Lu Ling turned his head to talk to Patrick again, "Patter, this Dutchman is not simple, in fact, he is very strong. You can see that although his movements are exaggerated and ferocious, he is very calm-headed, and with the refereeing standards of the Premier League, he is rarely awarded a foul. ”

Patrick stared at the Dutchman on TV and said: "I think he's already better than Kante. ”

Lu Ling thought for a moment, "That's true, Van der Bergh is too physical, and his skills are also great, and he can help the team better than Kante on the offensive end." Ross Barkley was not there today, and he often led straight counter-attacks. ”

Glenn suddenly interjected: "Boss, Everton's central defender Jose Jimenez is also very good. ”

Tim continued, "This Uruguayan kid has experienced a lot of big scenes in the Champions League and La Liga against Real Madrid and Barcelona in Atletico Madrid, and has been considered Godin's successor in Uruguay...... Everton can concede fewer goals than we do, and it has a lot to do with these two youngsters. ”

Glenn didn't say anything for a while, and lowered his head. Then he said: "I think he is a lot better than my physical fitness. ”

Lu Ling leaned back and patted him on the shoulder: "Glenn, your physical fitness is also top-notch, and your defensive awareness and foot skills are better, don't look down on yourself." ”

Glenn didn't speak again.

The second half began.

In the second half, City's onslaught was like a stormy wave, but Everton kept their defence tight. Moreover, the Toffees' counter-attack was very threatening, and on two occasions, Lukaku almost extended the score, but unfortunately could not take it.

The game is in the late stages.

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus once again received the ball with his back under the watchful eye of Van der Bergh, but as soon as he got the ball, he was pushed by the Dutchman from behind, the action was hidden but not small, and the referee was not good at blowing fouls.

Jesus stumbled, but forced a turn.

He made a feint, and this time Van der Bergh didn't shake up, but Jesus continued to force the ball, seemingly intent on challenging his opponent, and when Van der Bergh got back on the ball, Jesus fell to the ground just in time.

Manchester City win a free-kick in front of the penalty area. Van der Bergh protested to the referee in some anger and received a yellow card.

Next, it was up to Zhivkovic to take the free-kick.

The Serb played with precision and a beautiful curling ball into the top corner.

Manchester City equalised in the 77th minute.

Everton made an immediate substitution and brought on striker Andonne. Even on the road, Nick didn't choose to be conservative, he wanted to win. On TV, he is standing on the sideline with a lot of gestures, always directing the players on the field what to do.

A few minutes later, Lu Ling noticed that he was using Andone to attack City's full-backs – the same as he did against QPR last season.

And it worked, Danilo made a mistake and Andone got the ball into the box, Dembele received the ball, was bumped by Otamendi and fell to the ground.

Referee Dean points to the penalty spot!

It was the 89th minute.

Pep Guardiola protested like a frenzy to the fourth official, and it was clear that he was very serious about winning the game, at least not losing it. In Lu Ling's impression, Pep rarely confronts the referee so fiercely.

Nick, on the other hand, stood by the sidelines. He was probably happy to see the Catalans get out of control.

In the end, the Manchester City boss was sent to the stands for his overheated rhetoric.

Dembele took the penalty and it was converted.

Everton managed to keep the score 1-2 until the end of the game under intense pressure from the away side. Manchester City suffered their second defeat of the season.

Pep Guardiola lost to Kristen Lue and then to Nick Flores.

Sky Sports turned their cameras on the Manchester City boss in the stands and his mood looked terrible. The Everton boss hugged his players.

He shouted something.

Lu Ling couldn't read the shape of his mouth, she thought, it should be words of encouragement, perhaps, to tell them that the next team they are going to take out is the top team - the best form in all of Europe, Queens Park Rangers.

Hans stood up.

But the manager was talking to the assistant coach, Patrick was talking to Ian, Glenn was thinking, and no one was paying attention to him.

He was going to say hello and leave directly, but he thought of something and called out "boss".

Lu Ling looked up and asked him what was wrong.

The young German said: "I will not make the same mistake. ”

She smiled at him, "Of course you won't. ”

Hans nodded and left the coaching staff office.

Glenn said hello and walked out.

When Ian left, he asked Lu Ling, "Boss, Glenn's mission for the next game is very important, isn't it?"

"You're a smart boy. I'll talk about the tactical details in the training sessions. Go back and get a good night's sleep tonight!" Lu Ling originally wanted to add that this time we want to take revenge on Everton, but after thinking about it, we still didn't add it.

"We want revenge on them. Patrick said suddenly. He stood up, his face flat.

Lu Ling looked into Patrick's eyes, which were choppy.

Ian nodded at his buddy and agreed firmly, "1:4, I've never forgotten!!"

****

In the away dressing room at the Etihad Stadium.

"Nick, Christine has three eggs, how many do you have?" Argentine defender Forness Mori read out in English and Spanish.

Everyone was laughing.

The manager wasn't in the dressing room and he went to the post-match press conference.

Having just won Manchester City, the Everton players are in a great mood.

The locker room was a mess, and the loud music made it even more complicated.

There were people coming in and out of the shower constantly, but the ridicule about it never stopped.

So much so that it stretches out.

"It turns out that Christine was dumped by the boss because of three eggs, if it was two, wouldn't it have been dumped......"

"What the are you...... Oh, when the boss hears this, you're going to have to cover the bench for the rest of your life......"

"Seriously, that Lawrence is so provocative, we don't respond, like we're. ”

"You're going to have to get the boss to respond......"

"How dare you tell him?"

"Don't dare, I only have two balls. ”

The door to the dressing room was pushed open and everyone looked at the head coach who walked in.

So quiet?, Nicholas tugged at the corners of his mouth, he knew why. Isn't it because of what Nathan Neil Lawrence said on Twitter?

"What are you all watching me do? Don't expect me to rip off my pants like Van Gaal. He said with a straight face.

(Van Gaal once took off his pants to show his eggs to the players during his tenure at Bayern, indicating that he had a kind)

Everton's players want to laugh or not, and no one knows how the manager feels, despite the recent win over Manchester City.

"Boss, aren't you going to respond?" it was captain Ross Barkley who spoke first.

"I've just told the guy in charge of Twitter out there. Nicholas said lightly, "I think you should be able to see it on the official tweet by now." ”

Everyone hurriedly went to get their phones. Including Assistant Coach Juan.

Nicholas thought the image was a bit ridiculous.

He swept around and shouted, "In four days, the QPR is going to give up the top spot! Tell me, am I right?"

The players instantly raised their heads: "Yes!"

****

Lu Ling felt that Nathan Neil had gone crazy.

"Nathaniel Lawrence, what the hell are you thinking?" she yelled over the phone, "could your remarks be a little more sexist?"

"But the truth is, you're a man, and I'm going to say the same, I don't think it's sexism. ”

She was about to speak, when Patrick snatched her phone—

"Nate, you're insulting me with a quarterback, I swear to God, you'll be two balls when you come back to London, but none of them when you go back to America. ”

"Oh, I'm so scared. Nathan Neal said on the other end, in a very unbeatable tone.

Lu Ling took back the phone, "Nate......"

"Oh my God, Nick answered me!!Does he have a Twitter account? How do I remember he didn't ......," Nathan Neal muttered to himself excitedly on the other end.

Patrick had already taken out his phone and opened Twitter.

Soon, both Patrick and Lu Ling saw Nick Flores' response.

It is not the personal account of the Everton manager, but the official tweet of Everton.

[Our head coach said: Mr. Lawrence, if you are really interested in knowing that you are welcome to Goodison Park, we can reserve the best box for you.] 】

"Then I'm definitely going to go...... Cindy, please push me off...... By the way, Christine, what day is the game?"

Lu Ling hung up the phone, she was too lazy to waste time with Nate again.

On Wednesday night, they'll be visiting Goodison Park.

That's going to be a real battle for the top spot.

QPR away to Everton.

She officially fought him for the second time.

****

Friday's training session came up with bad news.

Maybe it's because it's too cold to warm up well, maybe it's been too tired lately, or maybe it's just bad luck.

In short, John O'Connor strained his calf near the end of his morning training session without confrontation. It seems that the situation is not very good.

He limped away as the team medic walked away, while Lu Ling and Tim's faces were gloomy.

John would have had an important role to play in this game, and now, that certainly can't happen.

Tim said: "In that case, we're only going to have ...... ball out at the back"

Lu Ling was silent for a long time.

Then he turned to the training ground and shouted, "Glenn!"

Glenn Mitchell was a little surprised, but he hurriedly ran over.

Lu Ling looked into the young man's eyes. 166 Reading Network