In September, the weather was still good across Europe, including the UK. 【Fengyun Reading Network.】

While most of the main players of the first team went to report to the national team, Lu Ling also boarded the plane to Switzerland. This is the second time she has been to the Coaching Summit.

The shores of Lake Geneva are still as sunny and calm as last year. However, because today there will be most of the world's top managers, it should still be a lot more lively than usual.

This time, Lu Ling did not see the Portuguese, but the Catalans came. They talked about the back three that has been prevalent throughout Europe for a few years, but before they could get to the nitty-gritty, someone else joined in.

Nicholas wore a crisp suit, his hair was cut short, it was very short, and he had an unusually clean beard, which made him look several years younger. Like a thirty-year-old man. Lu Ling thought. She looked up slightly at the top of his head, their family really didn't have the gene for baldness. The Everton boss shrugged his brow as if he could read minds, and said to her: "I didn't lie to you. ”

She smiled slightly. If the Catalans knew what they were talking about, they might think they were naïve.

Pep Guardiola obviously didn't know, and he flattened his mouth and said: "It's strange that this gentleman has robbed you of your most important signing of the season, and you are still so peaceful. ”

"No, it's not peaceful at all. Lu Ling shook his head and continued, "I'm still angry about this matter. ”

"But you don't look angry at all. The Barcelona coach shrugged his shoulders, "I suspect that if I had done the same thing as him, you would have ignored me." ”

"That's not true, Pep, everybody gets angry in different ways. ”

Pep shrugged his shoulders again, then nodded at the two men with champagne and left.

"I guess he came because he knew Jose wasn't coming. ”

"I guess he doesn't care if Jose comes here or not. Lu Ling's eyes flickered over Nicholas's head and he was in a trance.

"I remember we didn't talk well at this meeting last year. He smiled.

"That's because you were mad at me. ”

"Oh, you know I was angry with you, and do you know why I'm angry?" he said in a joking tone, but with a bit of seriousness.

Lu Ling raised his eyebrows. She might have vaguely guessed last year, but she couldn't remember it now, or maybe she just didn't want to think about it. It's been a year, and even if she remembers it, what about it?

"Whatever the reason, I'm willing to apologize. Are you going to apologize to me, though, or, in the winter, consider lending me two players on loan?"

Nick looked at her with a smile. She didn't know what he meant.

'I'm sorry for disrupting your plans, but I'm glad I did, I'm not going to loan or sell players to your team, and I know you do. He said slowly as she looked at her guess. He may have wanted to say more, but the president of the General Assembly, Sir Alex Ferguson, has taken the stage.

Everyone fell silent. They each walked to their seats, and after a while, to the voice of the Scottish, the Spaniard looked at her again. She noticed his gaze, far away, meeting each other, for a short time, before she looked away.

Before leaving Nyon, Lu Ling received a call from Nicholas, in which he told her that he was already at the airport and was about to fly to Manchester.

"I'm looking forward to meeting in November. Oh, and hopefully you don't lose hope of qualifying for the Champions League before then. ”

She said, "You'd better mind your own business." ”

"Of course I will. He paused for a moment before whispering, "You should be happier." ”

"I'm very happy. ”

"No, you're lying. ”

"Well, I'm probably lying. It's been a rough summer, but it's coming to an end. ”

"Yes, it will always pass. ”

The sound of an airport radio could be heard from his side.

"I ......" Lu Ling thought about how to end the call, which was already a little awkward.

On the other end, he was also speaking: "Christine, can I tell you something?"

"What?"

"You said someone mentioned Banus to you, that man...... It's me. We are destined to meet again in Marbella. He paused, but as if waiting for her reaction, he continued, "Bellaragagazza."

The moment Lu Ling opened his mouth to say "ciao", he hung up the phone.

She remembered that snowy night in Liverpool, she had fallen asleep, but there was always a male voice lingering in her ears.

They were destined to meet again in that port.

****

After the first three rounds of the Premier League, Everton is the only team to take all nine points and is at the top of the table, while Manchester City, Liverpool, QPR and Arsenal all have seven points and Manchester United has six points. Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur had a poor start to the game with three draws, but Antonio Conte's Chelsea have suffered a dramatic decline, with some problems in the dressing room reported, combined with Eden Hazard's injury and Michy Batshuayi's departure, leaving the Blues in the relegation zone with just one point in the opening three games.

Starting with the international break in September 2018, UEFA held its inaugural "UEFA Nations League" – a boring competition in Lu's view, with UEFA's 55-member national teams divided into four divisions to play relegated leagues, with play-offs at the top to determine the champions, held every two years. The purpose of this tournament is, firstly, to add a European trophy for teams to compete for, and secondly, to replace part of the European Championship qualifiers.

But Lu Ling is very clear that this is nothing more than a complex new tournament to be implemented in order to replace the previous uncompetitive friendly match with an official competition, and to increase the number of strong dialogues, increase commercial income, and win votes from small countries.

It may not seem like there has been an increase in the number of games, but for the club manager, the increase in competitive and strong conversations in international matches means that players are more likely to return from injury.

The England national team has been drawn together with Italy and Croatia in the A division of the UEFA Nations League, and it is now England's first game against Croatia on TV.

Lu Ling was thinking about his opponent Arsenal in the next round while casually glancing at the TV.

She knew that England's No.7 had scored a beautiful long-range goal not long after the opening.

She also knew that the goal had taken place at Wembley Stadium, not too far from her home.

If, after the game, he asked her if she wanted to have a cup of coffee together, she didn't think she would say no. However, she did not receive any calls or messages from him until three hours after the end of this match.

Later, when she picked up the phone and tried to call him, he called.

He was already in the departure hall at Heathrow Airport preparing to return to Barcelona.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I have a commercial to shoot. ”

"It seems like Steve is working hard to turn you into one of the highest-paid footballers. Lu Ling knew that Patrick's annual salary in Barcelona was more than 30 million euros, and there was no need to compare his salary during the QPR period.

"It's an advertisement for a perfume. He added.

"Oh, that sounds sexy. Lu Ling said with a smile, she remembered something again, and sent him a photo.

Patrick clicked on the picture, and it was a photo of her and Luca. More precisely, a picture of her riding on Luca. Beautiful Tina and handsome Luca - he looked and looked, and finally, he still noticed the loneliness in her black eyes in the photo.

He picked up on her previous words and said, "It's not going to be sexy like this picture of you." However, you should be happy. ”

Is it so obvious?,Lu Ling thought. Nick said that, and now, so does Pat.

"As long as there are no more injuries, I think I will. ”

"Tina...... You know if you're not happy, neither will I. ”

Lu Ling walked to the window, opened the window, and there were planes flying in the night sky. In a few moments, another plane would take the man she was talking to a thousand miles to Barcelona.

"Don't worry, I'm in a good mood, my focus is on the league and the Champions League group stage. I haven't been in the Champions League yet, and so are you, and I think we should all be excited about that. ”

"That's right, that's the Tina I know. ”

****

Returning from the international break, Hans changed his hairstyle. When the manager first saw his new hairstyle on the training ground, he stared at him for several seconds, his eyes unpredictable.

Hans said, "Patrick recommended me a barber. ”

She opened her mouth as she listened, and the expression was the same. And then he smiled, and that smile was beautiful. "It's not bad," she said. ”

Yu Zixiang said next to him: "Hans, remember to face those guys with this when you guard the door, it will definitely make you more courageous." ”

Hans raised the corners of his mouth and raised an eyebrow. His hair is very short now, and the pattern on the left side is a bit exaggerated, in fact, a bit like a little devil, that's why Yu Zixiang said that. Perhaps, it doesn't feel like his usual style. Actually, he didn't feel used to it just after changing his hairstyle, but the next day when he looked at his left side of his hair in the mirror, he realized that he liked it. And immediately sent a message to Patrick, thanking him for the hairstylist he recommended.

The Englishman in Barcelona immediately asked him for a photo. So, Patrick was actually the first player to see his new hairstyle. Naturally, his new hairstyle also made the news, and he even heard that two young goalkeepers in the QPR academy had cut their hairstyles exactly like his. This is the first time.

Now, the new kid in front of him was pointing his finger at him, laughing.

Hans frowned.

Phil laughed and said, "You're definitely the most stylish German goalkeeper I've ever met, but you look like a fool......"

Hans's brow gradually relaxed. He took a step forward, Phil's smile froze briefly, but then continued with the mockery.

The German walked up to Phil without squinting, and instead of stopping in front of him, he slammed him on the shoulder, then raised his square chin and said, "It's time for you to go over there." ”

Now I'm playing a training match.

The sunshine was not bad.

The manager was talking to Michy Batshuayi on the other side of the pitch. One of the reasons why Phil was asked to train with the first team was because of Tom Jones' introduction.

After joining QPR, or more precisely, after his first game with QPR's reserve team, Tom Sr. knocked on the door of the manager's office.

Old Tom sat down and got straight to the point, "Christine, what are you going to do about this kid Phil Warren?"

"I haven't seen him yet......"

"Yes, yes...... You should meet Him first. Tom Sr. coughed and said, "If I had to decide, I wouldn't let him continue to play at this U23 level...... He's got out of that level and it's not good for him to keep playing here. ”

Lu Ling didn't speak.

Old Tom continued: "Moreover, there is something about this boy that he himself is afraid of without realizing it. Maybe it's only at a higher level that he can inspire something like that. Christine, Monchi was right to recommend him to you. ”

"So, your suggestion is ......"

"I've taken countless kids, eight or nine, eighteen or nine. Some children know at a glance that no matter how diligent they are, they may only be able to play in League One at most. But some kids, you only need to watch it for five minutes to know it...... You can see that he will be able to score 20 goals in the Premier League in a few years. ”

"Like Pat?"

"Patrick is special, and this kid, Phil, is special, maybe the second special I've ever seen...... Christine, I'm well aware of why his past coaches gave up on him...... This Phil, his talent, not everyone can unearth. More people probably just see him as a bastard. So...... Let him be in the first team, you can take it, it is the most suitable. ”