Patrick's Aston Martin sped down Bournemouth's Oak Avenue. It was a one-way street back from the sea, and at this time almost no one left the beach, and there was no one else on the quiet road except his car.

In his car, there were well-known rap songs that Yu Zixiang could memorize the lyrics. It's noisy and at the same time, it's terrible. Yu Zixiang hummed while putting on his T-shirt. In the driver's seat beside him, Patrick stared ahead, his expression still grim under his sunglasses.

Yu Zixiang couldn't tell if he was used to being like this kind of Pater recently, or if he was tired of such a Peter. It's clear that Pat hasn't gotten over his relationship with Christine yet, and it's bound to take time. It's just that, sometimes, as a friend, Yu Zixiang feels that his patience is limited. Ian or Rose would be better suited to be by Pat's side right now. But Ian has returned to Harrington, and Ross is vacationing with his girlfriend in the United States. Speaking of which, he was still worried about Pat, who had been with him in Bournemouth for so long.

Yesterday afternoon, when they watched the third and fourth place matches between Germany and Argentina together, Yu Zixiang also secretly sent a message to ask Ian Christine how he was feeling.

Ian said: "I don't think she's happy, but she's not sad either. 】

Yu Zixiang replied: [That sounds like Christine. 】

Kat is different, not only is he unhappy, but he is also angry. Yu Zixiang stopped rapping and turned his head to look at Patrick again. Who the hell was he mad at? himself? Christine? Or was this damn situation now?

Towards the end of the song, they were almost at the villa.

"Didn't Hans arrive in Berlin this morning?" asked Yu Zixiang suddenly.

Patrick made a sharp turn, and Yu Zixiang was startled in the co-pilot, and he cursed.

Patrick turned his head, pursed his lips, and said, "I'm sorry. Yes, the German national team arrived in Berlin this morning. However, Hans said he would be there in a moment, and I had just sent him the address. ”

"Does he know he's here to have a job?"

"He'll know when he comes. ”

"You're such a bastard. ”

"Thank you. ”

"Want to make a bet?"

"Bet on what?" Patrick opened the window and pressed the code, and the door to his villa in Bournemouth slowly opened.

"A little bit of the final. ”

"Yes, I know, I ask what is the stake?"

Yu Zixiang thought for a while, "If you lose, don't go to Barcelona and stay in the team." ”

Patrick refused, "That can't be. He stopped the car, turned his head, took off his sunglasses, and looked at his best friend, "Zixiang, this is not a game. I can't stay. ”

"Why not? No one will chase you away as long as you want to stay, neither will Christine, nor will Lawrence. ”

A mocking smile rose into Patrick's lips, "It's not good for her to stay on the team now, it's not good for me, it's not good for me, it's not good for the team. I don't want to repeat this logic again. Also, Barcelona is already talking to Simon, and Steve is talking to Barcelona about my personal terms. The matter has been decided. Change one. ”

Yu Zixiang opened his mouth and wanted to continue arguing with him, but he could foresee the result. It's not the first day he's met Pat, he knows his personality. There was no way he could convince him.

“…… Did Christine ask you to stay?"

"She knows me, I know her, and that doesn't make sense. Patrick said as he opened the door.

Yu Zixiang walked down from the other side.

"Okay, so then, if you lose, I'll find a couple of sexy models to come over and party tonight. ”

"You're sure you're a model, not a call girl. ”

"No problem, who do you bet on?"

"Gabriel Jesus, of course. ”

"Oh God, Brazil knocked us out!"

"I didn't say I was rooting for Brazil to win the title, I just thought they would win it. ”

"Well, we'll see. "Although I don't like France either, I think they have a better chance." By the way, Pat, do you like Pep Guardiola? aren't you worried?"

Patrick played with his car keys and looked back, "As long as he doesn't let me play left-back, it's all right." ”

****

Lu Ling stood in the middle of the training ground and looked at his watch, the time was almost up.

Today's main task is still the accumulation of physical energy. Although the team beat Reading 3-0 in yesterday's friendlie, many of the players are out of shape. Therefore, under Alice's suggestion, Lu Ling has a stricter control over his diet than last year. At the same time, players must be weighed daily to monitor their physical basic indicators. At Alice's suggestion, this became a rule in the new season of QPR.

After training, the players gathered in the lounge to watch the World Cup final.

In the midst of the uproar, Tim, who was standing at the back, whispered to Lu Ling: "The pre-season preparation for this season is really not easy. ”

Lu Ling knew what he meant.

There are now only fourteen players in the lounge who have participated in the first-team pre-season camp, six of whom have been promoted from the reserves, and only Joey Freeman has relatively much first-team experience.

Of the remaining eight, Raymond, Phillips, Van Ginkel and Washington are all fringe players who could leave the club, while Robert Green and Nedham Onuoha are veterans in the squad and not first-team players.

Only Ian Parker and John O'Connor were the team's main players last season.

At this year's World Cup, there are too many people participating in the QPR, and most of them have reached the knockout stage: four of England's internationals have reached the quarter-finals, Mensah has reached the quarter-finals with the Netherlands, León has also reached the quarter-finals with Uruguay, Hans's Germany has reached the semi-finals, and Mario Fernandez has reached the final with Brazil. Only Campbell and Vargas failed to qualify for the World Cup group.

All the players have about four weeks off, which means that most of them will not return until the beginning of August. Hans and Mario, who reached the semi-finals, will not return until August 12.

The new Premier League season kicks off on 19 August – meaning many of QPR's key players are not able to fully prepare for pre-season. There will be problems with the reserve of physical fitness, the mobilization of competitive state, and the tacit understanding with teammates.

Fortunately, the team will soon usher in some new signings, which makes Lu Ling feel a little more down-to-earth.

At 4 p.m. BST, the World Cup final begins – Brazil vs. France.

France have a super luxurious squad - Manchester United superstar Paul Pogba as captain, Everton attacker Ousmane Dembele leading the attacking line, as well as Antoine Griezmann, Rabiot and other stars, and the back line is also very strong.

In fact, the media generally believes that France's backline is better than Brazil's, and although the attacking group in the front court is not as good as Brazil's, there is no absolute gap, and being able to eliminate Messi's Argentina to reach the semi-finals also brings this team full confidence. Therefore, many media, especially European media, are optimistic that France can win the World Cup and not repeat the mistakes of the European Championship two years ago.

Like many major finals, both teams started slightly more conservatively. France dominated possession, while Brazil counter-attacked – something many didn't expect before the game.

Lu Ling stared at the screen, and the players of QPR were also hotly discussed. She heard Ian say to John next to her, "I think Brazil is a little bit restricted in this situation. Although they have the ability to fight back, it is very dangerous to be pressed and beaten all the time. ”

Lu Ling praised Ian in his heart. Brazil's counter-attacking ability is very strong, but the current three strong points in the front field (Neymar, Jesus, Coutinho) are too scattered, and it is difficult to form a joint force against France's strong individual defenders, and it is too far away from the opponent's goal.

The central axis of Brazil's defence is occupied by Mario Fernandez of the QPR and Marquinhos of Paris Saint-Germain. Lu Ling is not very worried about this combination, but the Brazilian midfield's protection ability is relatively weak.

Sure enough, in the 27th minute, France scored first. Ousmane Dembele cut in from the right and fed Pogba, who fired a powerful long-range shot past the Brazilian goal.

After that, Brazil had a bit of a chaotic situation on the field.

Gabriel Jesus was too fond of going it alone, but today's French centre-back Umtiti struggled to interfere with his dribbling, with another centre-back Raphael Varane waiting to fill in, making it very difficult for the City talent to play – a sign of the lack of experience that Jesus did not form the usual smooth combination with Neymar.

Lu Ling suddenly thought, if Pat is standing in the final of the World Cup, can he keep a cool head?

She knew he was in Bournemouth now, he didn't tell her, it was Ian who told her. Even if Ian doesn't tell her, she can find out from the newspapers, from Pate's social media.

He chose to stay in England for the summer.

Is he watching the game at the moment?

The TV footage was given exactly to Gabriel Jesus.

Gabriel Jesus is the same age as Pater and has shown considerable maturity in a series of previous matches. And in this final, Jesus made a lot of childish moves.

In the 40th minute, he also received a yellow card for excessive defensive action.

It's a decisive battle.

Either Caesar or nothing.

Perhaps experience and psychology play a greater role in this kind of game than in any other game.

****

Hans stared intently at the TV screen through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Hans, the chicken leg is mushy! Flip it!" Yu Zixiang turned his head from the sofa and shouted.

The German muttered two sentences in German, not loudly, but Patrick and Yu Zixiang in the living room could hear it, even though they turned the game up loud.

"What did he say?"

"Do I look like I can understand German?" Patrick took a sip of gin with ice cubes, his eyes off the screen.

"I guess he's definitely calling us two sons of bitches. Yu Zixiang said and stood up, "I'll go and help." He said as he walked outside to the courtyard, his eyes not taking his eyes off the screen.

Hans wiped beads of sweat from the back of his greasy right hand. He swore to God that he was going to slaughter Patrick and Zixiang.

Almost as soon as he walked into the living room of Patrick's house, Yu Zixiang opened the refrigerator door and said to him with what he thought was a sexy and charming smile: "Hans, the refrigerator is full of meat, and they are all eager for you to cook it." ”

Of course he refused.

But, tossing a coin, he lost.

This damn bad luck has continued from the World Cup to his personal life.

So, for the past forty minutes, he stood alone by the steaming oven turning over a pile of chicken and beef, while the other two guys lay on the couch and watched the ball game while drinking wine.

Now, Yu Zixiang smiled and stretched out his hand to him: "Look, I'm a very kind person, Hans. ”

Hans slapped the clip onto Yu Zixiang's hand, and then used another clip to clip a pile of meat onto the plate.

As he sat down on the couch, Patrick's eyes stared unblinkingly at the meat on his plate, and he thought Patrick's eyes looked like the pit bull he had raised.

"I'm not going to share it with you, if you want to eat, go get it yourself. Hans said with a straight face.

Patrick reluctantly got up from the couch. Hans munched on the beef patty and wondered how Christine could have liked such a guy.

****

The World Cup final goes into the second half.

Brazil changed their style of play, they pressed the French backfield aggressively, and the overall line was very forward. Neymar became the man in charge of the ball, cutting in from the left and creating a number of attacks.

Neymar is a player who has experienced a World Cup baptism - and under his guidance, Gabriel Jesus has gradually begun to calm down, while Coutinho has also begun to lean towards this side.

Brazil is finally in shape.

Neymar equalised for Brazil in the 65th minute. It is a series of combinations, and after a series of shots, it is a scuffle shot on the line of the penalty area.

France still had a chance in the 70th minute when Pogba's through ball found Ousmane Dembele at the feet, but the young French phenom fired wide from Mario Fernandes' interference.

Exclamations and cheers rang out from the QPR lounge.

Nedham yelled: "Mario is so beautiful! I don't want Everton's players to win the World Cup." ”

In the 81st minute, Brazil's long-accumulated advantage finally turned into a winning goal.

Neymar got past Raphael Varane on the left flank and headed straight into the box to face French goalkeeper Lloris, Neymar crossed softly and Jesus flanked the ball into the empty net on the other side.

The score of 2:1 remained until the end.

Brazil eventually won their sixth Hercules Cup.

The Ballon d'Or (Best Player of the World Cup) award went to Brazil's captain Neymar, who scored six goals and provided five assists, the most in the tournament.

The Golden Boot went to Gabriel Jesus, who scored eight goals and was also voted Young Player of the World Cup. León won the World Cup Silver Boot with seven goals in five games for Uruguay.

Summer in Russia ends with a carnival of Brazilians. The devastation and grief they experienced on their home soil four years ago are in vain at this moment.

The world's greatest football nation has found its place.

Lu Ling looked at the footage of Neymar lifting the World Cup, and a sense of sadness arose. Even if I am now watching such a tournament as a coach, this melancholy of farewell still surrounds Lu Ling.

What will it look like in four years?

What will this team, Pyter, England, Brazil, the Premier League, the World Cup, Nick, and herself, look like?

Could this be a new reincarnation?

She thought of Messi, who hid his face and cried that day, the superstar has participated in four World Cups in 12 years, but still cannot lift the Gold Cup like his predecessor Maradona. While Brazilians are reveling, more are indulging in their pathos and will spend the rest of their years licking their wounds.

And the World Cup is still the same, every four years, rolling forward like a wheel, new people are constantly emerging, and old people are leaving the public eye.

She only hopes that Pat will not have such regrets when he is close to retirement.

Maybe one day, I will stand on this stage myself...... This was Lu Ling's last thought before he walked out of the lounge. Now, all she needs to do is give Mario a congratulatory call.

****

"So, it's just the three of us tonight, right?" Yu Zixiang turned off the TV and asked helplessly.

Hans and Patrick looked at each other, and before Patrick could speak, Hans said, "We can play FIFA 2018." He said to Patrick, "I heard you're the second best player in the Barcelona team?"

"I'm number one. ”

"Lying. Messi said you always lose to him. ”

"That's because of FIFA's numerical problems......"

Yu Zixiang sighed, although he is also a loyal FIFA player, but tonight Brazil won the championship, he wants to find a beautiful girl to spend the night with.

****

The next day, QPR officially announced the arrival of 20-year-old Romanian international Thorin Mitulescu.

The official website features a large photo of the QPR coach shaking hands with Mitulescu.

Lu Ling said in an interview on his official website: "I am very happy that Sorin is one of the best young players in Europe in recent years. I am sure that he will be able to create great things with us in the future. Sorin will travel to the Netherlands with his team-mates tomorrow for the rest of the pre-season campaign. ”

In addition to reporting that Sorin Miturescu's transfer fee is £28 million, the English media are also speculating whether this means that Patrick Amber is about to leave west London.

In addition, rumours about QPR are about to sign Argentina's new international Claudio Llamas, as well as young Mexican striker Felipe Delgado.

It is widely believed in the media that Kristen Luke and QPR have ambitions to build a championship-contending team with a pool of young and talented players.

Amid the media uproar, there is still no clear progress on the issue of Patrick Amber's whereabouts. Only the insiders of QPR and Barça know that it is only a matter of time.

****

On the day Hans left Bournemouth, Patrick finally spoke to him. Those words lingered in Hans's ears until he boarded the plane back to Germany.

"I can't blame you for loving Mutina, she's a ...... As far as I'm concerned, she's the best. If you want to pursue her, that's certainly your right. But if you're in her shoes, you have to understand that it's only going to bother her. In fact, that was the most important reason why I was separated from her. I'm not going to be mad at you for liking her, but I'm going to be mad at you for causing her trouble. Hopefully, things won't end up going that far. Have a nice holiday. Forget about the World Cup, I think we'll be writing a new story in Qatar four years from now. Of course, the final protagonist of that story can't be Gabriel anymore. ”

Hans looked out the window.

Only blue and white. It's like the color of the club.

He will forget the pain of this summer.

He knew he would forget, and he had to forget. He hoped Patrick would do the same.

****

July 21.

In the warm-up match against PSV Eindhoven, Sorin Miturescu donned the QPR jersey for the first time and provided two assists. QPR 2:1 to defeat the opponent.

The next day, QPR officially announced that 23-year-old Claudio Lamas, a young Argentina international, had joined River Plate.

Sky Sports' program specifically invited Argentine legend Veron, who once played in the Premier League, to analyse the transfer.

Veron said: "I've been following the situation with QPR and I think Kristen Lue wants Claudio to play as a technical centre-back, like I did at Manchester United. I've seen a lot of Claudio at River Plate and I know him personally, he's a very solid but creative player and he's got both feet and can dribble with the ball. QPR definitely got a good player. ”

Sky Sports' host Chloe took over the conversation and her eyebrows fluttered: "According to our information, the player is worth £20 million, so QPR has invested £48 million this summer. They should go all out to bring down Felipe Delgado, a very tough Mexican centre-forward who is now the target of many big clubs, but we understand that QPR wants to play a two-striker formation for the new season, so there is no doubt that signing Delgado will give QPR the most important piece of the puzzle. ”

Nicholas was staring at the screen. The corners of his mouth curled slightly.

Felipe Delgado is indeed a talented centre-forward. There is no wealthy family who does not want him.

Everton already have Romelu Lukaku, but ......

****

On July 26, after playing a warm-up match against Feyenoord, QPR left for Belgium to play another match against local giants Anderlecht.

Vargas and Campbell have joined the team. However, Vargas didn't look in a good mood, and new signing Thorin Miturescu was too good in the warm-up game, which made him feel a lot of pressure. After all, he was no longer the absolute main force of the team last season.

Lu Ling sees the emotions of the Chilean people. There really isn't a lot of playing time left for the former decorated player this season, so maybe he should be talked to.

At the moment, the most popular transfer rumours continue to be Patrick Amber and Felipe Delgado.

Regarding Patrick, it has been widely reported in the media in both England and Spain that the English phenom will opt for the Camp Nou, which he is already familiar with. More details have been revealed, and now almost everyone has to accept that England's number one star will not remain in the Premier League.

As for Felipe Delgado, the famous transfer journalist Di Marzio revealed that the Mexican is very eager for the Premier League and is reluctant to accept an offer from Real Madrid, which has made the media in England very excited, after all, it is not common.

In an interview with a local Mexican television, Felipe Delgado told the media directly: "My dream is in the Premier League, where there is a lot of competition and I can improve. I can't tell you which club I'll choose, but my agent is in talks and you'll find out soon. ”

The English media generally believe that Delgado's next home is the QPR, and although Manchester United, Manchester City and Everton are also keeping an eye on the player, the current revelations are very positive for the QPR.

Lu Ling is very confident in acquiring this player, and with Monchi's connections and Simon's negotiation skills, as well as QPR's current ability to recruit young stars, she believes that the Mexican boy will appear in Harrington soon.

She was well aware that Everton were also keeping an eye on the player, although she did not call to ask Nick. She thought, Nick has Lukaku, he won't spend it.

With Delgado and Leon, this would be her dream strike combination.

Young, aggressive, hard-working, well-rounded, excellent marksmanship, able to create space for each other, complementary characteristics.

On July 28, QPR flew to Italy to prepare for the final friendly match against Milan. And after the game in a few days, several of England's QPR internationals will be back. Glenn, Zixiang and Jacob are all nearing the end of their holidays and are ready to return to Harrington for pre-season recuperation.

But Patrick-Amber won't be returning to Harrington.

August 3 is the day when the England internationals return to the QPR.

On the same day, QPR and Barcelona officially announced the departure of Patrick Amber.

The QPR has announced a transfer fee of £130 million for Patrick Amber, a record transfer fee in football history.

Barcelona's official website has a picture of new Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola posing with Patrick with a smile on his face.

Including last season's loan fee, Barcelona spent a total of £167 million on the talented player – a deal that was only possible thanks to a push from sponsor Nike and a hefty sponsorship fee.

On the same day, Barcelona announced the transfer of 31-year-old Uruguayan center Luis Suarez to Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese Super League for a fee of 85 million euros.

This shocking transfer also fills Barca's huge funding gap in Patrick's transfer.

MSN is a thing of the past, and Man is the new protagonist at Camp Nou.

On the British side, there are many words of blessing and anticipation on social media, as well as patches of lamentation and scolding. However, no one can change anything.

Patrick Amber is no longer part of the QPR.

****

In fact, on the evening of August 2, Patrick returned to Harrington.

He's going to clean up his locker. There are a lot of things to take away, but even more things that can't be taken away.

Most importantly, he wanted to see her.

But she wasn't there that day.

Tim told him she had gone to BTSPORT's media centre to shoot a promotional ad for the new Premier League season.

He knew she didn't want to see him.

He left a pot of daffodils, smashed the locker and left Harrington.

****

That night, before returning to Harrington, Lu Ling asked Tim Pat several times if he was gone. People like Tim are impatiently asked, "He's gone! I'm pretty sure!" But there's one thing...... Forget it, you'll find out when you get back. ”

Later, Lu Ling looked at the locker in the locker room that was smashed by him, and laughed wildly inexplicably.

Tim stood by the locker room door and silently asked, "You're smiling so happily, is this the end of a good story?"

"No, it's not. ”

"He also left you flowers. ”

"Narcissus?"

"Yes. ”

"Are you upset?"

Lu Ling didn't look back, but she said, "Yes." ”

After a while, she continued: "I'm going to send him an email and I have to tell him that even if he is the greatest star in the club's history, he still has to pay for destroying the team's public property. ”

Tim's embarrassed laughter followed.

"Why don't you see him?"

"I had so little self-control that I was worried that I would do irrational things. ”

"Like what?"

Lu Ling didn't answer Tim's question again. Actually, she didn't know either.

When she saw a picture of Pep and Pat on TV, on a computer screen, in a newspaper, she knew that everything was settled.

Even if she wanted to do something, finally, it was too late.

****

August 4th. QPR has officially announced the signing of winger Genk de Graaf from PSV Eindhoven – the Dutch boy known as 'The New Robben' – who was close to signing Bayern Munich before, but rumours of a deal with QPR did not appear until the last minute.

The unsuspecting maneuver shocked the football world, as rumours have swirled over the past year over De Graaf and Bayern, and the player's father (who is also his agent) has even hinted that his son is very close to the Allianz Arena.

Soon, some media picked up the □□.

It turned out that when QPR went to the Netherlands for training camp, football director Monchi and CEO Simon secretly met with Genk de Graaf and his father, and told them how QPR played and his possible position in the team in the future in the form of video explanations. After the warm-up match in Eindhoven, Lu Ling personally invited De Graf to dinner with his father, and sent a very sincere invitation.

In an interview on the official website of QPR, Genk De Graf highlighted the sincerity of the QPR club, as well as the team's very positive attitude towards reusing young people, as the key reasons for his decision to turn down Bayern Munich and go to west London, and he also revealed that Mensah also called him, and the two have a very good relationship in the Dutch national team, which is one of the reasons for choosing QPR.

De Graaf's transfer fee is around £30 million. So far, QPR has signed three blockbuster new signings this summer, spending a total of £78 million.

And the most important target left is Mexican center Felipe Delgado.

The Mexican striker recently posted a photo on Instagram wearing a blue and white T-shirt with the postscript: "Always looking forward to the future!"

This has sparked cheers and attention from QPR fans, and many media outlets believe that Delgado is using social media to make overtures to QPR. Even, it is implying that his next home has been decided.

****

QPR's next task is to face Monaco at the new Queen's Park, which is the last warm-up game of pre-season. Then the 2018-19 Premier League season is upon us. The club is confident about the new season from top to bottom, and the fans are equally rejoicing. Despite the loss of a superstar like Patrick Amber, everything seems to be running smoothly.

Lu Ling looked at the situation on the training ground, still faintly uneasy.

First, many players started their pre-season training too late, with Hans, Mario, and new signing Claudio Llamas still out of the holidays. She lacks experience in dealing with this situation, and she always feels unsure.

Second, why has the Felipe Delgado deal been delayed in making it to the final stages, and why has Simon and Monchi been working on it for almost a month?

She frowned.

Tim stared at her for a long time, but this time, he didn't ask. He knew her concerns. 166 Reading Network