Glenn Mitchell felt tightness in his chest at this point, and his feet were as heavy as lead in the cold wind.

In the first fifteen minutes of the game, he had already made two misguided passes, both of which resulted in Everton's shots.

And the tactical arrangement that the boss emphasized before the game, he did not do any of it.

During Friday's training session, after John O'Connor's injury, the head coach called him to his side and said a lot to him.

"Glenn, I said your role is important in this game. And now John probably won't be able to play, and we've got one less point out of the back, so you're more important. Because Everton are going to be putting pressure on us at home, so we will have a hard time playing the ball at the back, Ian will be targeted, John could have helped with the ball, but now it's up to you to take on the main task. ”

Glenn knows the characteristics of his teammates.

Mensah excelled at mid-range and long-range passes, but his small-range passes were sometimes not solid, while Mario's passes were less consistent.

Obviously, if Everton focus on pressing Ian at the back, then QPR will have to rely on his footwork and passing ability to successfully get the ball out at the back.

Glenn came from a midfield background when he was younger, with solid handicap skills at his feet and excellent passing – not like an English defender, that's what Tim said about him.

Although he has a more reticent personality, the head coach and assistant coach clearly believe in him and often say that he is a wise player.

But......

Glenn has always had doubts about his abilities.

He was never the player who got into the camera the most, although the boss always told him to be more confident and take control of the situation, and he has the ability. But even after he became the main player in this small half of the season, he still couldn't completely let go.

He didn't want that either.

In this game, the boss arranged for him to receive more of Ian's return passes, and then calmly observe the path of the ball - if it had gone as usual, Glenn knew he could do it.

Now, however, it seems that his feet do not listen.

Lu Ling was on the sidelines and observed Glenn lowering his head again.

Tim stood with her.

"Do you think Glenn has a mental problem?"

Lu Ling's eyes were still staring at the field, she covered her mouth and said quickly, "Yes, this is bad...... When I watched Everton play Manchester City before, I knew that Glenn would be a key figure for us in this game, and I could even say that he could determine the performance of Pate to some extent, and then the performance of the whole team. At the same time, because of John's injury, we have one less ball point at the back, so I have to motivate him. He's the only one who can relieve Ian's stress. ”

Tim thought quickly while listening to the head coach's words, and when she finished speaking, he hurriedly said: "Actually, in addition to being smart, Glenn's physical fitness is not as bad as he imagined, it should be said that everything is still among the first-class, and the skill at his feet is definitely not worse than Ian." Only his psychology is a big problem. ”

Lu Ling nodded: "Glenn has been too restrained since he was a child, but even then he can still shine quickly and get our attention, so we will sign him." I'm sure he'll be a top centre-back of the future and I need his development. ”

But, I also need the score for this one. Lu Ling thought to himself.

The singing and shouting of Goodison Park shook the sky.

This is one of the scariest stadiums in the Premier League.

Everton fans chanted Nick Flores' songs, some of which were taunting Kristen Lue, as the cold wind drifted into the ears of the QPR manager.

Premier League fans will always sing songs that will not disappear from the stadium even if the person mentioned in the song is no longer in the league, or even retired or retired.

She and his romance will accompany these songs and be mentioned again and again. A reminder to everyone on the pitch that his relationship with her is definitely more than just the manager of two Premier League teams competing for the top spot.

And on the court, Glenn Mitchell once again hesitated to get the ball.

And this time, it was Ross Barkley who cut off the ball.

The Everton captain broke the ball and quickly got to the feet of Ousmane Dembele.

Dembele dribbled beautifully and quickly attracted Jacob Harding's defence, who immediately split the ball.

Ross Barkley took the ball and fired a shot straight from distance, which was saved by Hans, but the rest of the QPR players were not yet in place.

Hans immediately wanted to control the ball in the air......

At this point, Lukaku appeared and bumped into Hans.

Both are big guys, but Hans is in the air and Lukaku doesn't jump, so the former is more affected.

Hans lost his balance slightly and didn't reach the ball.

Romelu Lukaku puts the ball in the back of the net.

Almost all of the QPR players were yelling at the referee, "Foul!

But Atkinson was indifferent.

The goal is valid.

In the 17th minute, Everton took a 1-0 lead at home to leaders Queens Park Rangers.

Lu Ling also yelled on the sideline, she was extremely disappointed with the referee's decision, but she did not go to the fourth official to plead this time.

The Everton manager on the other side applauded indifferently. He gave a mocking smile to his mouth as he high-fived the coaching staff and looked at the angry camel-colored figure.

Come on, revenge. Girl.

****

Although it was a referee's misjudgment and Everton were somewhat lucky to get the goal, a series of problems have arisen before and the goal was not accidental.

'Glenn Mitchell looked too nervous, what happened to the QPR players today, was there too much pressure at Goodison Park, but the goal was controversial. Martin Taylor said.

Slow-motion replay.

Indeed, this was a miscalculation. But Mitchell made mistakes, and more than one, but I want to highlight Flores' aggressive pressing tactics......," Neville said.

Nicholas stood on the sideline with his hands in his trouser pockets.

He is tall and slender, and his presence on the sidelines has been a sight to behold at Goodison Park for more than a season.

A lot of Everton fans are crazy about him.

The pressing style of play was a strategy that the Spaniard has instilled in his squad this season and an important step in his transformation of Everton into the team of his dreams.

After a season of running-in, he has developed a style of play that focuses on possession penetration and puts fierce pressure on opponents as soon as he loses possession.

In fact, Pep Guardiola was also implementing this kind of high pressing tactics at Manchester City, but Manchester City's pressure on QPR at that time was mainly to cut off the passing lane, while the better physical Everton added strong physical pressure while taking care of the passing line.

The Toffees are already a very physical team under his build.

Nicolás likes this, and he thinks it can increase competitiveness, which is somewhat similar to his former boss, Jose Mourinho.

This front-court pressing system is Nicholas's proud work, and it can be called the best and most complete pressing system in the Premier League and even in Europe.

While he hasn't brought Glenn Mitchell with him, he has a general idea of some of the player's characteristics.

So, the problem is with the young defender, and it's no surprise to him.

Christine, you'll pay for the trust you have in him.

After the goal, Everton continued to keep the pressure on the QPR backfield.

Lu Ling looked at the situation on the field, and she couldn't think of any good way for the time being.

The cold wind hit again, and she was a little nervous, and buttoned up her trench coat.

With the ball blocked at the back of the QPR, Patrick had to drop back to get his hands on the ball, but Van der Bergh chased him after him.

Patrick glanced at the Dutchman behind him, this guy didn't seem to care about the yellow card on his body at all, and his close movements were very ferocious. And so far, he has managed to interfere with his dribbling starts twice.

Although he was not cut off, Patrick felt a lot of pressure and was unable to get the ball through from the back, which also made it more difficult for him to handle the ball.

Finally getting the ball again, Patrick tries to break through with a sudden acceleration.

Vanderberg leaned in again, his shoulders and his feet, this time to Patrik's ankles.

Patrick falls to the ground.

Atkinson ran over.

The fans at the scene sighed.

Lu Ling stared at the field, if this was a yellow card, it would be a dream situation.

The referee showed a yellow card.

Lu Ling couldn't believe what he saw. There was surprise in her eyes.

But......

This is for Patrick!?

There was applause and cheers from the home fans, and boos and scolding from the away fan zone.

Lu Ling couldn't believe what he was seeing. She thundered on the sideline again.

Atkinson thinks Patrick faked a fall.

The QPR boss cursed several times while spreading his hands. Pat never faked a fall, and even if Vanderbergh wasn't awarded a foul on the ball, Patrick shouldn't be awarded a fake.

The number one player of the QPR who received an inexplicable yellow card on the field was surprised for a moment, but his reaction afterwards was quite calm. He walked over and said calmly to the referee: "I didn't fake a fall." I never do that. ”

The referee shook his head at him.

Patrick didn't say anything more and walked to the side.

Another teammate went over and said a few words.

In fact, everyone knows that it will not change the outcome, and Atkinson's decision has been made. But they need to let the referee know that Patrick's yellow card was wronged. Whether the referee believes it or not is another matter.

Lu Ling regained his composure after complaining briefly.

A 1-0 lead for the home team was not a disaster result. There's still a lot of time.

Pat is not a defensive player, and getting a ridiculous yellow card will hardly affect the rest of the game. 166 Reading Network