As the two men shook hands, Patrick looked at him from afar, not blinking. He didn't know what he was worried about, worried that Tina would rekindle her love with him when she saw that man again? And he wasn't just worried, he was scared that it would be so. Fortunately, the two of them just shook hands politely, and nothing else, not even a hug.

The moment the ball reached his feet, he almost lost it. But Patrick immediately focused all his attention. He felt that he was in good physical and mental shape.

It's a must-win game for him.

The French boy in the black Everton shirt in the distance wasn't his enemy, but the Spaniard in a suit on the sidelines was.

****

Twenty minutes into the game, Everton were helpless.

Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville was surprised: "It's been a jaw-dropping teamwork. I have to say that QPR is becoming more and more of a strong team now. Flores returned to Loftus Road for this battle, and it seemed that he was the one who was not prepared. ”

On the sidelines, Everton coach Nicolas put his hands in his pockets and shouted to the field, his face was serious. The Spaniard was unfazed by the QPR's onslaught and Everton gradually retreated under his command, holding the back for the time being, but also conceded possession.

As a result, the advantages of QPR are even greater.

The current situation is even better than Lu Ling imagined.

During her more than a year with Nick, she and he argued countless times about soccer versus Latin football. The two often disagree, but they can understand each other.

Lu Ling is very clear about Nick's thinking, and Everton's team shows this kind of thinking.

Nick's 433 is completely Latin on the left half (one Argentine and three Spaniards), but the right half is basically made up of British Isles players (Barkley, Stones, Coleman, and McCarthy also come over often), and only one Dembele is French.

Nick's idea is that the Latin players on the left are clustered, mainly relying on the technical advantages of the three Spaniards, Jose Gaya, Oliver Torres, and Ayoze Perez, to control the ball, and then send it diagonally to the right side of the English players, mainly relying on the impact of Barkley and Dembele and others to break down the opponent's line.

The Latin style of left control, the British right side impact, this is the Everton system built by Nick.

This system has given the Toffees a strong grip in the Premier League, and it has taken into account some of the most enjoyable elements of the Premier League, which is one of the reasons why Everton have been so good this season.

For many continental managers, it's hard to balance the technical elements with the 'Premier League elements' in charge of the Premier League, and Nick has done a great job of that. He didn't lose his first league game until late November last year.

After that defeat, they spent two extremely romantic nights in a hotel in Manchester. It was also at that time that the outside world learned about their relationship.

After a strong relationship, the two talked about football.

At that time, she was lying in the crook of his arm and told him: "The loss to Bournemouth was a coincidence. But Nick, I think your team can be a little bit more balanced at times. In fact, some British players, if they are paired with European and South American players, there is a chance to integrate, and in this way, they can also try to tap their potential and let them improve more, such as Ross Barkley in your team. ”

Nick smiled and kissed her forehead, "Babe, I know what you think, but I insist that Latin players have their own game logic, and they can only be truly competitive if they are purely integrated in one area. Rose is already great as an English player, but I won't do that and I'm not going to sacrifice my team's results to find the potential of a player. ”

Lu Ling didn't speak again at that time, because she knew it was useless. He's stubborn.

Nick uses English players purely to play to their physical and speed advantages, and also, to maintain stability in the locker room with homegrown English-speaking players. Of course, the fighting spirit of the English players on the pitch is also important, as well as the appeal to the fans. If it weren't for those factors, Nick wouldn't have cared about building a fully outside team.

Maybe Nick is a Latin football purist, but Lu Ling is not. Neither will she be. She is a head coach who grew up under English soil.

The Latin players are grouped on the left side, and the English players are thrown to the right to form a group, which can indeed highlight and amplify the strengths of each type of player.

But the disadvantages can also be magnified.

On the one hand, Lu Ling saw that the Latin players on the left side of Everton were relatively weak, so he arranged for John O'Connor and Nathan Raymond, who were very fast, to constantly attack with the ball, so that these Spaniards with fine feet and thin bodies would constantly face the dilemma of being run over directly;

So far, that's been pretty good. So Everton barely attacked in the first twenty minutes.

On the other hand, Lu Ling sees that the British players on the right side of Everton like to have a brain impact, but after the impact, the sense of position of the defense is very poor, and the body and mind are not flexible enough, so that Patrick and Vargas are very agile and very fast to cooperate, and at the same time, Yu Zixiang will also see the opportunity to plug in and participate in the attack, and it is difficult to take care of the right side of Everton, which is very embarrassing and often has problems.

Everton's flanks are characterised by distinct configurations, and for the first time, they have been caught.

That person is Kristen Lu.

With the well-trained and quick combination of QPR, the two Irishmen, McCarthy and Coleman, were frequently out of position, Ross Barkley often failed to catch up, and Stones was very sloppy with his feet.

In the 16th minute, John Stones fouled Patrick and Mensah tipped the ball over the post from a free-kick from QPR.

It wasn't until the 23rd minute that Everton had their first shot on goal, a slightly impatient long-range shot from Ross Barkley that flew straight into the stands and drew the displeasure of team-mates Romelu Lukaku and Dembele.

Lu Ling crossed his arms, such a big advantage, if it is not quickly converted into a goal, I am afraid there will be a problem.

Her worries didn't last long, though.

In the 30th minute, after receiving a pass from Zixiang, Patrick did not seek cooperation anymore, but started his solo performance without warning.

It's a little bit abrupt, but it's a matter of course.

Patrick has a lot of freedom up front, and that freedom isn't just limited to the right to fire. It's like Ronaldo at Real Madrid and Messi at Barcelona.

The Everton players also thought Patrick would continue to pass the ball to Vargas and did not particularly guard against his dribbling.

Patrick's right foot flicked to the left, followed by a left-footed slam to the right, and the tremendous amplitude and sudden acceleration instantly pinned McCarthy and Coleman to the spot. Before everyone could react, Patrick, who had passed the two, had already picked up a left-footed cross into the penalty area.

He has always been confident in his footwork.

It's not accurate to say that everyone didn't react, but eighteen-year-old "Lion" Leon quickly sensed Patrick's intention to pass the ball and leaned over to rush to the top!

He collided with Everton centre-back John Stones as he ran, only to lose his balance and the ball fell on his back instead of his head, and he immediately yelled at the referee in Spanish.

Referee Lee Mason didn't mean to blow the whistle and motioned for the game to continue.

The Uruguayan boy reacted quickly as the ball rolled down his back towards his heel, and he jerked his body in a juggling improvisation, kicking the ball with his feet and passing it back before Stones could catch up with the clearance.

Patrick seemed to have foreseen that the ball would return to the outside of the box, and he didn't stop running after passing the ball, just in time to arrive, raising his right leg to shoot hard.

Everton goalkeeper Robles had already rushed out, looking at death as if he were at home, ready to stop the ferocious shot.

…… But Patrick didn't pump the ball hard, and the moment his foot touched the ball, he suddenly changed his footwork and turned it into a high arc lob shot.

The Loftus Road fans all stood up, as did Lawrence Jr. and Tony in the box.

Lu Ling stepped slightly.

The ball goes over Robles' head and crashes gracefully into the net!

QPR Home 1:0 Everton!

It was Patrick Amber's twentieth league goal of the season!

Commentator Martin Taylor roared: "Oh my God, this ball is so good! Amber, the Premier League's player of the month in February, who scored an incredibly wonderful goal in the first game of March." It also makes him the youngest player in the history of the Premier League to score 20 goals in a single season...... Oh, and he still did his favorite celebratory move. I really don't know what that means. But I think England fans will definitely want to see as many celebrations as possible. ”

The moment the goal happened, Everton manager Nicholas had an interesting expression. He wasn't disappointed or surprised, maybe a little angry, but his expression was more like it was something he expected. He took his left hand out of his trouser pocket and pointed at the frustrated Toffee captain Ross Barkley and told him to come over to the sideline.

As Ross ran toward the sidelines, Nicholas glanced at the corner flag area. There the QPR players were celebrating around the pretty boy who scored the goal. Patrick did his usual celebratory moves.

His gestures were so strange. The Spaniard thought. The index finger and thumb of both outstretched hands are at right angles.

Nicholas's eyes changed suddenly, and he felt the back half of his body go numb at this moment, and he felt extremely nauseous.

He had never thought about what Patrick's celebratory gesture meant. Young players like to be sensational, want to be noticed by the outside world, and want to be considered the most special one. So they always have a lot of celebrations. The same was true of Nicholas himself when he was twenty years old.

But Patrick's celebration isn't anything out of the ordinary.

He's proclaiming.

From last summer until now, he has never stopped his proclamation.

He's suing everybody, no, he's suing sù the whole world:

(He's fucking in love with his head coach!)

Every goal he scored was dedicated to her.

He's showing affection.

The index finger of the two hands that is stretched out is at right angles to the thumb, which are two L's.

ll.

Lu Ling. ll。 The initials of her Chinese name.

Nicholas felt that his emotions might get out of hand. He held his breath for half a second. He couldn't let that happen.

Lu Ling glanced at Nick for no reason after seeing Pat's celebration when he raised his arms and cheered. She had no idea that Nick was looking at her, his gaze unusually cold, like a sharp blade.

He got it.

Her heart sank, and a smile froze on her face.

Then, she saw him grin sarcastically. He stopped looking at him and turned his face away.

Ross Barkley has stepped over to the manager's side. The Spaniard took a deep breath, patted him on the back and said, "Rose, you look a little nervous. It's not going to work, you're the captain and the team needs you now. Go now, tell your teammates, we're going to win this game! 'He's very steady, he speaks more quickly because it's about to kick off again.

Rose nodded solemnly. His form so far is indeed not a qualified captain. It's no wonder that several players in the team have a complaining look on him. He needs to adjust, Mr. Flores needs himself, his team-mates need him. He quickly ran back on the field, his expression becoming much more confident and resilient.

Nicholas turned around and sat in the visitors' dugout.

After that, the Spaniard never got up, he just kept his chin on his hands and stared at the situation on the field.

After the goal, the QPR continued to attack wildly, and it looked like Everton was a little overwhelmed.

The home fans are wondering, when will the second goal come?!

On the field, Patrick continued his solo performance.

This time he came down the right flank, slick past Oliver Torres and Gaja before cutting inside and firing a shot that hit the crossbar with a "bang". This is the third time that QPR has hit the woodwork of the game.

Patrick spat out a word as he turned his face, and the camera flashed and quickly cut off.

He's talking about *.

As the first half drew to a close, the shots on goal ratio were 12-2 and the Blues and Whites were well ahead of the Toffees.

Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor was a bit lamented: "These two teams seem to have switched places in the standings, as if QPR is the third team. It's never been that I've seen Flores sit in the dugout for so long. It seems that he hasn't gotten up since he scored. ”

Guest Gary Neville joked that he had been a manager himself, albeit in failure, saying: "Actually, sometimes, they just get tired of standing. ”

He laughed heartily with Martin Taylor.

"Actually, I want to say that I'm curious to see what the score will be in the end. After all, with the current scene, it seems that there are several more QPRs. Amber, in particular, might have scored a hat-trick if it weren't for his bad luck. ”

On the sidelines, Lu Ling turned his head to the left. Her expression and gaze were casual, but she saw that Nick was still sitting in the dugout, not moving, staring at the court.

She wanted to win him. Would like to.

She was a little proud of the current situation, but also a little confused.

It wasn't her Nick sitting there at all. Although, it's no longer hers.

Not at all like him.

Did he get beaten up, and didn't expect her to take advantage of the weaknesses in the system he was so proud of this season?

Or does it have something to do with Pat's celebratory gesture? Just now, his gaze was so intense, he still cared......

Lu Ling's mind was a little messy. Thankfully, Lee Mason has blown the whistle in midfield.

She shook off her thoughts and praised each player who walked up to her.

At that end, the Everton manager had already strode into the tunnel with a gloomy face.