Pierre Junchet recently got on a date. It's a Chinese girl named Michelle-Miaomiao-Qi. Michelle is 19 years old, a year his senior, a student at the University of Liverpool's School of Management, and a part-time graphic model. They met at a Hong Kong-style restaurant in Liverpool's Chinatown.

It was one afternoon two weeks ago, and it was raining in Liverpool. After the home game, Pierre asked several of his teammates if they wanted to go for a snack together, but none of them were interested. Everyone complains that it is too cold and windy, and it is more comfortable to go home and stay by the fireplace and eat the chef or his wife or girlfriend. And you can also QPR lose after a pre-TV promise. Originally, Everton's players would not have daydreamed like this, but the opponent of QPR in that round was Manchester United. Of course, they later learned that it was still not time to expect.

In fact, Pierre can also go home and eat the big meal made by his mother. Mom's cooking skills are great, healthy and delicious, better than professional chefs. Because he was underage before, his mother came to Liverpool with him. And this, made Pierre laughed at in the dressing room for a long time. Pierre was a little depressed at first, but then he felt that it didn't matter.

Anyway, he really wanted to eat snacks that day. He was a little distressed, and it was strange for him to go alone. He thought it would be nice to have a girlfriend. But his English was still a little bad, and everyone said he didn't look like eighteen, like sixteen. He didn't dare to take the initiative when he saw a beautiful girl.

In fact, Pierre hated people for seeing him that way. He was said to be nine years old when he was thirteen, and he was short enough to be a caddy. Of course, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have had such a chance encounter with Mr. Amber. So, maybe this childish face and slightly later developed body still brought some benefits. It's just that he's 1.8 meters old now, where does he look like a sixteen-year-old?!

Bruno suddenly walked towards him. Uruguayans' English is even worse. "Son, I'll go. ”

Pierre looked at Bruno's face in surprise. This poison dart frog is not joking!"Okay, okay, are you driving? or me?"

"You drive yours, I'll drive mine. Bruno said with a cold face.

Pierre Nunu pouted and nodded. He immediately called his mom and told her that he was going to have a snack now, but that he might still need some protein and carbs when he got home. Mom said it was no problem and told him to be careful when driving.

So in that Hong Kong-style restaurant, Pierre met the beautiful Michelle. She sat by the window with her friend, a mixed-race girl, laughing and chatting.

Pierre's chopsticks were not used well, and he always peeked at Michelle, and he didn't pick up the roasted wheat for half a day. Bruno couldn't stand it, so he took one with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth. Then, Bruno ordered, "Finish eating, go over, talk to her." Otherwise I'll go. ”

Pierre really went. Michelle gave Pierre p. He used translation software to talk to her all night. The next day, they went on a date.

The guys in the locker room started laughing at Pierre when they found out that he had a Chinese female companion. The French kid is imitating his idol, Mr. Amber!, they say.

Pierre didn't admit it.

Before Christmas, Pierre received a call from his agent and Real Madrid assistant coach Mr. Gonzalez. He's back in Madrid in January. He told Michelle the news after the Boxing Day match, and Michelle said that if he returned to Madrid, they would be over. Pierre agreed.

On the second day of Boxing Day, the Vinci Farm Training Base.

"How many points are left?" asked Pierre, casually tugging at the weight-bearing elastic band with his calf.

"It's still five, Pierre, do you know how to look at the standings or do not know how to do the math?" grumbled Everton right-back Kieran Norwood.

Oh, Kieran is probably in a bad mood today. But he didn't fall out of love. I'm the one who just fell out of love. So Pierre tilted his head and snuggled his teeth at the guy on the other side - but the guy on this side didn't seem to be interested in chatting either. The Uruguayan with a blonde hair kept his head down, and his English was still the same.

Pierre felt that his English had improved by leaps and bounds in the past two weeks of his relationship. And Bruno will only say "hello", "thank you", "fuck" and "fuck" to say "you have a good haircut today, but not as good as me" or "I bet Felipe (Delgado) ate a lot of tacos on Christmas Day, you look at his belly". Pierre thought it was funny, but Bruno's opinion on the hairstyle – maybe his hairstyle was more popular in Uruguay – was hard for Pierre to appreciate anyway.

Bruno had always arrived early, and Pierre believed he had already done the warm-up and some equipment. There has been a lot of media criticism of Bruno Ergas as an unprofessional player, citing his past and present violence. But Pierre knows that Bruno is the most serious on the training pitch – sometimes overdone, and his movements are so big that his team-mates are a little daunted.

However, Pierre had a snack with him, and thanks to Bruno, he was able to meet, date, and break up with Michelle. He now takes the initiative to reach out to this eccentric person from time to time. Pierre, who is much more fluent in Spanish than English, asked him, "Do you think it's a bit ...... for the British to arrange games during the holidays," he said, and Pierre rolled his eyes, pointed to his head, and giggled at the same time.

Poison dart frog glanced up at him. This is good. Pierre felt that he had attracted the attention of the other person and continued to speak Spanish. "Do you think we'll be able to catch up with them, Bruno?"

Bruno finally spoke. "Why do you care about this?"

Pierre thought about it, and the one who had the least reason to care about this was himself. Faintly deflated, he kicked the elastic band away. I thought the physical trainer would yell at me, but no sound came.

He will be back in Madrid soon.

Pierre actually likes his new teammates a bit. And, while England is a rotten place, Mr. Amber is here. Just a month later, Everton will have to touch the QPR directly in the Premier League. It's nice and good to be called back to Madrid, but when he thinks about that game, he is a little unhappy. than breaking up with Michelle.

QPR is an opponent who has only played once, and it excites Pierre. It was a loss, but the feeling of excitement after the game still occupied Pierre's brain. He sometimes laughs out loud when he thinks of some moments from that game. Also, it wasn't just Mr. Amber on that team, there were a lot of interesting players, especially the number 10 who changed shirts with him, and their manager......

Pierre really wants to play another game against QPR. Back at Real Madrid, it's hard to run into it.

And, he does now hope that Everton can catch up with the QPR.

In fact, Everton have been in very good form of late. On Boxing Day, they beat Manchester City and directly surpassed Chelsea to move up to second place in the table, but unfortunately they were still five points behind.

Everton had 45 points in the halfway point, which would have been a championship-level score, but Kristen Lue's team form was amazing.

Pierre suddenly had another question. He ran up and kept up with team-mate in front of him, Harry McGuire – the England centre-back who has captained the Toffees following the departure of Ross Barkley. "Harry, captain, if I leave in January and we win the Premier League, will I get a medal?" Pierre looked eagerly at the captain.

McGuire couldn't help but laugh. "Then we will mail you the medal to Madrid. ”

Pierre laughed.

After the training session, Pierre went straight home. He's single again.

There were several English newspapers in Pierre's room, and he had been trying to learn English.

The newspaper said that Phil Beasley was called to the police station on Christmas night for beating his father, and that his mother called the police, and that Kristen Lue personally took the player away from the police station. Pierre frowned when he saw it, remembering that strange QPR No. 7, a somewhat stupid and somewhat ruthless Englishman. Pierre shook his head and tossed the newspaper aside. He looked at his phone in a daze. Then, he actually dialed Mr. Flores's phone. He didn't know what he wanted to do, and when he did, he didn't think Mr. Flores would answer the call.

But the call was quickly connected.

After a few small talks in French with the Real Madrid manager, Pierre suddenly said: "I broke up with a girl yesterday, Mr. Flores. Her name is Michelle, her last name is very strange (Qi), I always pronounce the key or chee sound, she always laughs at me, her middle name is even stranger, it sounds like the sound of a cat meowing......"

Mr. Flores was angry. His voice was not loud and his tone was not stern. But Pierre just thought he was angry.

"You called to tell me that you were going to stay in Liverpool and fall in love and don't want to come back?"

"No, it's not. Not really. Please trust me!" Pierre quickly explained, "Mr. Flores, I just ...... suddenly I want to talk to you. He continued, "By the way, I met Queen Christine at the start of the season at the new Queen's Park and she was so beautiful. Oh, I think you know this. Pierre felt a little confused, "Mr. Flores, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I'm interested in her...... "I mean, I know you and her and Amber first...... Patter's story ...... "It's a complete mess, the manager probably doesn't mind staying in Liverpool forever when it's always windy and extremely wet," would you stay in one house or go to one club for a girl? I'm not saying I want to do that, I want to go back to the Bernabeu and I can still play in the Champions League, because Everton was eliminated in the Europa League qualifiers, I haven't played in Europe this season, I hope you can give me a chance...... Will you? I'm just a little curious, sir. ”

Sure enough, the manager's reaction was like a long but not funny joke, he laughed dryly twice, and then he actually satisfied the curiosity of the eighteen-year-old French boy. "No, I never will. ”

Pierre was silent for a few seconds, then chimed in, "Of course, sir, of course. I'm looking forward to coming back to Madrid, it's freezing here. ”

"Good. The Real Madrid coach paused, "The weather here is good, and there are a lot of beautiful girls. ”

Pierre laughed. "Looking forward to coming back to Madrid, hopefully by that time I have forgotten Michelle. ”

Mr. Flores amusedly asked, "How long do you think it will take you to forget Michelle?"

"Two weeks. Pierre said. He didn't know why it was two weeks. But he did feel in his heart that two weeks would be enough. Or, perhaps, he was indeed imitating Mr. Amber...... He suddenly didn't know. He heard Mr. Flores' laughter again. It's just that this time the laughter is a little weird. Pierre didn't know what kind of eccentricity it was.

"Sounds like you've forgotten. Play well for the rest of the game at Everton. ”

"I will, sir. ”

"See you in Madrid. ”

"See you in Madrid. Also, Happy New Year, Mr. Flores. ”

"Thank you, and so do you, Pierre. ”

Nicholas hung up the phone and was stunned for a while.

He did not tell Pierre that Real Madrid are not having a good relationship with Everton right now, but it is expected that he will soon find out from his agent or coach. Everton were reluctant to let him go. That's of course. Pierre, who currently occupies second place in the Premier League's assists charts, was one of the main reasons why Everton played well in the first half of the season, even though they were not as dazzling as the club in west London.

Nicholas certainly wants to settle the matter with Everton. It's just that, whether it's proper or not, Pierre will definitely be back before the winter window closes, and the clause has made it clear that Real Madrid have that right.

****

"The holiday schedule in the Premier League, I think a lot of coaches have commented on it. I'm just as unhappy with the crowded schedule, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's a form of torture for the players. Especially in the summer, when many players are involved in the European Championship and the Copa America, fatigue has been building up week by week. This arrangement of playing two games in 48 hours is insane. ”

Lu Ling was very unhappy, so he complained about the schedule.

Everyone in the medical and conditioning teams has done their best to help the players recover, and she has rotated, but injuries are still coming back.

On December 28, in the 19th round of the league against Stoke City, QPR beat Stoke City 5:1, Patrick scored twice, and Leon, Glenn and Phil all scored. However, Leon felt extreme discomfort in his thigh muscles after scoring the goal, and further examination was required to determine the injury, which was a relatively large loss. She was actually going to take turns to rest Leon in the next game, but it backfired. Afterward, Alice thinks Leon needs to recuperate for two to three weeks.

On the Harrington training ground near the new year, all the players looked tired.

Lu Ling paced from the sidelines, watching Tim guide the players through the set-piece defense.

Her eyes first fell on Captain Ian. Alain, the boy of the Ian family, is a year old, and she gave her a birthday present, but she didn't go to the party, it was handed over by Pat. And then there's Phil. Tianna also turned 1 a few days ago. That hat trick must have been Phil's best birthday present to his daughter. Of course, she also gave Tiana a birthday present. And Ben. When she looked in that direction, he happened to look over, still smiling, but not long. She really didn't have time to deal with that......

She remembered the praise of the team in the newspapers and on the car radio today.

The media praise is not unreasonable.

QPR has won 10 in a row in the Premier League (13 in all competitions), mostly by big scores. Their half-game record of 19 rounds is 17 wins and two draws (only Chelsea in the first round, Liverpool at Anfield, and all the rest) and a Premier League record of 53 points. The 68 half-time goals are already more than Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich have been able to score in the past when they dominated their respective leagues, and are even close to the championship goal totals for some Premier League seasons.

In the midst of this impressive result, all critics, even those who were skeptical at the start of the season, unanimously turned to Kristen Lue's team. They don't think it's possible for anyone to shake such a Queens Park Ranger. It has also been pointed out that this season's QPR will be the best team in the history of the Premier League.

Very few have mentioned that the current performance of this QPR in Europe may be subject to testing. There are a few teams in this year's Champions League that are amazingly strong. But these statements are just noise, and they can't overpower the rush for crazy QPR data.

And, around Christmas, competitors dropped points. The QPR is now five points clear of second-placed Everton in the standings – Everton's points percentage this season has reached an all-time high, surpassing the same period in Nicks' tenure, but still unable to catch up with the QPR. Her side are seven points clear of third-placed Chelsea and 10 points ahead of fourth-placed Manchester United. As such, the tired QPR players seemed to be in a good mood.

It's just that they're still tired.

However, Lu Ling knows that her lineup has shortcomings. The search for a new centre-back is still hampered by a lot. Fortunately, JT has stabilized a bit recently, but Lu Ling still thinks that JT will not be able to satisfy her in the short term.

On the offensive front, she needs to get more minutes for the likes of Joey Freeman, Salomon Cisse and others as soon as possible to share the physical pressure.

There must be no room for error in the league. Absolutely not. Even if it's already 5 points ahead. Is it good news that Pierre will be recalled, or, just temporarily?

And in the Champions League -

Lu Ling frowned. There must be no more major injuries until we meet Massimo Romano, or Nick!

Mensah's knee injury that cost Mensah the rest of the season, the pre-season injury history of the likes of Patrick and Glenn, and now Leon's injury, are all shadows on her mind.

2021 is coming. In the first month of the new year, the QPR could face eight games – the Premier League, the two League Cup semi-finals against Manchester United – and Lu Ling has always felt that the League Cup semi-finals would be played home and away! In February, the Champions League against Bayern Munich will be added.

With so many competitions, she needs everyone.

In the next round, four days later against West Bromwich Albion, she will have to do one more multi-man/rotation/substitution.

At the end of the day's training, Patrick was given a somewhat peculiar mission. The manager gave him an envelope and asked him to put it in the mailbox today. When Patrick took the envelope, he saw the address and smiled slightly. The end of the letter is Long Island. He looked at her, and she was back to work. But he knew that the little girl in her heart had let go of something again.

The author has something to say: I'm a little curious, do you think that being told in advance is the ending of a fairy tale that affects the sense of reading?

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