You and I, together we can light up the sky.

****

9:49 p.m.

Patrick started the second half on the left. He played in that position for a while against AC Milan in the two legs of the semi-finals, but he hadn't played for a long time before that. Although the golden left side of the QPR is still talked about by fans until now, and although the golden left side of the QPR has long been demolished. Patrick's former golden partner now plays at left-back in the opposition's camp, and before he scored in the first half, the guy ripped his shirt to try to stop him from shooting. And when they're in the national team, he doesn't play left winger either.

Everyone knows that putting Patrick Amber in the middle is the best way to maximize his abilities. It didn't matter to Patrick, it was better than the first half of the day when he didn't hold the ball too much.

It's raining.

Patrick wiped the rain from his face and glanced to the sideline. After switching courts in the second half, he was in a position that kept him far away from where she was, across the width of the court.

Patrick didn't tell Tina about the nightmare he had last night. The good news is that the nightmare didn't haunt him, not all day, not during the game. But it was a real nightmare. The pain in the dream was real, and it lingered even for a few minutes after he got up.

Patrick distinctly remembers seeing Nicholas kissing Tina three and a half times. The first time was only half a time, it was at Loftus Road, that season they were promoted to the Premier League, and he saw through the glass of the fire door that the Spaniards were about to kiss her, and he didn't continue to watch, and then Tina told him that they didn't kiss; the real first time was still at Loftus Road, outside the dressing room, the man kissed her and punched him; the second time, it was outside Anfield. Through the glass of the QPR bus, through the crowd, through the window of Nicholas's car, he saw them kissing in the car, he had so much to mind Tina's madness in that relationship, and the third time was at Tina's house......

Patrick dreamed about that scene last night. He stood outside the kitchen, he watched Tina in Nicholas's arms, and he watched them kiss passionately. And he can't do anything damn about it.

It's all gone. Patrick woke up and told himself.

Patrick heard the QPR fans singing that song again.

“…… But she fell in love with an English man. ”

Lo and behold, this should be the real one.

Real Madrid were in possession and QPR temporarily retreated to defend.

Patrick followed Carvajal, who was pressed by his opponent, but he didn't follow his opponent to death. He turned his head to look in the direction of his own exclusion zone.

Gabriel is getting the ball. The Brazilian had a seemingly comfortable pass with Pierre. Patrick's gaze passed over the two men, though.

The defensive formation of the QPR has been very different from the first half.

The three centre-backs were dismantled.

John was in a position more like right-back at this point. In the first half, right wing-back Jake was moved further down the middle.

In this way, Ben is standing on the periphery, instead of being squeezed next to the defender as he did in the first half.

One of Jake's down-to-the-ground tackles intercepted Mbappe's cross to the side, and Ian immediately fed it to Ben.

Patrick started immediately, adjusting his pace, not speeding up, always keeping an eye out for the right position for his teammates.

At the other end John also started and the Northern Irishman cut straight in from the right.

This is a new style of play that was born in QPR's recent training session. In the past week, they have further honed and perfected this style of play.

Patrick Amber and John O'Connor play on both wings.

John's multi-position attribute is a very big plus in the QPR tactical changes. In the past half season, John has mainly played the right central defender position, and in the current style of play, John has played the attacking right-back position that he is most familiar with - even a bit like a right winger.

In the backfield, Glenn and JT are the last line of defense, and in front of them, Gonzalo makes the most of his delicate skills at his feet, receiving the middle and becoming a semi-technical midfielder, Ian occupies the middle, and Jake is on the right.

These five people form a hierarchy in the backfield, and the purpose is to push Ben forward.

If you have to use the formation definition, this formation is a 2332 formation when the offense is unfolding, which is hierarchical and very open.

He himself plays as a traditional left winger in this new formation, and Patrick knows how to play too well.

The moment he received the ball, Carvajal had just chased him back. Patrick took advantage of the momentum of the ball and slammed the ball forward along the sideline, flying twenty yards out.

Like Luka, no, like a dark tornado, Patrick's body kicked in violently, literally.

****

9:51 p.m.

Chloe sat in the press box and drank a cup of coffee, her eyes fixed on the field without blinking. The same goes for John Krauss next to her. After a while, the two exchanged glances, and realized that the other person was thinking the same thing as themselves.

Kristen Lue opened the second half with a 442 qpr?

Patrick Amber as left winger?

What is the QPR manager thinking?

Chloe has always found Christine Lu Qiren very difficult to understand. She had dealt with her many times, many times in interviews alone, and she still didn't think she knew the woman. And even more difficult to understand than Christine herself is her football. Chloe talked to John about both of these points, and John felt the same way.

Just after Patrick got the ball, he instantly tore apart the defence of Carvajal and Varane, and his cross was cleared by Rojas!

It's raining in Barcelona and the players are moving fast in the rain.

Chloe took a moment to say to John beside her, "Why do you think Christine switched to 442, and why did she send Trek to play left winger?"

John Krauss has been busy for a few minutes. He was doing three things at the same time: watching the situation on the field, checking the comments on Twitter, and typing records. Now the fourth thing found him. He stopped tapping on the keyboard, rubbed his nose with his right hand, didn't take his eyes off the field, and said quickly: "Jonathan Wilson (English football expert) just tweeted and he said that this formation looks like a 442 because the width and speed of the wings are opened, but it's not a traditional English 442, I agree with him......"

Chloe had already swiped that on her iPad, and she took John's words, "Yes, but Patrick rarely plays this position now." ”

John frowned, "Patrick looks very adaptable, and even easier to play, I think Christine may still have to play on the side of Vahar, that offensive opportunity just now was very good, don't you think QPR is playing well now?"

Chloe looked at the field, and in the rain, it was still QPR who was in control of the ball.

In the second half, the direction of their attack was already towards the stands occupied by the QPR fans. Because of several wonderful dribbles by Patrick on the left, the QPR fans were enthusiastic and kept singing the battle song, and the blue and white team rushed to meet the song.

There may be a lot that Chloe doesn't understand, but she at least understands that sometimes, even the slightest tactical change can lead to the overall situation, and it is by no means indistinguishable in the eyes of ordinary fans. And what it looks like never means it's true.

****

9:52 p.m.

Nicolas turned around and spoke a few words to the Real Madrid coaching staff before walking back to the touchline. He looked down at his rain-soaked shoes. He felt uncomfortable, no, certainly not the incident that made him uncomfortable. It's the situation since the start of the second half.

Real Madrid never got the ball after being cut off at the beginning. And this time Real Madrid is not taking the initiative to recycle.

Nicholas's plan for the early part of the second half was to continue the press at the end of the first half while looking for opportunities. It's not that he didn't expect the QPR to suddenly apply pressure as soon as it came up in the second half, but he certainly didn't expect it to be this way.

Nicholas had already looked up, the rain was scraping on his face, and as he looked up the field, he caught a glimpse of her assistant giving her a coat or raincoat, she was wearing only a white shirt, drenched...... She didn't ask for it, and pushed the assistant away. Sometimes he really didn't know what she was thinking.

Like now.

On the field, Patrick and John were very high on the wings, and the QPR abandoned the previous three-centre-back system and turned it into a fuzzy positional system. The five-man position at the back is very flexible, and the core of the game is undoubtedly their captain Ian Parker. Nicholas knew the Scotsman well, and even in his early days in the reserves, there was a thought about football hidden beneath his humble exterior. In his early years, he was covered up by his inferiority complex, but it was gradually stimulated by Tina's cultivation.

With this nimble five-man backcourt team to rely on, the QPR frontcourt can still spread its wings while maintaining two forwards, and the link between that is Benjamin Hamilton.

Hamilton became the distributor of possession and had a higher position than in the first half.

Nicholas suddenly laughed.

Rain and English 442.

Oh, of course it's not England here, and she's not playing an English 442.

A long time ago, they had a lot of talk about English football and continental football. They hadn't fallen in love then, she was still his assistant, and she called him Mr. Flores. Before all else happens.

"Mr. Flores. "I must say that I don't quite agree with your preconceptions about English football. ”

He looked at her with interest, dropped the marker in his hand, and waited for her to continue. He was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window of his office at the Harrington training base, with a whiteboard with training charts on one side.

"I know, this form of football...... "obviously she was looking for words, "there's a lot of raw and even stupid stuff." But there's something in it that is ingrained in the bones of English players. If it can be guided and modified, it will undoubtedly produce something that is in line with the so-called modern football. I think you have to think about these things if you want to be successful in the English league. ”

Her tone was so stubborn and confident. She has always been. He looked at her and his eyes narrowed, "Oh dear Christine, I'm just the manager of a Championship team, and I'm not here to be the savior of English football. "That's a joke, of course," you have to know that in the Premier League right now – even in the Championship – there are a lot of teams where most of the main players are foreigners. Why should I conform to the English?"

"Local players represent the support of the local fans, and furthermore, they bring a sense of identity to people in this culture, and the other thing is that their role in the dressing room is important. Don't get me wrong, Mr. Flores, I'm not talking about some nihilistic idealism, I mean it's all about the team's results in the end. ”

"Maybe, Christine. You're such an English through and through. ”

She didn't care about the sarcasm in his tone, but remembered something, saying to herself, "Pep Guardiola will come to the Premier League next season and I'm interested to see what he will do." ”

History took an interesting turn after that conversation.

Pep Guardiola's arrival at Manchester City in the Premier League has done as she has said, trying to integrate homegrown players into his purely continental system. Although the Catalans were not successful in those two years (largely because of him and her rise), they undoubtedly brought some useful ideas. Most importantly, Pep's "juegoposi" mentality is a good fit for England's two wings to emphasize speed. The speed of the wings up front is also part of Guardiola's philosophy......

She copied part of this style of play. The 2332 formation of the QPR can be transformed into 3232, or 2341, or other forms. On top of that, their wings take off strongly up front, providing the basis for the overall operation of the QPR.

This brings a great deal of control.

She really can surprise her. But this kind of surprise, he will not like at this moment.

Nicholas looked at the blue-and-white No. 18 running on the other side of the pitch. The rain has gradually become a little more dense, but not yet to the point of heavy rain. In Catalonia this season, it is unlikely to have heavy downpours. Under the bright lights of the Camp Nou, the rain looked heavier than it actually was. 166 Reading Network