Lu Ling's return to London directly after playing Manchester City on Saturday has caused a lot of speculation in both the QPR team and the Everton team. Of course, no player or coach would be stupid enough to ask their manager about their feelings. In fact, if it weren't for the romance between two Premier League managers, it wouldn't have been so high-profile.

However, for the Everton players, they speculated that the Spaniard should have just quarreled with Christine, as the photo of the two is still on the manager's desk.

And the players at QPR have all asked or tested Patrick in private. The pretty boy's answer is one sentence:

"Ihaveno**ingidea!"

The teammates flattened their mouths, and they didn't want to ask again.

Actually, Ian thinks that Pat should know a little bit. Moreover, he talked to Zixiang, and this year Pat has changed a little. Maybe QueensParkRomance's guess is right. Maybe Pat really likes Christine. If it had been a year ago, Ian and Zixiang would have thought it was ridiculous. But when you think about the series of events that have happened in the past few months, you think that it is entirely possible.

After all, one of the hottest stars in Premier League and European football this season has been single for a long time.

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On the training ground, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

New arrivals 18-year-old Uruguayan striker Leonardo Ferreira and 19-year-old England defender Glenn Michel are both in good form.

The Uruguayan boy with long hair and a headband barely spoke English, and Lu Ling assigned him an English teacher on the first day he arrived. Now, of course, an interpreter is needed to communicate, but Lu Ling hopes that next season, Leonardo can at least have a basic communication with himself and his teammates.

Fortunately, there is a Chilean in the team, and Leonardo will talk non-stop when he is with Vargas. You can see that he is a very enthusiastic young man. Everyone called him Leon. As soon as his name was called, he would laugh and shake his head.

Lu Ling's understanding of their conversation was very limited.

One person said he wanted to teach her Spanish, but he didn't have time to learn it yet.

She found Leon an English teacher as well as a Spanish teacher. Nick was right, she might have to deal with a lot of Spanish players in the future, and she should learn Spanish well.

When he first watched Leon's video, due to his hairstyle and style, Lu Ling immediately thought of Colombia's former super shooter Radamel Falcao - although this person has been down for a long time due to injury.

Leon is the quintessential South American killer, explosive, scrappy, agile and ruthless, with a treacherous inspiration in front of goal and a knack for his team-mates.

Lu Ling believes that in time, he will definitely take over Luis Suarez's squad in the Uruguayan national team.

As for Glenn, he was a quieter Yorkshire boy with a little fluffy short hair. Born into a sports family, his father is a track and field athlete of Ghanaian origin, and his mother is a famous British handball player.

From the very beginning, he showed his affection for the manager. Looking at Lu Ling's gaze, he was always full of admiration. He enjoys exchanging technical details with her, asking a lot of questions and having his own opinions. Other than that, he didn't say much. Yu Zixiang and John will tease him when they have nothing to do, and Glenn is always smiling and shy.

Lu Ling has watched Glenn's game footage and seen his appearance on the court. He is calm, decisive on the pitch and has very good defensive skills. At the same time, the body is also a rare excellence in central defenders, with good starting speed and power. Lu Ling is determined to develop him as a defensive commander, and if he succeeds in making the switch from Mensah's loan deal to a permanent transfer in the future, the two will be a perfect match.

In her plans, both Leon and Glenn will come off the bench in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.

Away from Villa, it shouldn't be too difficult a game.

Three days later, in the FA Cup, they knocked out the home side at Villa Park.

Glenn didn't get much playing time, and he still needs to be watched. But Leon came on early in the second half and scored the winner in the 64th minute with John assisting.

After he scored, he went to the corner flag area and twisted his body, and Yu Zixiang hurriedly went up and jumped together. After the two boys jumped, they bumped into their shoulders again.

At that time, Lu Ling was standing near the sideline, and when he saw this scene, he laughed for a long time, and finally someone danced with Zixiang.

Such a young team. The same is true for herself.

January is coming to an end with an FA Cup victory.

Busy, but the results are pretty good. And the winter signings were very successful. She got the chips she wanted.

But when she looked up at the Birmingham sky, there was always a place in her heart that was empty.

"Carajo." (Fuck)" spat out the Spanish word, and she turned and walked towards the players' tunnel.

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The first two weeks of February were clouded in gloom for Liverpool. There is no day of good weather. It didn't snow, but it was very windy and rainy.

Nicholas lost at home to Manchester City on 1 February, 2-0, giving three points straight to his rivals. Gabriel Jesus made his first start, scoring a goal and setting up Sergio Aguero to score.

After that, the Spaniard went to Madrid on February 4 and welcomed his eldest son on February 5.

He named him: Diego Flores López.

Nicholas had returned to Liverpool on 6 February but missed the away game against Middlesbrough. In that game, Everton also only got one point.

Everton then played Chelsea at home on 11 February, again with a draw.

Twenty-five rounds after the English overtake.

Manchester City are back at the top of the table with 57 points, followed by Manchester United with 55 points, while Everton are still in third place, but with 52 points, they are already five points behind Manchester City. Behind them are Arsenal with 50 points, followed by Chelsea with 48, Liverpool with 48, Tottenham with 44 and West Ham with 39.

Christine's Queens Park Rangers won at home to West Ham, who were one place above them, after drawing at Southampton on 2 February. And on February 11, they won all three points away to Crystal Palace.

QPR is now ninth with 38 points, just one point behind eighth-placed West Ham.

On the MOTD show, host Lineker and guests laughed that the myth of Leicester City is difficult to replicate, and even the magical Nick Flores looks like he has only a chance to keep a top-four finish rather than a title break.

As for The Sun, they are still in hot pursuit of the romance between the Everton manager and the QPR manager.

They wrote:

"Maybe it's because the schedule is too tight and we've struggled to see the couple in public lately. Did they quarrel? We don't know. However, an Everton player revealed that an intimate photo of the two is still on the Spaniard's desk. At least they didn't break up, I think. And, it seems, if there is a real quarrel, it seems that it only affects Nick. And our Christine is still soaring. As for Kid Pat, could he be in any better shape? The sky may be the limit for a pretty boy. ”

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On the morning of Valentine's Day on February 14, Lu Ling received two bouquets of roses in Harrington. Both handfuls are not signed, but one has a card.

It reads: To the beautiful Miss Lu, your leading results are as dazzling as yourself. Looking forward to the next meeting, I think it will be in March. You said you wanted to congratulate me. I think you haven't forgotten about it. Very much looking forward to it.

After reading it, Lu Ling threw the bouquet into the trash. Typical Nathan Neil-Lawrence style. She didn't think he really wanted to pursue himself, he probably just thought it was funny. Plus, he bumped into Nick's punch that punched Patter...... She really didn't expect to see him again. But judging by what he meant, the negotiations should be nearing the end. I don't know if Tony gave up most of his shares in the end.

And another bouquet of flowers......

Also, the Everton player said he still has their picture on his desk.

She didn't know what Nick meant, but she couldn't hide her smile the whole morning.

In training sessions, almost all the players noticed the good mood of the manager.

She even flipped the ball happily. She did a decent job of these small techniques, but she still fell out when she was in her fifties. Stabbed by Patrick. The pretty boy ran away from her with a wicked smile on his face.

An employee of the club recorded this video, which was later posted on Instagram by Yu Zixiang. There were tens of thousands of likes in less than an hour.

But by the afternoon, on Twitter, QueensParkRomance had posted a somewhat top-secret photo.

It is Lu Ling's office photo.

There are two beautiful bouquets of roses in the photo, one of which she threw in the trash and the other on her desk.

[We know that the handful that was placed on the table should have been given by Nick, but what about the handful that was thrown into the trash?]

The photo sparked a frenzied discussion and ridicule in the QPR locker room.

When Patrick came out of the shower, almost all of his teammates looked at him. In particular, the eyes of captain Nedham were full of sympathy. He was in a good mood and had absolutely no idea what was going on.

John hurriedly handed over his phone, and the picture was open on the screen.

The boy shook his head and said, "I'm so sorry, buddy, it looks like the boss doesn't need other suitors." ”

Patrick's expression froze at the photo.

They all thought that the bouquet in the trash can was given by him.

And here there is another problem.

"By the way, who the fuck went to the boss's office to take this photo and sent it to this son of a bitch's account?!" Zixiang said suddenly.