April 10, 7:43 p.m.

When the high Champions League theme song sounded, Lu Ling shook Pep Guardiola's hand. She smiled politely and confidently, and the corners of the other's mouth curled slightly. She can't fully recall the first time she shook hands with the soccer coach who had become a legend.

There are so many memories of a person's life, and there are too many moments to remember, but not every single one of them can really be engraved in your mind, even if you thought you would never forget it at the time.

The Catalans have an interesting temperament, in short, they resemble a highly intelligent person.

At that time, she would have felt that Pep and Nick were somewhat similar, but the more she got to know these two people, the more she felt that they were so different.

When she turned around and glanced over the field, the two teams were already shaking hands.

She saw Pat's hand pat on Ian's shoulder—

Yes, it wasn't just her and him who were fighting again, but he and his best friends.

Whatever the outcome, it should be a night she will never forget.

Lu Ling walked to the coach's seat and sat down slowly.

In front of her was a grandstand as high as the Colosseum.

They were so unreal, unreal, like they were made with computer stunts.

She thought, "There's never been a mistake, this city, this stadium, it's all about art. And under such an artistic atmosphere, there is a huge sense of coercion.

The stands at the top seemed to be toppling down, and in that sea of red and blue, huge texts made up of pieces of paper held up by fans hung in the air and flashed, occupying one side of the stands: fora bara!

It was a terrible away game.

But without a doubt, it was also one of the best moments of her coaching career so far.

It has never been so wonderful.

Denis Etkin, the referee from Germany, blew the whistle for the start of the match, and she just sat down and got up again.

In the corner of Camp Nou, a song suddenly sounded, and for more than ten seconds it even overshadowed the voices of the home fans.

"The Queen's Blue and White Legion!"

Lu Ling looked at the corner. QPR's away fans filled the stands, holding aloft scarves and slogans belonging to QPR, and flags embroidered with her face looming.

There are too many gimmicks to call the queen, but tonight, she is the queen of chess. She knows. And the bald Catalans not far from her were kings.

She's going to defeat him. She had to.

****

Barcelona quickly got the ball.

After that, he began to control the ball in an orderly manner. The pace is not fast, but it is calm and confident.

"At the beginning of this exciting game, Barcelona at home had the ball. "It looks like QPR is on the defensive, as we expected before the game, they are back deep, the back three now look like a back five, the back three in the middle today Mensah, Mitchell and Fernandes will have a tough task ahead of them, and on both wings, Yu and O'Connor have retreated." And in front of them, captain Ian Parker and Argentina international Claudio Llamas are protecting the defence. ”

Guest McManaman said: "Not only that, but Dutch winger Genk De Graf is also part of the midfield defence, and honestly, it's easy to imagine him taking on the first charge to launch a counter-attack. With two forwards, Leon Ferreira and Misyy Batshuayi also recycling, the QPR really put a lot of emphasis on defense today. Don't forget, this is the best defence in all of Europe. ”

Defending –

After Patrick left the team, he became Lu Ling's center of gravity.

And today, it's time to really put it to the test.

Lu Ling and Tim have made a lot of efforts to improve the QPR defense in the past year, creating a very tight defensive system and incorporating a lot of Italian defensive thinking. This season, QPR have conceded just 15 league goals, while Everton, who have conceded the second-fewest goals, have also reached 23. QPR's defensive record this season is unmatched by any team in the major leagues across Europe.

So, football commentators always say of Christine Lue when they talk about it:

It was indeed under Jose Mourinho. The top two managers in the Premier League today have deep ties to the Portuguese, and their attacking prowess is sharp, but once they move to the defence, it seems as if they are not competing for the Premier League title, but against someone's double-decker bus.

The irony full of British humor once made Lu Ling laugh.

But because of her nationality, in fact, the English media has always been more lenient with her than with Nick.

****

In April, the nights in Barcelona are warm.

Lu Ling put on a windbreaker and stared at the field.

She always knew that the defenders on the QPR were good enough – Brazilian international Mario Fernandes and young Yorkshire Glenn Mitchell were both physically strong and very fast types, with Mario being more aggressive and Glenn being more calm and intelligent.

In today's game, she added Mensah to the central defensive line, the Dutchman is already regarded as one of the best defensive players in all of Europe, and since Nick took him on loan to QPR, he has been growing and can play in any position in the backfield, with excellent physicality and tackling skills.

As for the defenders on the two wings today, they are undoubtedly the top two full-backs in Europe right now. Yu Zixiang's physical qualities are not at all like those of East Asians, his tackling is very fierce, and he has a lot of experience in the past two years, while Northern Ireland international John O'Connor is a bit frivolous off the field, but he is extremely decisive and mature on the field, and his excellent innate qualities and all-round skills allow him to even be qualified in the midfield position.

The defense line of these five people basically has no fatal shortcomings, and at the same time, they all have good foot skills. Once you intercept the ball, you do everything you can to move forward and try to counter-attack.

Leading them in the furthest position is goalkeeper Hans, who, along with Glenn, is responsible for observing the direction of the opposing line and directing the movement of the entire back line, while in front of the back line, captain Ian is indispensable for his insight into the whole situation, and he is the leader of the entire defensive system of QPR.

Today due to Jacob's suspension, Lu Ling used Argentine Claudio Lamas. This is a point that Lu Ling is a little worried about, because Claudio's defensive ability is relatively average. But he's skilful and passable, and can be used as a starting point on the counter-attack. On the other side, Genk's assault ability goes without saying, he can push the ball forward as quickly as possible to support Leon and Michy Batshuayi.

What she has to do is to let the team tighten the line, so that Pat, Messi and Neymar have no room to break through, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

Of course, that's not all, there are some special arrangements.

****

"It was undoubtedly the most conservative game I've ever seen Christine play. Nathaniel Lawrence, sitting in the VIP box at Camp Nou, casually spoke to Barça president Josep Bartomeu. According to Barcelona tradition, the presidents of the two teams will watch the game together during the match.

"Oh, you know, Mr. Lawrence. Bartomeu was a little smug, "No one can hold their heads high at Camp Nou." ”

"But in the end, the winner of the game will walk away with his head held high, right? I think we'll have a lot of time to enjoy the game. "Nathan Neal also finds it weird at times, and he is always confident in the woman who is standing on the sidelines.

"Let's see. By the way, where's Tony? I was looking forward to meeting him. Bartomeu asked.

"Tony was attending a business event in Japan, and he couldn't turn it off, but he was probably watching the game in his hotel room in the early hours of the morning. Nathan Neal thought of Tony Fernandez and grinned. "But honestly, did you mess with our Tony with that trick and ask for Leon Ferreira before the game?

Bartomeu smiled slightly, "Ferreira is an important goal for us in the summer, and I don't mind telling you this. So, you have to prepare in advance. ”

Nathan Neal pursed his lips and turned his attention back to the game.

On the field, my team is really under a lot of pressure. And, it seems, until now, has not played in his own half.

The Americans, again, think that Barcelona are really a dominant team.

****

April 10, 8 p.m.

Patrick glanced at the players around him, the ones he knew. There were two he didn't know, the Argentine and the Dutchman, and even then he was already familiar with them on television.

It was the tightest defense he'd ever seen.

When he was still on the QPR team, QPR's defense, while good, had never reached such a tacit level.

His departure was indeed a good thing for Tina. She has improved in many places. Or, even if she stays, she'll eventually rise to that height.

Tina had always been an idealistic realist, and he knew that.

Therefore, in this game, it did not surprise him that QPR gave up the field as never before and defended with all his might.

However, she is going to attack, and she is bound to attack......

He knew her, better than she knew. 166 Reading Network