White Hart Lane away locker room.

"I just heard that Christine seems to be there. ”

"Kristen?

"Which Christine could it be. ”

"Did she reconcile with her boss?"

"How the do I know. ”

"I heard Patrick was there. ”

"Maybe it's just because they're going to play us soon. ”

……

On the other side, the coaching staff is in a meeting. The analyst (A/Nalyst, PA) is making recommendations to the head coach on the key statistics of the first half.

Nicholas nodded.

Juan glanced at him, did he know she was here? Did he hear the players? Everton's assistant coach didn't know, he just hoped that if the answer was yes, it wouldn't affect the manager.

The discussion here ended quickly, and there were still six or seven minutes to go.

The manager turned around and clapped his hands at the players as he began to lay out the tactical details for the second half.

After the tactical talk, Nicholas had a simple peptalk and the players were always encouraged by his words. This team is his. Through and through. He even heard from Juan that some players were not disgusted by his peachy news, but were full of interest.

With that, Ross Barkley stood up. The captain will say a few more words. He believed in him and headed out of the locker room.

As Nicholas walked through the players' tunnel, he met several acquaintances, who paused for a moment to shake hands and say hello.

Then he walked onto the pitch.

In the Sky Sports camera, he looks serious and seems to be thinking about something.

He looked up and glanced at the stands. The lights in the stands are already on.

Immediately, behind him, the players all ran out, and he turned his head and patted them on the shoulder.

The second half is about to begin.

****

In the box.

Lu Ling chatted with Bielsa and Reyes about the first half of the game. Time is always fast when it comes to talking about this.

Patrick hung up and returned to the box, and the second half of the game was about to begin, and they walked out of the box together.

"What did Steve say?" Lu Ling asked, staring at the field.

"You know, advertisements, interviews, whatever. He said casually.

She knew about his astonishing influence lately. The same is true for herself. She nodded, focusing on the game.

As soon as the second half came up, Everton scored. Dembele didn't get past this time and created space for Ross Barkley, who fired home with a powerful shot.

Everton took the lead away from home, and the home fans were in full swing. The fans sitting in front of them finally didn't have time to take pictures of them.

Lu Ling and Bielsa looked at each other and smiled, which was what they talked about at halftime that might happen.

But in the following game, there were some surprises.

In the 62nd minute, Rose kicked down Tottenham's defender Wanyama, as a result, Wanyama fell to the ground, and Ross Barkley was sent off by referee Atkinson.

Everton will play 10 in the next half hour.

Tottenham, playing at home, launched a strong attack.

Lu Ling observed that Everton was not actually blindly defending.

She tilted her head and asked Bielsa, "Marcelo, what do you think?"

Bielsa lifted his glasses and said: "Although Everton have one man less, they deliberately keep the team in formation tight, and there is always a chance to form a counter-attacking line after the ball is broken. Mauricio should figure it out. Nick Flores' team is hard to tangle with. He paused for a moment and added, "No offense, I think his team is more disciplined than yours." ”

Lu Ling didn't answer immediately. She was thinking. She glanced at Bielsa again.

The Argentine looked at her as well, but glanced at Patrick next to her, who seemed to know what he was hinting at, but was not sure.

She concluded: "My team has scored better goals than Everton. ”

Bielsa smiled, "You're right. But I'm talking about something else. You're smart, actually, you know what I'm talking about. ”

"Perhaps. Lu Ling said perfunctorily. looked at the field.

Patrick would talk to her from time to time, and he looked at her very seriously. He also said that although Tottenham were the besieging side, Everton was not completely suppressed and was dangerous. She nodded in agreement. She had always known that he had a strong ability to read the game.

In the 81st minute, Everton did hit a counter-attack, and they suddenly formed a multi-point advantage, and winger Bolacier completed the fatal blow this time.

0:2。

After the ball, Bielsa smiled and said to the girl next to him: "You have such a competitor, you are lucky." I admire you and I admire him. He glanced at the field and added, "Of course, Mauricio is great too." ”

Lu Ling looked at the Spaniards celebrating on the sidelines and smiled slightly, then turned his head and said to the Argentine, "Nick and you have taught me a lot. I'm grateful. ”

Belsa laughed: "Actually, I always felt that I didn't teach you anything. I feel embarrassed when you say that. However, you have improved your Spanish so much, did he teach you?"

Bielsa's visit to London was mainly for work, and by the way, he invited his assistant, who had agreed to have a drink together, while watching the game. He didn't realize when he invited her that the coach of one of the sides of the game was her old lover. It was only later that Diego Reyes reminded Bielsa to react, but by then the young girl had already accepted his invitation. He was a little sorry for that, so he made up his mind not to mention those personal matters today. I didn't expect it to be mentioned indirectly. He asked with a slight regret.

She shook her head and said no.

Patrick learned a little Spanish from Leon and Vargas, and he understood part of the two conversations between Bielsa and Tina. He turned to look at her, and she noticed his gaze and asked what was wrong. He then told her what he understood.

Lu Ling laughed, and just as he wanted to speak, the whistle sounded at the end of the game.

Everton won the game with 10 men.

This means that the QPR will not be able to open up the points gap in this round.

From this point of view, Lu Ling and Patrick were not happy to see this result.

There was a cheer in the away fan zone as they chanted Nick Flores' name.

When Lu Ling got up, he glanced at the back from a distance. The figure suddenly turned his head and glanced at her. But she knew there was no way he could see her. He shouldn't know I'm here, she thought.

Nick must be in a good mood, after all, it was a complete victory. And Pochettino, Lu Ling tugged at the corners of her mouth, and every time she saw the Argentine, he seemed unhappy - even though this time it was so far away.

They weren't able to get back to the box right away, as many of the nearest fans had come to politely ask for photos and autographs. During the game, it was not good for the fans to watch the game themselves, so it was not disturbing them except for taking pictures from a distance. Now, the game is over, and despite the home team's loss, they enthusiastically come around.

They couldn't have satisfied all the fans, but they responded partially, and then went back to the box.

Lu Ling suddenly smiled and said to Patrick: "I thought that Tottenham fans were the fans who hated us the most in the Premier League. To be precise, the fans who hate me the most. ”

Patricknu pouted, not too happy about this, and he sarcastically said, "Maybe one of the fans who just took a picture with you sang 'You're going to be fired early tomorrow morning' to you." ”

Lu Ling winked at him, "Maybe there really is." ”

Because there was still work after that, Lu Ling and Patrick said goodbye to Bielsa directly, but before leaving, she agreed with the Argentine that she would have some fun next time.

"Good luck and I'm looking forward to QPR's results this season!" said Bielsa, who is also a former QPR coach.

****

The last question from Nick Flores' post-match press conference –

"Nick, in today's game, Christine was in the stands. You'll be fighting each other soon. ”

He looked at the reporter who asked the question: "I think the question about QPR should wait until the pre-match press conference of that game." To be honest, I'm a little tired. He shrugged his shoulders and stood up.

He walked out, with a quick pace.

The players, the team doctors, and the members of the coaching staff were all on their way to the bus. Nicholas took two steps back to the side and pulled out his phone.

He dialed the phone.

Juan walked a few steps before noticing Nick standing by the door and didn't go out, he took two steps back and asked in Spanish, "Why don't you get on the bus?"

He made a waiting pose.

Lu Ling looked at the name on his phone and was stunned for a few seconds before connecting.

"Why did you come to see my game?"

A familiar voice came from the earpiece. But the voice was full of questioning.

"Marcelo Bielsa invited me. She replied to him.

"Is there any other reason?"

His tone was aggressive.

"Look at the opponents and we'll meet in the league right away," she said. ”

He sneered at the other end, "You've never been to see Jose or Pep when they come to play in London. ”

She repeated: "Bielsa invited me. ”

Everyone got on the bus, and Juan got out of the bus and shouted urgently, "Nick." ”

Nicholas glanced at Juan and ignored him.

He looked into the phone and growled, "I'll ask again, Christine, is there any other reason?"

The other end.

Lu Ling pursed his lips, looked at the blue eyes opposite, and opened his lips, "No." ”

Nicholas heard an almost unhesitating "no" coming from the earpiece. He paused for half a second, "Christine, please don't come to see my game in the future." This is not a request, but an order. ”

"You don't have the right to command me to ......"

He didn't let her finish his sentence and hung up.

He then strode onto the bus back to Liverpool.

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