There was laughter in the live broadcast room, only Lu Ling did not laugh. Around her, everyone turned back to watch the replay of the episode on TV.

The narrator's voice followed: "Oh, if I'm not mistaken, this is the second time Flores has done this." The last time it was at Anfield, he was 'playing' with an Englishman as well. I don't think Henderson and Amber would have said anything nice about the Everton boss when they met. ”

Everyone will remember last season at Anfield. Lu Ling didn't look back, still staring at the sidelines. At that time, Tim also asked her if Nick's ploy worked, and they talked about whether the Spaniard was a "Machiavellian" as the media had claimed.

But back then, she was always a spectator.

But at this moment, she found it difficult to be a spectator at all. Otherwise, she should have laughed like Lineker and Ferdinand and turned her head to look at the details of the clash on the TV.

She was not interested in knowing the details. She didn't want to know what Pat yelled at Nick.

Nick is elegant and cunning.

And Pat, he's young and proud. Even if he's not so young, what player can be calm about the behavior of the opposing manager on the sidelines.

Pate's reaction was understandable.

It's just that there are too many extenuating things on the field, and that doesn't mean that the rules of football or the referee on duty will definitely let you go.

Even as a pure fan, she doesn't want to see an important player on both sides of the team sent off, which would affect the excitement of the matchup.

Fortunately, the referee on duty, Italian Rizzoli, only showed a yellow card to Barcelona's number 7.

After that, Rizzoli went to the sidelines and verbally warned Nicholas. It's not hard to guess that if something like this happens, the Everton boss will be sent off in the stands.

The ball was eventually awarded to the home side, and Everton threw the touchline ball back on track.

"Christine—" Leo Ferdinand's voice came.

Lu Ling was slightly stunned for a moment before turning his head towards Manchester United, "Yes, Leo, what's wrong?"

"What was the relationship between those two guys? I heard my cousin [Les Ferdinand, former director of football at QPR] say that when Nick was still at QPR, their relationship wasn't as tense as the media says it is now. At that time, there were big teams that wanted to buy Patrick, and Nick also said that he would never sell it, and the value would be immeasurable in the future. ”

There were some images flashing in Lu Ling's mind, something that happened a few years ago, if it wasn't for Leo mentioning it, she might not be able to take the initiative to remember.

Is their relationship "bad" because of her? She's just one of the reasons. More essentially, it should be that these two people have incompatible personalities. It is conceivable that the current Patrick Amber will not be comfortable playing under the current Nick Flores. Even in the Championship, Nick occasionally limited his on-court freedom. And Pat really doesn't like people talking to him in a commanding tone all the time, just like she does.

Proud, they have sensitive nerves - why are you talking to me like that?

When she gets along with Nick, Nick is always like this, but because most of the time she is in **, she chooses to ignore the discomfort in her heart. But that doesn't mean the discomfort doesn't exist.

"Christine—" Leo Ferdinand called again.

This time, Lineker and Owen also looked at her, as if they were waiting for her to give a reliable answer. It seems to be watching a play. After all, these two people, one is a close and ambiguous best friend who grew up with her since childhood, and the other is an opponent and lover who has worked with her, been together and separated and together. They just don't know that the "best friend" used to be a lover too.

Lu Ling shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know what their relationship is." She had to lie, and while it sounded like a lie, she wanted to emphasize that "as far as I know about two people, whether they are intimate or strained, they will not be blinded by their personal emotions to see each other's strength." They're all smart. ”

Lineker smiled at her, and the smile was a little sly, "It's easy to understand that Flores knows Patrick, but I doubt that Patrick can really understand the deep Flores? Patrick is undoubtedly one of the smartest players I've ever met, but he's a player after all. Christine, I don't think even you can say you can fully read Nick Flores' intentions on the court. Why do you think he did that?"

"A lot of coaches have done that, Pep has done it himself, and I don't think it's a big deal. As for why Flores did that, the reason is obvious, and there is nothing to talk about. Leo said.

Lu Ling and Lineker looked at each other and smiled. All eyes have returned to the pitch.

Yes, it's easy to see why, but the Spaniards are very good at timing.

****

After the events just now, Goodison Park became more and more nervous.

Now, as soon as the Barcelona players get the ball, the boos immediately shake the sky.

It's bound to put pressure on Barça. This is what Nicholas expected, the 40,000-person Goodison Park, like the new Queen's Park, although not particularly large, has definitely been a devil's home field in recent years.

Barcelona had just had a little bit of an uplift, and then fell silent.

Everton, on the other hand, took the opportunity to withstand the pressure, exchanging possession on both sides, but did not pose any threat until half-time.

The referee's half-time whistle blew.

Before the whistle blew, the Everton boss walked into the tunnel of the players.

Patrick frowned slightly as he walked off the field to find Pep waiting for him. This came as a surprise to him. He quickened his pace and walked over.

The Catalans put their hands on his shoulders and asked him with his hands over his mouth, in an unusually serious tone: "Do you think you can control your emotions?"

Patrick also covered his mouth: "Very sure. Coach, I know what to do and what not to do. Believe me. ”

Pep nodded, the boy's gaze was firm, and when he said he believed him, it was hard to say no.

Believe me. Please have faith in me. Patrick lowered his head and smiled inexplicably.

****

"I'm going to pee and drop by for a pintto. Phil stood up first.

For a moment, Ian felt like he had brought his son to the game. Such a tense and exciting game, this turned out to be the first thing Phil said after the half-time whistle.

"I'm going to pee too. You can't drink beer, though, Phil. Yu Zixiang patted Phil on the shoulder, ready to go back to the private room with him.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you don't go to the boss and tell me the truth. Phil waved his hand, not caring about it, just a pint of beer, he thought, and the pee would be gone after a few times.

"I'll snitch. Hans said abruptly to his feet.

"Bachmeier!" Phil was annoyed by the big man who had suddenly gotten up, "you just want to find an excuse to go to the boss's office and spend a while alone with the boss......"

"He actually knows my last name. Hans turned to Ian.

Ian shrugged, "Leave him alone. He learned Leon's accent yesterday and called Leon's name, and Leon almost beat him up. He probably hadn't been in a fight in a long time and wanted to find someone to beat him. ”

"Bachmeier!" Phil felt that the Germans and Scots had completely failed to take themselves seriously.

"Look, he knows my last name, too. Ian smiled and asked Hans, "You're going to pee too?"

Hans nodded, and had already entered the box. Yu Zixiang also went in, but Phil, who was the first to stand up and say that he was going to pee, hadn't gone in yet.

"Ian—" Phil suddenly exclaimed. He was a little hesitant, he actually wanted to ask Ian how it was like to be a father soon, but Kate's pregnancy was not a secret, and his one was an "illegitimate child", and no one on the team knew about it except for Kristen Lu.

Ian looked at the empty stands as if thinking about something, and in the stands below him, many fans who didn't go to the rest area were looking at him and filming him with their phones.

The Scotsman heard Phil call him, but he didn't say anything before he said slowly: "You see - this stadium is as small as ours, it seems to be just the home of an ordinary Premier League team, but in fact, this small club has been in the knockout stages of the Champions League for two consecutive years, and won the Premier League last season." If they cross Barcelona, they will reach this year's Champions League final. When I was a kid, I never imagined that the toffee would have such a day. ”

Phil pouted. He felt the same way as Ian said, but he didn't feel comfortable with such a serious conversation.

“…… Goodison Park is much rotten than the new Queen's Park. Phil said.

Ian smiled and stood up, "You're right, we're a new stadium after all. You say, in this game, will Pat score?"

Phil thought about it, he was thinking back to Barça's No.7's performance throughout the first half – it wasn't as good as it could have been, and when the interlude on the sidelines happened, something interesting happened to them in the box stands:

Ian, Zixiang, and Hans looked at each other.

Zixiang said: "Mr. Flores is so cunning, Barcelona's offensive momentum has been poured cold water on him, if Pate is still the same little boy two years ago, it is estimated that he has been sent off by the red card now, Ian, do you remember when we played Manchester United that season? ”

"I really don't want to see that, and I don't think Christine wants to see it," Ian said. "They sometimes call the boss by name in private.

Hans's reaction was more subtle, "The tiger and the lion finally met, but in fact, one of them is in Asia and the other is in Africa, and there is no chance, so they will not meet at all." ”

Yu Zixiang smiled: "They entered the same zoo and met the same keeper, fight for meat (fight for food) natural laws, biological instincts. ”

Phil said thoughtlessly, "I should have said something to provoke Patrick when we were at Camp Nou, like I slept with my boss......"

Phil was knocked on the head by three men in turn.

Phil touched the back of his head, which was still a little painful, and said to the Scotsman, "He's going to score." ”

"Do you think so? I think he does. Ian smiled faintly and walked into the private room.

Behind him, Phil added, "If I were Patrick and didn't give the Spaniards some color, I would hate myself." By the way, Ian, can I get a beer?"

"No, you can't. Phil Warren, you remember, you're a pro, you've got games to play on the weekend, and a pint of beer might not be a big deal, but it must be a bad start. The Scotsman turned his head and became serious.

Phil glanced at the TV in the box, where the woman was talking.

"Okay, okay, I got it. Phil sighed inwardly. Actually, he didn't really want to drink beer. You can also wait a while to pee. 166 Reading Network