance that Nick and Christine had finished or hadn't finished yet, but he was really worried.

These two young men are probably the biggest obstacle in my coaching career so far. He took a sip of his coffee, which was a bit bitter, even though he liked the taste.

City's two league defeats this season were the result of these two men. On this bad morning, the thought of this is really unappetizing. He threw the English muffins in the trash, and he never liked blueberries anyway.

****

Lu Ling felt that her nose was a little itchy, and she swept it with her hand. Still a little itchy, she swept it again. She just wanted to turn over, but her neck was a little itchy and a little slippery. She was half-asleep and half-awake, but now she is awake. She didn't open her eyes, knowing what was going on. Muttering his name, "Pat." Stop it. ”

"Good morning, baby." He was still grinding in her ear.

"The alarm hasn't gone off yet, I want to sleep a little longer, I have a morning meeting today. She said this, her eyes still closed. He stopped and seemed to go to the other side. But he didn't speak. There was no movement for a long time. She felt that she was about to fall asleep, but she felt a little uneasy, so she opened her eyes.

He lay beside her, staring at the ceiling in a daze, and when he looked at her, he also turned his head, was stunned for half a second, and said, "Your alarm clock has already gone off." ”

She wasn't nervous either, and asked, "Really?"

"More than half an hour ago. You sleep deeply. He turned to the side and reached out to touch her cheek.

Lu Ling smiled. In the past two weeks, she was nervous because she was going to touch Everton, she didn't get a good night's sleep, and it was late at night when she returned to London last night, no wonder she slept so heavily that she didn't even hear the alarm clock.

She moved into his arms, "Did you sleep well?"

He didn't answer her. She couldn't see his face clearly, and she got up slightly, ready to turn on the light.

"Don't. He took her arm and hugged her tight.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. He scraped his fingers around the rim of her ear, "It's just, I like it." ”

"You're a little weird. You were weird before you went to bed last night. She hesitated, but turned on the light.

Patrick blocked the light and slowly lowered his hand. Lu Ling looked at his face and eyes that were gradually adjusting to the light, and immediately understood why he didn't let her turn on the light.

"Tell me, Pat, did you sleep last night?"

"Nope. ”

"Why?"

"I can't sleep. Maybe it's because I slept on the bus. ”

"And what did you do all night?"

He was silent for a long time before he said, "I've been lying down since my phone ran out of battery, waiting for you to wake up." ”

"You were so tired yesterday......"

"Not now. ”

"You can't disrupt your routine just because you're suspended. ”

"I don't want to be like that, I can't fall asleep, it's not that I don't want to fall asleep. ”

“…… So what did you think all night?"

"I tend not to talk about it. ”

Lu Ling looked at Patrick, he looked tired and in a bad mood. She decided to respect his wishes and not talk about it.

"Pat, I'm worried about you. Her voice softened.

"You know what makes me happy. And his voice was low, full of longing.

Lu Ling glanced at the time, maybe she could not run this morning, anyway, this is also considered exercise. Thinking so, she rode on top of him, and he immediately grabbed her by the waist.

"This is my girl. I'm going to reward you well. ”

He doesn't sound so melancholy anymore.

****

Patrick didn't want her to go, wishing for the whole morning, but he knew she was a head coach.

She jumped into the bathroom and poked her head out, "Hey, I have a job for you." ”

"Oh, do you need my services?" he asked, tilting his mouth, ready to get out of bed.

"Don't come down! I'm serious. ”

"Me too. I'd love to. ”

"Pat!" she called out his name, "help me pick out a dress for tonight's Christmas party." Bring it to me in the afternoon training session. Also, you sleep well in the morning, if you can't sleep anymore, you don't need to use the training session in the afternoon, you need to see a doctor. ”

"I think I'll sleep well. He got out of bed anyway, went to the bathroom door, and kissed her, "I'll help you pick out a dress." Also, do you really need my services?"

She kissed him as well, then pushed him away, closing the bathroom door and saying, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

By the time Lu Ling came out of the bath, Patrick was already asleep, and the quilt was not covered. There was a slight snoring, and she covered him lightly, afraid to wake him up.

He needs a good night's sleep. Physically or mentally.

****

When Lu Ling arrived in Harrington, he was just in time for the morning meeting.

At the meeting, Rice Ferdinand presented Lu Ling with a list of potential signings recently searched by the scouting system, including those in the winter, next summer and young potential players.

Lu Ling took a look, and most of the players in this list are still British players. Although the QPR has been funded, the scouting system has limited care for Europe, let alone outside of Europe.

She frowned and didn't comment. This winter window, she is not prepared to make a big move, because the current squad satisfies her, and many players are young and need to play.

Most of QPR's recruitments in the past year or two have come from the coaches' own preferences and insights (such as Nick bringing in Mensah and John, Bielsa bringing in Vargas, Lu Ling bringing in Leon and Glenn, Tim helping to introduce Hans, etc.), but this is not sustainable.

You can't forever dig up players who you happen to know well. So far, QPR has been lucky.

But in the long run, she needs a well-developed and massive scouting system to provide consistent player input – she can't just watch a whole bunch of game footage and make decisions every transfer window.

Rice, it seems, doesn't care too much about upgrading his scouting system, and he himself lacks knowledge of players in Europe and the wider world.

This is the part that Lu Ling has always wanted to update, but she will save this thing until the end of the season, and what she needs now is stability.

****

The afternoon training session took place in the light rain, and the monster, who wasn't in a good mental or physical state that morning, looked much better now. The other players, except for a few who showed fatigue, most of them satisfied Lu Ling and Tim.

Perhaps, it also has something to do with the fact that they are looking forward to the Christmas dinner inside the club tonight.

After the training, Lu Ling told Patrick to come to her office after taking a shower. This was heard by several teammates, all of whom were ridiculing the number one star in the team for paying for the second yellow card for last night's stripping celebration.

"Pate, you know your Calvinklein ads are everywhere, you don't need to take off your clothes, and the boss knows you're in good shape. Leon said as he pressed Patrick's shoulder.

"Leon, did you know him for the first day? This guy always tries his best to be in the limelight!" Mensa pulled Leon's clothes, sweating his hands, and he quickly shook his hands in disgust.

"It's weird, Captain...... It's not you, Ian, it's not you, Nedham......" Leon shouted back and looked at Yu Zixiang with a smile, "The best moment to laugh at Pat, you didn't even pop out a word." ”

Patrick followed suit.

Yu Zixiang shrugged his eyebrows and smiled strangely, "You don't understand anything, Leon, Patter's ......" He shook his head and didn't say any more.

Everyone was walking to the locker room, and the atmosphere was getting a little strange.

"I'm here?" asked Patrick.

Yu Zixiang just wanted to speak, but Ian called out to him. He then changed the subject, "Oh please, this guy helped us get a point at the last moment, even if he hugged me and kissed me, I recognized it." ”

Everyone laughed, except Patrick. He quietly took Leon's hand away and went back to find Yu Zixiang and Ian.

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