183 Chapter 183
England only need to win tomorrow's game against Slovakia at Wembley Stadium to qualify for the group two rounds early.
Sam Allardyce called Kyle Walker and Patrick Amber to the sidelines of the training session the day before the game. Ross and Zixiang and their teammates all looked over here.
They saw Big Sam pull out a newspaper and stuff it into Walker's arms. Ross and Zixiang looked at each other, there were already some rumors on social media last night, and it seems that the newspaper also reported it today.
Walker took it and took a look, it was the "Daily Mirror" of the day.
"Look!" said Aledas.
Walker read it out as he watched: "'England infighting'?...... What the fuck is this shit, half of it is made up. ”
The headline of the Daily Mirror read:
englandstrife!amberandalkerinvolvedson
Amber and Walker are involved, and the derby resentment continues?
Patrick didn't look, didn't even move his eyelids. Walker glanced at Patrick and was about to speak, but was interrupted by the head coach.
"I know why you are like that day. I've been a player, and from a defender's point of view, no one is comfortable being teased like that. Sam Allardyce finished glancing at Patrick, "Patrick." ”
Patrick lifted his chin, "I've already told Kyle, it's not about him personally. It's the way I play and I'm not going to change that. His tone was cold, "But what he said on the bus that day touched my bottom line." ”
Sam Allardyce looked at Patrick and people said he looked like a young David (Beckham), but in Big Sam's eyes they didn't have any resemblance. Not only the looks, but also the personality, they are not the same. Not to mention their position on the pitch and the style of play they play.
The England boss looked at Walker and called his name: "Kyle. ”
Walker pursed his lower lip, the corners of his mouth moving several times, and finally turned to Patrick, "I'm sorry. I don't really think so, it's wrong to do that. He said as he held out his hand to Patrick.
Patrick hesitated and reached over, still not looking at Walker.
"Good. Big Sam said. "Also, tomorrow's game, neither of you will start. I'll put you all together in the second half and I want you to make some friendly gestures in front of the camera. As for the media, I'm going to send the damn reporters away at the press conference today. ”
The two players nodded and ran back to practice.
****
England scored a goal in the first half at Wembley on 4 September through Danny Drinkwater.
In the second half of the second half, Sam Allardyce brought on two players who were rumored to be "infighting".
Patrick Amber and Kyle Walker tapped each other on the shoulder as they prepared to play.
Patrick came on and assisted Raheem Sterling's goal, and England won 2-0 to qualify for the World Cup, becoming the third team in Europe after Germany and Spain.
And because England won against Slovakia this time, Scotland's chances of qualifying have increased significantly.
That night, Ian was excited when he called Patrick. Next summer, perhaps, they will all be able to go to Russia. On the phone, Ian hesitated for a long time, but still gave Patrick a wake-up call.
Patrick was late when he got home. He would love to go to the other side. But Ian's words kept going back and forth in my head.
"You were photographed going out of Christine's house one morning, and I'm pretty sure the media was, but, Pat, you have to admit, it's easy to think about it. ”
He teased Zoe for a while, but he was still in a bad mood.
“oh**it.” He cursed under his breath and opened the door.
When Lu Ling opened the door, Patrick stood in the door with a gloomy face, and he flashed in.
She closed the door, and he hugged her from behind. He buried himself in her neck and sniffed her vigorously. He's hard to describe, he just knows that if someone is addicted to morphine, it's his morphine.
"I saw the news......" she turned, and before she could finish her sentence, he gagged her.
****
Lu Ling rested on Patrick's lap, looked up at him, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to hear something interesting?" The expression on his face was a little mysterious.
His fingers wandered unconsciously between her hairs, and he looked into her eyes and moved his lips, "What?"
"Allardyce called me. ”
"Are you serious?" Patrick stopped his hand and jerked up his voice.
"Yes. ”
He didn't speak again, he was unusually silent tonight.
"I know what happened on the bus that day. She leaned sideways, "Why didn't you tell me that night?"
"There's nothing to say, Kyle is just a jerk. ”
"I thought you were reconciled. Lu Ling saw their small action before they came on the field, and it was a friendly action.
He apologized to me. Patrick paused, "But I think he just doesn't want to get in trouble." ”
Lu Ling sat up and put on the clothes that covered his chest.
He wasn't wrong, after all. She said with a smile as she straightened her clothes and hair.
Patrick looked at her, a little surprised, more confused, "Tina, is this funny?"
Lu Ling shook his head.
She stared at the carpet, thought for a moment, looked up, looked at Patrick, and said calmly, "We have two solutions. ”
He looked at her and waited for her to continue.
"First, we end. ”
He grabbed her wrist violently.
The next second.
"I'm not done. She looked at him. He let go, but her wrist was already red by him.
"Second, let's be careful. She blinked, "After all, everyone knows that we are good friends. Unless they actually captured something, it wouldn't prove anything, would it?"
"What if......" he looked at her face, not knowing how to continue.
"What if...... It's also my own choice, and I'll pay the consequences. She smiled a little and kissed him on the cheek. Before he could react, she suddenly jumped off the couch.
"Baby?" called Patrick.
"Wait a minute. ”
He looked at her bare legs walking happily around the carpet, and he was in a better mood.
She didn't know where to get what and returned to him.
"I have something for you. ”
Patrick tilted his mouth, "So, you went to a coaching meeting and brought me a gift?"
"Close your eyes and give me your left hand. ”
He closed his eyes and held out his left hand.
This touch, he already knows what it is.
He opened his eyes and spread his palms.
She gave him the key to her house.
"Finally. What's happening in Nyon?" he curled the corners of his mouth, remembering the photo from the coaching summit. He slipped the keys into the pocket of his jeans.
Then he pulled her into his arms, "Tina, I'd love to say I'm not going to let anyone hurt you in anything, but I can't promise that. I don't want to promise what I can't do. ”
"Then don't. She still smiled, "I don't need that." ”
"But I know what I'll do, if something really damn happens. ”
She didn't answer.
After a while, she said, "I really didn't expect Allardyce to call me." He probably wants me to calm your emotions a bit. You see, people still treat you like a child. ”
"As long as you don't treat me like a child. I don't care about anyone else. He picked her up, "Let's go to your room." ”
"Do you want to sleep here tonight?"
He didn't answer, looking at her.
She touched his face with the back of her hand and whispered, "I want you to stay." ”
"Couldn't have been more willing. He finally smiled, as if he had just scored the goal, a little childish and more proud.
****
Wednesday, September 6, Harrington, sunny.
All the players have returned to the team. On Saturday they face their first tough opponent of the season, Jose Mourinho's Manchester United, away from home.
Because they have just returned from the national team, the players are a little tired. But overall, their attention span is fairly focused.
Lu Ling is not ready to start Jacob Harding and Artem Dzyuba who were brought in at the end of the transfer window, the former has just returned from England Under-21, while the latter has played in the World Cup qualifiers for the Russian national team, and the training time with the team is too short.
However, Jacob's ability has already received a lot of attention during Thursday's training session.
The player had a brief spell with Lu Ling during his time at Brentford, but he was still young at the time. Still, Lu Ling had an estimate of his abilities, not to mention that she had watched a lot of his recent videos before buying him.
Now, she looked at Jacob on the field. This guy is extremely desperate and fierce even in training sessions. In the physical examination report at the time of joining, it was shown that Jacob's muscle fiber ratio was very good, and he had strong endurance, as well as quite good absolute strength and explosiveness.
With a height of 183, he has not stopped developing, and his broad shoulders and skeleton are very suitable for continuing to gain muscle in the future.
It's the physicality of the perfect B2B midfielder.
Jacob, who was wearing a green training shirt, received a pass from teammate Jack Steele and rushed with the ball. He rushed up and controlled the ball very well, so that Ian, who was defending him, was a little caught off guard and was directly dodged.
Immediately afterward, Jacob fired a long-range shot.
Hans touched the ball over the crossbar, but it was still praised and encouraged by many of his teammates.
As for Artem Dzyuba, the Russian big man, who also wore a green training shirt and was on the same team as Jacob, received a long pass from the back, and directly carried Glenn Mitchell to the ground with his extremely strong body, and then turned and shot.
The powerful shot hit Hans in the face, and the two strong men immediately rushed to the ball that bounced into the middle.
The sound of the two men colliding can be heard from the sidelines of the training ground, as if two large trucks collided directly, and then both of them fell.
They were not hurt, but immediately got up and looked directly at their opponents, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.
Ian hurried over, trying to separate the tall German and the Russian, but neither of them moved. Ian heard Hans say, "Be careful!"
Artem Dzyuba did not speak English, and he was silent and glared at Hans.
Lu Ling shouted, "Artem, Hans, respect your teammates, keep your movements small in the training session, don't be too excited!"
There was a Russian translator next to her who helped her quickly translate the words.
After a few seconds, the two men finally turned around and walked back.
Tim said: "They're all players with a lot of personality, are you still optimistic?"
Lu Ling turned his head to look at the teaching assistant, how could his smile be a little gloating. But she also laughed herself, "I think Pogba and Ibrahimovic have a good relationship in Manchester United. Why can't these two people?"
She still has some confidence in handling player relationships. As long as it's not that Pat guy. Only that guy's temper makes her really helpless. She knew him too well, and there were too many such things from childhood to adulthood. He didn't care about anything, but once he decided what to do, even she wasn't sure she could control it.
After the training session, Lu Ling chatted with Hans for a few words.
Hans respects her, but is still proud.
She stared into his sharp eyes and said, "I don't care that you have a unique personality, and that's one of the reasons I admire you." But when I played Sunderland and what I did with Artem, I can't say I'm happy with it. Top goalkeepers must know how to control their emotions. What you need to intimidate is the opponent who wants to break your goal, not the referee, not your team-mates. ”
The nineteen-year-old German kept his mouth shut and finally reluctantly nodded.
****
The Premier League awards for August were announced before the start of the fourth round. QPR swept all three awards: Best Coach was awarded to Kristen Lue, who won all three games and led the team to the top of the table, Player of the Year was awarded to Patrick Amber without any suspense, and the best goal was Patrick's super goal against Tottenham.
Patrick was holding a trophy in one hand, and Lu Ling was also holding his own trophy, and a photo of them was posted on the homepage of the official Premier League website.
Lu Ling looked at the photo on the screen, glanced at the "trophy" on the table, and said to Patrick, who was teasing Zoe next to him: "I wanted to say last season, that thing is like a box, and there should be a bottle of good wine in it." ”
Indeed, the Premier League Trophy of the Month, which has been revamped from last season, is shaped like a small vertical cube, like a small wine box, with the Premier League's logo lion head painted on it.
Patrick looked up and winked at him, "Sounds like you want to open a bottle of good wine." ”
"Maybe tomorrow at Old Trafford, José will treat me to a drink. ”
"Baby, do you think he'll invite you if he loses to us?"
Lu Ling walked up to Patrick and kissed him, "I really like how confident you were before the game. Then she continued, "José is not a generous man, but I think he is a gentleman. ”
They kissed and after a while......
"I have to go home, and I still have a job...... And you should go to sleep...... Wait for us to come back from Manchester......"
"I've got the keys to your house, maybe I'll crawl into your bed in the middle of the night. ”
"Oh...... Are you a psychopath or a stalker or something?"
"Not yet. ”
"Then promise me not to become one of them. Good night. Wish us the best of luck tomorrow. ”
"Kiss me and you'll have a lot of good luck. ”
Kissed it.
"Good night, Tina. 166 Reading Network