January 2, Hawthorn Stadium, Main Stand. Before the sentry.

"Man, I bet we'll get 1 of them, but they'll get 3 of us!"

"Three? That's not enough for Amber alone! Even though Ferreira is injured, they still have that reckless Phil Beasley. I'm betting on them to score 5. ”

"What the are you...... You're right, as long as there are less than 9. ”

"Don't be so discouraged. Wolves (West Bromwich Albion's sworn enemies) have conceded seven. We couldn't be worse than that. ”

The referee's whistle blows.

On the field, on the QPR side, Sadio Babacar and JT partnered in central defence, Salomon Cisse, Briel Embolo and Marcelo also entered the starting line-up, while Gonzalo, Phil and Patrick sat on the bench and they have been tired lately.

But the result of this game ......

Marcelo's start was less effective than Lu Ling's expectations. Brazilians are really not in a good state today, and I wonder if it is because they eat and drink too well during the festival. West Bromwich Albion's strong right-wing impact made the Brazilian veteran a little tired. The centre-back combination of Sadio and JT is not skillful and is in danger in front of goal. Thankfully, no goals were conceded. It's just that QPR's control of the game has also been affected, and Salomon and Brill are too impatient in front of goal.

In the second half, Lu Ling took the lead in removing Marcelo and replacing Gonzalo, followed by Patrick and Phil.

Luck is such a mystery.

Patrick came on and failed to score on three rare occasions in the box/shot, with Phil's late header also high.

0:0 is the final score.

The QPR winning streak is terminated. It was also the Premier League's third draw in the league this season. This time, however, they will face a team that is 15th above the relegation zone in the standings.

Lu Ling applauded the away fan zone as usual before leaving, although her face was a little gloomy. Backwards, she made a quick walk to the players' tunnel. The draw meant that Everton and Chelsea, who had both won this round, had closed the gap on points. After all, it's hard to get out of the Christmas-New Year schedule.

Behind the QPR manager's black coat, night has long since fallen in the West Midlands. This area near the city of Birmingham is known as 'Black Country'. At this time, it was rainy and cold. But it was a great result for the home team, for the home fans at Hawthorn Stadium.

West Brom became the first team to keep a clean sheet of the season! For God's sake, it was the Blue and White Army who poured nine goals from Middlesbrough and seven goals from Wolves!

Many of the home fans were in no hurry to leave the stadium and still sang with their arms outstretched, chanting: "You can't score here, Patrick Amber, you can't score here!" and some mocking and abusive songs against Wolves.

The camera ends with Patrick Amberna's handsome but expressionless face in a down jacket for a moment before turning back to the live broadcast room. This was followed by laughter from Sky Sports' hosts and guests.

"Amber has scored 20 goals in the league and has 13 assists, all of which are top of the table, and it seems that he is still not satisfied. ”

****

The day after returning from the West Midlands, Hans-Bachmeier arrived early in Harrington. It was not yet fully dawn, and it was nearly 8 o'clock. In fact, there was no training session this morning, and the reason why the German came so early was because Ian asked him to run. It's weird. Hans thought as he put down his backpack.

The locker room was clean and empty at the moment. Hans looked at his watch, Ian wasn't a latecomer, so he would be there in ten minutes. They made an appointment at 8 o'clock sharp.

Hans took out his training pants and training shirt. He was going to put it on, but he hesitated, ready to wait for Ian to arrive. When Scots say morning jog, it's not necessarily a morning jog. In fact, when he said yes yesterday, he felt weird. Patrick was also on the side at the time, and the expression on his face was now intriguing.

Hans sat down in front of his locker. He is now the team's third captain. When Christine returned, Jacob was appointed second captain. However, because Ian has been almost full-time so far this season, Jacob has not had much chance to wear the captain's armband so far. Hans himself is even more so. Hans felt that although he had the temperament of a leader, he was not suitable to be a captain. There are many reasons for this. For example, he doesn't talk much. So he sometimes looked at Ian's lips moving up and down when he gave a motivational speech in the locker room, and felt that being a captain was quite tiring.

At that moment, the door to the dressing room was pushed open and the Scotsman came in with a football bag.

Hans looked at his watch, and it was still a minute before 8 o'clock.

"You're late. Hans said.

Ian immediately looked at his watch, "No, right?"

Hans smiled, stood up, walked over to shake his hand, and patted each other on the back.

Ian is always changing. Hans thought. Even the appearance makes people feel a little different. He used to have some flesh on the sides of his cheeks, which made him look a little innocent, especially when he laughed. But over the past few years, his face has slimmed down a bit, and his face has become resolute. And the hair is not so red. Sometimes, when there is a conflict on the field, Ian will even take the initiative to retreat when he goes to that station. However, the Scots have never been too strong.

After they parted, Ian walked over to his locker and caught a glimpse of Hans taking out all of his running gear. He smiled and asked, "Why don't you change it?"

Hans shrugged his shoulders and looked at the Scotsman, "Do you really want to go for a morning run?"

Ian listened to Hans's accent and remembered that years ago, when the German man was a German boy, Zixiang would imitate the way he spoke. He lowered his head and smiled silently. "Let's run first. He said.

After a while, both changed into training clothes and running shoes.

They began to run slowly around Harrington's training ground. It was completely dawn and the sun was rising, but it was still cool when the wind blew. The two chatted about yesterday's draw without saying a word. When Hans's gaze glanced in a certain direction, Ian suddenly stopped.

"Do you still like her?" asked Ian bluntly behind Hans.

Hans also stopped, and he turned slowly, his expression like a stone, without heaving. But Ian saw a little doubt in his eyes.

"I'll go to her office before I go to the locker room, or you'll be behind me if you open the locker room door. I saw you enter the parking lot when I drove in. Kristen ...... She was still the same, and if nothing else, she must have been there before eight o'clock. I brought her a cup of coffee, and she wasn't in a bad mood. It's a long season. Ian whispered. His thick Scottish accent was already familiar to Hans's ears and was easy to understand.

Hans took two steps back and stared straight at Ian, "What the hell are you trying to say?"

Ian sighed softly. "Pat told me he might reconcile with Tina. He also looked into the eyes of the Germans, and the green, a little brighter than Ben's. "He wants me to tell you this. ”

Hans continued to stare at Ian, and after a few seconds, he burst out laughing. "That bastard made you a jerk. He raised his chin as he spoke, "Is he afraid that he will beat him up if he tells me?"

Ian didn't say a word, and continued to look at Hans. Hans pulled the zipper of his hoodie to the top, almost covering his square chin and lips. Probably because it's cold. Ian thought.

They called him Caesar in front of goal. Young strikers are always afraid of him, and experienced strikers are not necessarily afraid of him. But in fact, this guy is a 22-year-old young man.

Hans played with the zipper twice, and his jaw popped out of his clothes. Ian saw the corners of his mouth curled up. "Of course I know that Pat has good intentions, and I know that he thinks he is talking to me to make him look like a jerk," he said. So I'm not wrong, he's here to make you a jerk. ”

"You haven't answered my question yet. ”

Hans looked directly at the Scotsman and replied somewhat haughtily, "Yes." ”

"But you know ......"

"Did I do anything?"

Ian was stunned.

"I didn't do anything. Hans's gaze darkened a little, "Not in the future." Reassure him. Hans remembered something. In the summer when Pat broke up with her, Pat said he would be angry if his love or pursuit caused her trouble. Hans snorted, and probably from the beginning to the end, Pat thought to himself that only Patrick Amber could cause trouble for Kristen Lu, and no one else could.

Ian nodded, but didn't quite understand the cold snort.

Hans looked back in the direction of her office. "She drew a line for me early on...... I'm not stupid. At least much smarter than Benjamin. ”

Ian looked up at the German and said seriously, "Actually, you made a decision a long time ago. ”

"What?"

"You chose bromance. ”

Hans was dismissive, "So you mean I prefer Pat to Christine?"

Ian laughed and patted Hans on the shoulder, "I didn't say that. I'm curious......"

"I had a girlfriend before. Hans threw down the words and ran again.

Ian followed, "Speaking of which, that girl is very nice, why did you break up? You never told me, I always thought you were so affectionate." ”

“…… She also spoke very little. Hans frowned, "I'm bored. ”

"So you like Christine to talk a lot? She does talk a lot sometimes...... But sometimes I can't say a few words all day. ”

Hans laughed too, warmly. "She's an interesting person. ”

"yes, and a nice ass!"

"Are you Phil Beasley pretending?" Hans reached out and patted Ian's red head with his big hand.

Ian wasn't angry, and he didn't pose as a captain. He patted Hans on the back as he ran.

Hans knew what it meant to be Scotsman. He laughed again. "I'll date someone I like. He paused again, "Also, tell Pat that no matter what happens in the future, I will be on his side and hers." ”

Ian hurriedly said, "I will." Me too. But he didn't tell Hans that he had caught a glimpse on the bus that Pat was using his phone to look up information about some college majors. The Scotsman looked at the grass of Harrington in the sun, and he hoped that would not really happen.

****

QPR's FA Cup third round against Fulham was an easy one, but Benjamin Hamilton didn't get the chance to play his old club.

In that game, Benjamin sat behind the head coach. Last season, he wore the number 18 here and she came to see both of his games. Two games. She rarely goes to watch two games of the same player.

By the end of the game, the result had been decided, and the QPR had already advanced. At Craven Farm, QPR opened the scoring thanks to an own goal before Jacob, Brill Embolo and Sorin Mitulescu scored.

Benjamin leaned over and, in the midst of the noise, behind her head, asked in a low voice, "What impressed me the most when you first saw me?"

The manager looked back at his hair, probably because it was 4:0, and she seemed to be in a good mood. "You pay a lot of attention to your hairstyle. ”

This was heard by several teammates, who were all covering their mouths and laughing.

She laughed and added, "I think you're a smart player." It's just that when she pronounces the word smart, it has a strong accent.

Benjamin didn't smile or speak again, he just looked at her until she turned her face.

Qualification is a good thing, but the draw for the FA Cup is not good for QPR. It seems that this season, the team has not had a smooth run on any draw. Their next opponent in the FA Cup is Manchester City. This means that the competition in January has become more difficult.

This was followed by the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United. They travelled to Old Trafford in the league earlier last month, winning comfortably 3-0. But in this game, Leon continued to be absent, causing difficulties for the game. The final score was 0:0. The fatigue of the whole team continues. With their lead in the Premier League shrinking to three points, Luke felt that everyone was a little absent-minded about the cup competition.

That's not going to work.

She needs a hungry team.

But she also knows that staying positive and tight mentally throughout the season is hard.

But it's the semi-finals of the League Cup!

In the locker room after the game, Lu Ling was angry.

"Even if Pat's free-kick didn't hit the post at the end and went in, I'm still not satisfied!" her throat snapped, "I told you that we can't afford to burn out in the middle of the season. I know what you're thinking. The Premier League, or the Champions League, is obviously more important than the Carabao Cup. Believe me, I think so too!, but if we are eliminated here, what confidence do we have to compete with the best teams in the Champions League?

There was silence in the locker room, and a few people looked cramped. Pat kept his head down, she knew he was a little remorseful, and Ben looked into her eyes, and there was something indescribable in them. She glared back. The corners of Ben's mouth moved, and then he lowered his head as well.

The good news, which is not good news, is that Leon is recovering well. But the Uruguayan actually ate more than two pounds of weight in just over two weeks, so Lu Ling used his strength to yell at him again. Leon must have been a little frightened in her office and rushed to the gym as soon as she got out.

Three days later, QPR thrashed Southampton 4-0 away.

In this game against the Saints, Lu Ling sent Salomon Cisse as the starting striker to partner Phil. It turns out that this french brat has a strong ** to prove himself. He scored one goal and assisted one. Phil, Pate and Ben all scored.

There are just too many competitions. During this period of time, Lu Ling has been immersed in preparation for war except for sleeping. But there was actually another thing that bothered her. Transfer.

Meng Qi recommended several candidates, but Lu Ling thought that it could not reach the level of QPR. 'If it's just a substitute centre-back, then why don't I use my own Academy players, we need players who can improve the squad significantly!'

Monchi's voice was low but equally dissatisfied. 'It's the winter transfer window, Christine. We can't conjure up the right person like magic. Regardless, Simon and I will continue to try to find someone. Do you want experienced players?"

Lu Ling thought for a moment. 'If it's Marcelo or David Silva, I'd do, but I need three things: first, you have to be a former top player, second, you have to have a basic level, and third, you have to have Premier League experience. "It's a second-best option, and the top star who is entering the twilight of her career has certainly declined, but she still has some specialties that ordinary players don't have, and she can find a way to integrate them into the system. She has already tasted the sweetness of Marcelo and Silva.

"It's not easy to find. Monchi admitted, then lowered his voice. "If you're not happy with Joey Tomlin then I'd suggest giving him a little more guidance, I know he has potential. Christine, we have to be prepared not to bring in any players in the winter window. ”

JT does have potential. However, it will take time for his potential to materialize. Moreover, JT is now the target of every game. The opponent usually arranges targeted tactics to play on his side. It's just that QPR's own fans have the psychology of protecting youth players, so the tone is a little softer. Even so, there are many fans who criticize JT for not being good enough. JT must know it himself. This has had a negative impact.

Lu Ling knew very well that she needed to talk not only to Ben and Leon, but also to JT. In fact, the team has a counselor, but she is the head coach, and her words cannot be replaced by anyone.

With this complicated mood, Lu Ling returned to the training ground. As soon as she entered the training ground, she heard the word "menstrual period".

John tried his best to talk nonsense, but apparently no one believed him and no one helped him. Damn, these bastards, they're all waiting to see me trained. John even saw that Phil had covered his face with his hands in advance, so that he would not burst out laughing for a while.

The head coach scolded John.

Lu Lingde let the Northern Irish kid with the flower arm know what respect is.

After beating Southampton, QPR will face Manchester United again. This time it's in the Premier League. That's right, they play Manchester United three times in January.

In the 22nd round of the league, Phil opened the scoring with a header against the Red Devils at the new Queen's Park, and although he was once again equalised by Pogba, Patrick once again left United fans speechless in the second half.

It was a counterattack.

Patrick and Phil faced a back three of Manchester United's defenders, two-on-three, and they didn't have the advantage in numbers.

But the sound of Phil yelling for the ball seemed to distract his opponent a little, and at that moment, Patrick chose to charge forward himself, and the ball passed directly between the three opponents.

It was a rough dribble that might have scared the opposition goalkeeper David De Gea. Anyway, by the time the Spanish goalkeeper came out, it was too late. Patrick's simple and brutal pass was followed up with a soft volley that didn't give De Gea a chance to go down and show his legs.

Lu Ling and Tim celebrated wildly with this goal, and they all thought they could finally take a breather, but damn Murphy's Law!

Glenn Mitchell suffered a groin strain in the final moments of the match after an outstretched leg interception.

The entire coaching staff looked eagerly at Alice, who could not give a verdict for the time being. The only thing that is certain is that Glenn will not be able to make it to the 23rd round of the Premier League this Sunday. Although in the end QPR won Manchester United with a score of 2:1.

Since this one, the title race for the Premier League this season has truly become a battle between three clubs: QPR (60 points), Everton (57 points) and Chelsea (55 points). Manchester United's hopes of catching up to the top of the table have been dampened and they have fallen into the second tier completely. They will have to battle Manchester City (48 points), Liverpool (44 points) and Arsenal (43 points) for a fourth-place spot.

The QPR was also initially punished in such a crazy schedule. In this odious transfer window, which has been delayed in signing a centre-back, they have lost the team's only remaining top-class centre-back, Glenn. All they have left is JT, as well as Petr Shmanovski and Sadio Babaka, who can play in central defence but are hard to count on.

On Sunday, they will travel to Goodison Park to take on direct title rivals Everton.

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