Sky Sports gave the game a post-match link.

The players will be interviewed first, and Patrick, Yu Zixiang and Charlie have already passed.

The club's press officer, Josh Williams, came over to talk to Lu Ling about what to look out for, considering it was her first time dealing with the media.

Lu Ling put his hair behind his ears and listened with his eyes down. She didn't feel anything, but Josh was making her a little nervous by saying a lot of things.

"Coach, look at me, in fact, this is all shit, you can say whatever you want, the only advice you adopt is not to speak too fast. Josh may have seen something, and suddenly changed his tone.

Lu Ling raised her head and smiled at the press officer, she usually spoke very quickly.

"There will be no problem. She said.

Then, she heard someone behind her calling her name, it was Nicholas. She then turned around, and there was one other person besides Nicholas—

Jose Mourinho!

Lu Ling said hello to Josh and walked over.

Both Jose and Nicholas wore black. The Portuguese man's half-white hair was a little messy by the wind, and it looked a little unkempt. About three or four years ago, Lu Ling met him once at the FA's coaching conference, and her impression of the famous coach at that time was domineering and unapproachable. Now, it seems that something has changed.

Nicholas watched as the assistant walked over. The club's clothes are a bit big on her, and if it weren't for the strange things about her that transcend age and gender, you'd think you'd be approaching a girl playing on a college soccer team. She raised her chin slightly, nodding and smiling at them.

Then Nicholas introduced his assistant to the Portuguese.

Jose glanced narrowly at his former assistant, it was really rare, and he was full of pride in this girl in his words.

Jose narrowed his eyes and reached out, "Hello Christine, nice to meet you." ”

"I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Mourinho. Lu Ling shook hands with him, and seemed a little excited in his heart.

"Nick told me just now that this substitution and change of formation was your own idea, and I have to say, you are really amazing! You know, for me, the coach who has just been fired, it is really refreshing. Although the self-ridicule in Jose's words made Lu Ling a little embarrassed, there was more appreciation in this person's words.

QPR's assistant coaches were somewhat flattered.

Who is Jose Mourinho and one of the best managers in the world. 7 league titles, 2 Champions Leagues, 1 Europa League, 9 cup titles – the media called him a title collector.

Although he is often criticized for being too pragmatic in his football philosophy, on another level, he is actually a master of containment play.

Top Winners and Losers.

So for the first time, Nicholas saw his assistant with a shy expression on his face. She humbly said, "Mr. Mourinho, you are really awarded. ”

She was about to talk to them about today's game when Josh was urging her to go over and connect. She was a little regretful, but she could only say sorry and turned around and walked to the camera.

Behind him, Nicholas said to his former boss, who was also a good friend, "She's actually an arrogant person. ”

Jose stared at her back and smiled a little incomprehensibly, "If that's the case, Nick, I can only wish you all the best in the future, and don't break up like we did when we were at Real Madrid." ”

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Lu Ling put on the headphones they gave, and the signal was average. The host on the other end is the famous mouth of the sky, David Jones. She was a little surprised, but there was no ripple on her face.

"Hi Christine, I'm David Jones. First of all, congratulations on your win!"

"Thank you, David!" Lu Ling adjusted the position of the headphones and said with a smile at the camera.

"It was a fantastic game today. Patrick's performance was like Messi's possession. ”

David Jones finished looking at the young coach on the video, but she didn't react for a long time.

Lu Ling didn't realize that David had finished speaking and was waiting for her response.

When she realized this, she smiled awkwardly before speaking, "Yes, that kid played very well, and as a young player who had just played in the first team, his appearance was impressive. She spoke very slowly, and then added, "The other players are also very good. It's important for us to win this game. ”

David Jones looked at the beautiful assistant coach on the video screen in the studio and laughed with the guests, she looked obviously young, but in fact she was too young, I didn't expect to talk so old-fashioned, as if she was a sixty-year-old man. But the tone of her voice, her voice, and even her East London accent, made it clear that she was indeed not more than twenty-six years old.

"We all know this is your first time playing the role of head coach, so, Christine, how do you feel about suing us?"

Lu Ling shook his head, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I'm very excited, of course, a little nervous, maybe you can see it, although I hope you can't." She made a rambling joke and heard laughter through her headphones, which put her at ease.

She continued, "The first half was a tough one for us, but our second half can be described as wonderful. As soon as I scored a goal, I thought, well, Mr. Flores must be happy in the stands. The more she talked, the more it looked like she was chatting, "Anyway, I did a good job." What do you think, David?"

"Of course, you are very good. Thank you again for your time. ”

"Thank you, David. ”

Lu Ling took off his headphones, his brain buzzing. When she went out, she happened to run into the Burnley manager, who also came over for an interview. She nodded at Sean, and Sean didn't know if he didn't see it, or deliberately ignored her, and just missed it. She shrugged her shoulders, it's not that she can't understand the loss, but it's always a little rude.

She didn't see Jose Mourinho again in the tunnel, presumably gone, so she walked into the dressing room.

Nicholas was already inside, and he was complimenting the players. As soon as she entered, Nicholas took the lead in giving her a round of applause, and soon everyone applauded. Even James reluctantly took a few symbolic shots.

Lu Ling smiled and nodded at the players in thanks. Her smile was not reserved at all, in fact, it was the kind of joy that came from the heart, and her mouth couldn't close it even if she wanted to.

It was the first time Patrick had seen Christine smile so brightly in his memory, and he eerily remembered what Steve Gerrard said when he retired,

"My dream came true when I first set foot on this course, and everything that followed was just a gift of fate. ”

After Nicholas finished clapping, he turned his head and reminded mercilessly, "Christine, you enjoyed the applause, you haven't been to the press conference yet." ”

Lu Ling stared into this person's eyes, with a rare tone of request, "Mr. Flores, I don't know if it's possible, why don't you go to this post-match press conference?"

Nicholas shook his head, with a teasing smile in his eyes, "According to the rules, you go." Good luck, my assistant. ”

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Josh was waiting outside the locker room door, Lu Ling opened the locker room door and followed him towards the media area of the Loftus Road stadium.

The media area at Loftus Road is small, with press conferences and media breaks before the game. At the other end of the crowded hall are a few simple media desks and a dining area, and at this end there are dozens of chairs, behind which there are several cameras, and in front of the chairs there is a long table.

There is a microphone in the middle of the table behind which the head coach answers questions.

As far as a Championship game goes, there were a bit more reporters today, making the already crowded hall even more cramped.

As soon as Lu Ling walked in, the reporters hurried over and put the recording equipment on the long table.

She glanced at the media room and sat down. For a moment, she really felt like this was her job.

After Josh signaled that he could start, the sound of taking pictures immediately rang out.

The first to ask a question was a reporter from the London Underground newspaper.

"Hello Christine. Your team had a great game today, especially Patrick and Yu Zixiang, can you talk about what you think of them and are they ready to renew their contracts?"

'They're all very good and talented young players and honestly I'm not surprised at all by what they did today, they are Premier League level players. Of course, the club will talk to them about renewing their contracts. ”

Second question:

"Hello Christine. I'm from The Telegraph, you won the top team today, do you think you have the quality to upgrade?"

The question is a bit cunning.

"We've been doing a good job lately. But the season is long, we have a lot of games to play, four more this month alone. There's no Championship side who doesn't want to be promoted, and neither do we. ”

She then answered a few more questions, all of which were routine, and the manager was asked after almost every game.

Finally, Josh said, "There's one last question left. Okay, the gentleman with the glasses. ”

Lu Ling looked at the press officer's hand, it was a somewhat fat reporter sitting in the back row, his round body tucked into a somewhat wrinkled gray suit, he stood up and helped his glasses, and began to ask questions, speaking quickly, with a Manchester accent.

"Hi Kristen, I'm Jimmy Cooper from The Sun, today is your first solo command of a professional team, first of all, congratulations on your win. But I would like to ask you anything special about being a coach who has never played in a professional league and standing in the Championship at the age of 26 and directing a bunch of male players older than you?

The question is poignant and controversial, and it points directly to her feminine identity. The media hall was eerily quiet. There was no sound of taking pictures or typing.

"Mr. Cooper. The coach of QPR exclaimed, "My feeling is that I am very suitable for this job and I am doing a good job, thank you." Her gaze was calm and sharp, and the reporters present could see it.

Although Lu Ling has encountered a lot of sexism in his career, it is the first time that Mr. Cooper has asked such an unkind question in such a formal setting.

She snapped to her mind who he was, and Nicholas had mentioned him the other day.

Obviously, the answer she just had, the tone of her voice, had already given a consistent message, no intention of talking nonsense, but-

Cooper didn't give up: "Christine, you know, you haven't been in this situation before in the history of the English league, or even in the entire history of football, what do you think gave you such an opportunity?"

Lu Ling raised his head, looked directly at Cooper's thick lenses, and said word by word: "Everything has a first time." Perhaps you should try to accept this as much as possible. ”

She got up, and several reporters wanted to ask something more, but she really didn't have much more to say.

In the midst of the cacophony, Mr. Cooper's shrill voice came again, "How is your partnership with Mr. Nicholas? After all, he fired Gary Cole for you, and he could have made the first team coach George ...... this game."

Lu Ling, who had already walked to the door, felt that blood was rushing to his brain. She snapped back and interrupted loudly, "Mr. Cooper, you don't have to insinuate these questions anymore, you**ingsexist!"