"That's Nick's sister, Lola Flores. Lu Ling said.

"Oh, really? You've seen that?" asked Tim casually, not looking back. On TV, Nicholas and Henderson were already arguing, and there was a little bit of pushing and shoving each other.

"No, photos. However, she is more mature and beautiful in the camera than in the photo. Lu Ling replied. She hadn't seen any of Nick's family, only pictures. He is the eldest son in the family and has a younger brother and a younger sister, both of whom live in Madrid. It seems that Lola has recently come to Liverpool.

Tim turned up his voice as Lu Ling spoke.

Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor was teasing: "Oh, no matter what people think of these two people's actions, we will definitely play this picture often in the future, I can guarantee it." ”

Lu Ling looked at the angry Liverpool captain on TV. Henderson's eyes were fixed on Nick, and he was yelling at the Everton manager, looking at what he should have said: "**off!"

Sky Sports replayed the scene.

Liverpool's attack. Lovren's long ball went wide and Henderson rushed to catch the ball, but Gaya cleared the ball off the touchline. After the ball went out of bounds, it came to the feet of the Everton boss in a suit on the sidelines.

Nicholas lightly picked at the tip of his leather shoe—

In fact, many managers have done this, and they just give it back to the opposing players after picking it up.

But Nicholas didn't do that, and when Henderson came to get the ball, he directly picked the ball over Henderson's head, and Henderson didn't know where the ball went for a moment, and he looked down again, and the ball fell to Nicholas's feet. Henderson was about to reach the ball with his hands when the Everton manager casually picked the ball out of the hands of the Liverpool captain.

The whole Goodison Park cheered loudly with the two blows of their own manager, completely overshadowing the boos of the Liverpool fans.

Henderson didn't care about the ball anymore and reached out and pushed Nicholas directly. In addition to the embarrassment and resentment of being humiliated, the Liverpool captain's face was also a little anxious. The Everton boss looked like he didn't care about himself, quietly shaking off Henderson's arm.

The two argued. No one knows exactly what was said. Only that **off sentence is obvious. But Henderson must have said something that upset Nicholas, because the Everton boss had a gloomy look on his face afterwards.

On the other side, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is waving his arms and yelling at the side.

Thankfully, the fourth official had already arrived, and Henderson was pulled away by a couple of teammates.

Nicolas has been warned that if he does something more, the Everton boss will be sent off in the stands.

Henderson didn't come to throw the touchline ball, while Nicholas remained in place, "enjoying" the enthusiastic reaction of the home fans to his recent series of moves with a dark face.

Tim turned his head again and asked Lu Ling, "ell... What do you think of this so-called 'Machiavellian' trick? As Martin Taylor said, this scene must have forever remained in the history of the Merseyside derby. Also, Nick does know how to curry favor with the Toffee fans, doesn't he? ”

Although Tim was in a mocking tone, Lu Ling still heard a little criticism more or less. She first laughed, then shook her head, "The attack on Liverpool just now was very good, and such an interruption may be affected." Nick undoubtedly did it on purpose. By the way, what happened in the first half?"

'Liverpool played better in the first half and Roberto Firmino scored first. Everton's equaliser was due to a misjudgment by Clattenburg, the ball that was clearly fouled. I do doubt this gentleman's eyesight. Although it was only two minutes into the game just now, it could be seen that Everton's players were still in a trance, but Liverpool's attack had been up from the first second. Actually, I don't think Nick will work if he does that. And if there is an impact, it can never be the player of one side who is affected. And who knows which side is a good influence and which one is a bad one. Also, he was lucky not to be sent to the stands. Speaking of which, the Toffee's luck has been going on for a long time. I hope they don't have that luck next. ”

Lu Ling stared at Tim's moving mouth and laughed silently.

Tim is half Latin and doesn't know how to use cunning in the world of football. But what he just said showed his character traits vividly. He thinks too much, seems to be thorough, seems to be less prone to make mistakes, but in fact he is weak in decision-making.

As Tim spoke, Everton had cleared the ball in the box and it was now at the feet of the Everton player.

Lu Ling turned his gaze back to the live game.

The camera once again showed the Spaniard on the sidelines, he shouted something, she didn't have to look at his mouth to know what order he was taking, he must have told the players not to control the ball and hit directly.

Liverpool have glaring holes at the back and there is a good chance that this counter-attack will be successful.

In fact, it's not almost.

"It looks like Nick's little trick has worked. Lu Ling sneered, "However, if he does this to my players, I think a war after the game is inevitable." Guess what the Germans will say after the game?"

"You're judging him......" Tim was a little surprised.

"Criticism? I always knew he was as triumphalist as José. What we perceive as less respectable and less honorable behaviour is nothing more than a means to win in their eyes. Perhaps, we can learn too?" she sneered, continuing, "but, obviously, he is more arrogant than José. Is it the fear that a manager who picks up the ball on the sidelines and plays the captain of the opposing team, or in the Merseyside derby, is he afraid that people will not know that he was talented and skilled when he was young? Oh, I think this scene will definitely be intercepted, and the fans all over the world will go crazy before the game is over. ”

"He's just like you, consciously or unconsciously, always doing things that focus on himself. When Tim looked back, he saw that she had taken a few steps forward and sat down on the couch across from his desk.

"Are you judging me, Tim?" she asked, turning to him.

"Of course not. I'm just stating the facts. However, I'm really curious about what the two of you get along like when you're together. Volcanic eruptions every moment?"

Lu Ling stared at the TV intently, and said a little stiffly: "So we are not together." ”

In fact, the real answer should be: "When in bed, yes." Other times, occasionally. But she couldn't have told Tim that.

After a while, Tim said, "Actually, you know he wouldn't do that when he was beating us." ”

She didn't have to ask why.

"He doesn't care about others, but I think he's afraid you'll look down on him. The TA continued.

Lu Ling didn't answer again. But she knew it was true, at least for now.

Tim added: "He's got really good technical skills, and the free-kick he scored at Harrington training ground is still circulating on Twitter and Instagram. ”

Lu Ling then remembered that sunny afternoon. At that time, she, Pat and Nick were all in QPR.

And now, only she is left.

On TV, two teams from Liverpool began to engage in a long tug-of-war and ball battle in midfield. It must be said that Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team is very strong this season. In the standings, they are currently in fourth place.

QPR's two goals scored at home in the first leg of the Carabao Cup were not just bad or accidental.

"Didn't you say there was a meeting?" Tim suddenly remembered.

After that. Anyway, we were going to play Liverpool and I was going to watch the video of this game. ”

Lu Ling certainly hopes that Everton will not win this game, and it is better to lose - due to QPR's six-goal win over Stoke yesterday, QPR has temporarily returned to the top of the table (overtaking Everton on goal difference). As long as Everton don't win, then her side will be able to stay at the top of the table after this round of the Premier League.

The game continues. Liverpool continue to storm.

Henderson's mood is not quite right, which even the average fan can tell. Lu Ling was thinking about it, Tim tilted his head and said: "Henderson's passes have been mainly conservative safety balls before, but these seven or eight bells have sent three through balls, and all of them failed, and there is a very far shot......"

Lu Ling nodded, "He is a player with a strong sense of honor." I think he must have been provoked and doing more than he could handle. ”

Liverpool's attack was interrupted and Everton played two counter-attacks, which left Liverpool struggling to catch up.

The camera always grabs to Everton's young Latin manager. His dark brown eyes have always been unfathomable, and the close-up at this time, the information revealed in them is even more hazy like fog.

"Kristen Lu, you really like dating sexy and beautiful men, don't you?" said Tim as he looked at the handsome man on the screen.

"Tim Lewis, are you indirectly saying that you are also a sexy and beautiful man?"

"Indirectly, I guess directly. Otherwise, what does Monica like about me?" the TA laughed out loud.

Lu Ling also had a smile on his face, and in the camera, Nick had temporarily returned to the coach's seat. He was talking to Juan. She looked at him on the screen, Nick, did you expect the game to develop like this?

The atmosphere in the derby is getting hotter.

Nicolas was replaced by Bolacier and Gueye in quick succession.

Lu Ling knew very well what he was going to do.

Liberation of Vanderberg.

Sure enough, the dreadlocked Dutch boy cut in at high speed and rushed into the box, just as Bolacie's precise cross flew over.

Van der Berg didn't touch the ball but it disrupted Everton defender Forness Mori, and Lukaku, who was outflanked at the back post, followed up with a powerful shot!

At this moment, Lu Ling and Tim shook their hands almost at the same time and scolded "**".

If Everton wins, it means that QPR is still three points behind.

It's no surprise that Everton have since opted to pull back, as they have spent a lot of energy on their last week.

Liverpool, on the other hand, had two games a week, and the Reds seemed to lack stamina, and although they were replaced by Divock Origi to continue to attack, they were never able to score.

In the last minute of injury time, Lu Ling saw Everton's midfielder Oliver Torres fall to the ground in the middle circle, pouted, stood up, and said to Tim: "Meeting." ”

Oliver Torres' "injury" dragged out the final minutes. Everton beat Liverpool in the derby to remain at the top of the table, three points clear of second-placed QPR.

****

Nicholas was in a good mood and walked into the post-match press conference with a smile on his face. Before sitting down, he even made a joke, "I didn't keep you waiting, and I hope you don't leave me too long." ”

His voice was not loud, but the reporters in the front row heard it and let out a little laughter, and the reporters in the back row hurriedly asked him what he said, and after passing it on, there was a little laughter again.

The Everton boss had sat down and put his hands on the long table.

First question.

"Congratulations, Nick, you're back at the top. Can you comment on the team's performance today?"

He tilted his head, "I think the players did a really good job. After more than half a season, we are becoming more and more like a real team, and the current standings speak for themselves. The atmosphere in the stadium today was also exciting and our fans were the best. ”

After that, two more reporters asked questions about the game and the performance of the players, and the Everton boss answered them one by one, talking a little more than usual.

Actually, all the journalists are waiting for "that" question.

Finally, the reporter of the newspaper Echo asked:

"Nick, did you deliberately provoke Henderson with that action on the sidelines today? We have stats that he had a much higher turnover rate in the second half than in the first half. If yes, it's clear that it worked. ”

There was not a sound at the scene, and the reporters were all waiting, ready to type quickly.

"Nope. ”

The Everton manager's voice rang out. Then, with a shrug of his shoulders, he continued, "It was just an accident. I used to be a player and the ball landed right at my feet, so I bounced it twice and that's it. Perhaps, though, I'm proving that I'm not that old. Christine was wrong. ”

Oh, the Everton boss took the initiative to mention Kristen Lu!

Immediately, there were reporters striking while the iron was hot.

"Nick, QPR also won yesterday, is her team still Everton's biggest rival and is Everton a better team than QPR?" the voice was voiced by The Sun's journalist David King, the author of the uproar.

Nicholas looked at the reporter who asked the question and continued to smile: "I know you were banned from their press conference site by QPR, so you came here to ask me questions about QPR......"

The reporters below burst into laughter.

"Unfortunately, I don't know what's going on on Christine's side, and I don't have time to care. Of course, I may be lying, after all I am a nasty Machiavellian......"

The laughter was even louder.

Nicholas blinked, "If you must want to know what I think about QPR, then I have to say, Mr. Reporter, do more fitness, I look forward to your half-nude/photo/film." Let your editors consider putting it on the third edition. (The Sun's tradition is to put nude/explicit photos of models on the third page, known as the "Lady of the Third Edition")

Amid a burst of laughter, the elegant Spaniard didn't look at the embarrassed David King anymore and got up and left the scene.

Nicholas really didn't care what people thought of his teasing of the Sun reporter, anyway, he was already a manager who "dated his former assistant coach", "abandoned his former assistant coach and threw himself into the arms of a hundred models", "refused to shake hands with the opposing coach", "played the captain of the opposing team in the derby" - in any case, it is impossible to be decent and forceful (class, this word is really difficult to find a suitable Chinese translation).

And these two things are what the British value the most.

****

Lu Ling knew the result of the second focus battle of Super Sunday when the meeting was almost over, and Rice took his mobile phone to the conference room, he said. Chelsea's 2-1 win at home to Manchester City was a good thing for QPR – they were four points ahead of Pep's side for the time being. That was the only piece of good news at the meeting.

She had been thinking on the way back that if she wanted to innovate in the summer, first of all she couldn't be fired, and secondly she needed a convincing result to keep Nathan Neal believing in her. So either way, this season, she has to finish in the top four. Nathan Neal may be very "liked" her, and from time to time he will show "interest" in her and say something similar to "**". But Lu Ling knew very well in his heart that this was a man who would constantly emphasize that he was a businessman - he knew it very clearly. If she's not good enough, she'll be driven away – and she'll go herself, of course.

Lu Ling was munching on a sandwich when Patrick called.

He has returned home in Barcelona, but he is not happy.

"No damn rain, no Tina. He said on the phone.

"Do you need me to tell you a joke?"

"Are you Siri?"

"I can be your Siri. ”

"So, Sirilu, please tell me a joke. ”

Lu Ling hurriedly chewed the sandwich in his mouth, and then imitated Siri's tone and said: "The Everton coach taught Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson how to protect the ball in the Merseyside derby today. ”

Patrick did smile, not because of what she said, but because of the tone of her voice. And, she's really trying to make him happy.

"Your voice is much sexier than Siri's. ”

"You should check it out, really, it's so funny. At today's meeting, Rice praised Nick's skills while calling him an 'arrogant bastard'. ”

"Oh, actually, I was in the taxi back and Zixiang sent me a message to see it. It's really interesting. However, I feel that Jordan [Henderson] should have punched him in the face. The next time I go to the national team training camp, I will definitely recommend Jordan like this. ”

Lu Ling couldn't stop laughing here, and she thought that Nick had indeed punched Patter, and maybe Peter was a little angry. So she said, "I think you want to do that." ”

"I haven't denied that. Patrick said calmly, and then he changed his tone and asked her, "How's that going on?"

"What...... Oh, I've said it all, it's cheesy. ”

"baby, it's just my birthday present. You can tattoo in places that others can't see. I don't mind. His laughter was a little meaningful.

Lu Ling hesitated.

He's on the other hand.

"Twenty-one is a big birthday. You know in the U.S., that means I can drink alcohol......"

"Okay, okay...... If you don't say yes, I don't know what other reasons you can find. And I still have work to do. Lu Ling interrupted him, she picked up the sandwich again and took a bite, "However, it can't be a name, you let me think about it." I don't have time right now. I'll tell you when I'm ready. ”

"No problem. Tina, it's awesome, I mean, I'm so happy. …… I love you. Patrick's voice was full of excitement. He didn't expect her to actually agree. The thought of her carving a mark of herself into her skin excites him.

After Lu Ling hung up the phone, Tim also walked in with a sandwich.

"An analysis report and video clip of Liverpool's game against Everton has been sent to your inbox. The technical part is efficient today. I took a cursory look and there was some data to refer to. It's a huge Liverpool game and I think it's good for us. Tim said, taking a bite of his own sandwich.

"Thanks, Tim. Lu Ling hurriedly opened the mailbox.

"If you have time, you can also watch what Nick and Jurgen Klopp and Jordan Henderson have to say after the game...... I think you'll be interested. ”

"Oh, I don't have time. Lu Ling had already started to read the analysis report, and he didn't raise his head.

"Trust me, you'll be interested. 166 Reading Network