On the team bus to Liverpool, the atmosphere was good. This has a lot to do with Patrick's inclusion in the squad. Before you know it, 19-year-old Patrick Amber has become the core of this team, and when he's on the field, the rest of the players will be more confident to win the game. Despite today's strong opponents.

Lu Ling took out his phone and looked at it, and the BBC's pre-match rolling broadcast put together the photos of two young men, Patrick Amber and Ousmane Dembele, with the words "Whichofthetwo19-year-oldswillshineat Goodison Park?"

She smiled and walked to the back seat to show it to Pat.

Patrick looked out the window, the song in the headphones was very noisy, and he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder, he subconsciously frowned, and when he looked up, he didn't expect it to be Tina, she seemed to have something to say to him. He then took off his headphones and nudged Ian beside him.

In fact, there is no need to send Trek to push, Ian is already ready to give the position to the assistant coach. Lu Ling didn't want to stay, but since Ian had moved her seat, she simply sat down, and then handed over her phone, "Are you looking forward to it?"

"General. Patrick glanced at him, and he was about to say something, when a message came in from Tina's phone.

[Babe, are you in Liverpool? Can't wait to see you. ——Nick】

He handed it back and put it back on.

After a while, he saw Tina put away her phone after replying to the message, he took off his headphones and asked her, "I heard Emily say that you are moving to Surrey?" Emily is Patrick's real estate agent, and now Lu Ling's.

"Yes, looking for a house. You know I'm busy, and I might drag it out for a long time. "Last season, Tony gave an annual salary of 80,000 pounds, and this season it has risen a bit, close to 100,000 pounds. Emily says she should be able to find a nice home in Surrey.

Before, Lu Ling wanted Lu Yungui to move to West London, but his father said that he was used to living and was unwilling to move away, so he gave up. Now she would put a thousand pounds into his account every month. And Lu Yungui's girlfriend, she also took the time to meet once before, she is a good middle-aged woman, not as beautiful as her mother, but very gentle. His life finally stopped worrying her, as long as he could continue to insist on not gambling.

Patrick thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to move to Surrey too." ”

Maurizio Sarri is home to a lot of players who play for the London team, so it's only natural for Pate to want to move there.

"Tina, you should have an agent so you don't have to worry about it. ”

"I'll think about it. "Nick did the same before, maybe it's time for her to think about it.

She looked at him, and he looked at her, and they both looked at each other and smiled. It's just that there is still a trace of imperceptible sadness in the depths of the boy's eyes. After that phone call, they never talked about it again, but the relationship between the two finally returned to its previous state. This week's training session, Patrick's form has picked up, and his mood seems to be getting better.

"Do you like where you are?" she asked him.

"Liked, but not quite used to it. ”

Transitioning from a pure assaulter to a frontcourt playmaker will not be a quick process. The task of the attacker is to attack directly, but the playmaker must always think about the teammates around him and how to handle the ball in the best way for the team.

Patrick says he's not entirely used to the position, but in fact he's done pretty well in the eyes of several coaches.

Bielsa originally wanted him to start today, but Lu Ling said that if he started him, he was likely to be in form for sixty or seventy minutes. With what she knows about Everton and their boss Nicolas Flores, they are likely to bet on the second half and expect their new signing Ousmane Dembele to come off the bench in the second half.

At the same time, she also pointed out that because of the injury of McCarthy in Everton's midfielder, the veteran Gareth Barry will be used as a single midfielder, and Patrick will be more able to take advantage of Barry's lack of fitness if used as a backman.

Lu Ling was surprised after analyzing these yesterday, and Bielsa said that he would consider her opinion. You know, Argentines have always been opinionated. Even his assistant Diego Reyes, who had followed him for many years, was shocked.

She struck while the iron was hot and continued, "The team should still use a more accustomed back four, we are weaker than Everton, but after stabilizing the defense, there is still a chance to counter-attack and score goals......" (The three-back style of play was used in the first game of the Knicks' tenure at QPR, and there are many formations of the three-back, some are defensive and some are offensive. At that time, Nicks' back three was to increase the number of defenders, while Bielsa's three guards were to increase the number of attackers. ）

When the translator turned to this, her words were interrupted by the Argentine, who shook his head. The refusal was very decisive.

But Bielsa immediately asked, "Christine, I thought you were an idealist?" and he asked the question because Christine's way of thinking was clearly aimed at the other person's way of thinking, and he initially thought that the young female coach was an idealist, which could be glimpsed in her training sessions and the division of the court, but her analysis just now showed a pragmatic side.

In the field of football coaching, there are idealists such as Pep Guardiola and Arsène Wenger, and there are pragmatists such as Jose Mourinho and Diego Simeone.

And Marcelo Bielsa himself, very academic, is also an idealistic coach. His 3331 style of play was extremely radical and romantic, and was considered by many critics to be ahead of its time but too unrealistic, and led to some of his past failures. But this "madman" marshal is indeed regarded as a spiritual mentor by many, many famous marshals.

Lu Ling thought for a long time, and the answer he gave was, "Not exactly." Again, I'm not exactly a pragmatist. I don't like to nail myself in a certain position, I love Pep's philosophy of football that is dominated by me, but I also appreciate Sir Alex Ferguson's flexibility. ”

The philosophy of this answer does not correspond to the Argentine.

He said, "I don't think your thinking will be beneficial to your future coaching. In the end, you will find that you have to choose one. ”

Lu Ling didn't explain again, just smiled.

Perhaps at this point, she and Nick are more in tune. They disliked neither complete idealism nor complete pragmatism, and this was agreed upon at the outset. The Spaniard has repeatedly said in the media that she understands him, not for nothing.

But they are also different, she likes to give her players more freedom in her tactical set-up and let them play their creative power, but Nick is more restrictive because he doesn't want players to disrupt his precise deployment by improvisation.

Patrick called Tina, and Lu Ling retracted his thoughts and turned his head, "What's wrong?"

"Maybe you can talk to Steve, he mentioned to me before that he would love to sign you. Patrick recommended his agent.

"Then you can make an appointment for me, I'll go back, adjust my condition, Pat, at Dembele's meeting today, in my heart, you are the better one. ”

The boy smiled, "You don't need to worry. ”

****

Saturday at half past five, Goodison Park.

It is here that Nicolas Flores welcomes his old club, Queens Park Rangers.

Fans in the away fan zone applauded the manager who led them to promotion last season. Ron Smith also applauded in the fanbase. QPR fans probably know that the manager's departure is a feud with the top management – and they really don't like the Malaysian boss very much, so there is not much to blame for the Spaniard's departure. But newcomer to Bielsa, Ron is a little less optimistic. He couldn't say it, and he always felt that the 60-year-old Argentine on the sidelines was not suitable for his home team.

Nicholas and Bielsa shook hands, and they exchanged a few words of greeting in Spanish. Then Nicholas took two more steps and hugged his former assistant.

Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor saw the scene and said, "Oh, he's hugging his assistant from last season. Everyone was surprised that Nicholas didn't take Christine. I remember that at his inauguration press conference, a reporter asked this question, and he did not answer it positively. But judging from this hug, we at least know that it is not because of the discord between the two. In fact, they seem very close. ”

"It feels good. ”

"Nick, you should let me go. ”

"I miss you so much. The Spaniard smiled and shook hands with the QPR assistant coach.

"You do like this feeling, don't you?" Lu Ling raised his eyebrows and withdrew his hand, "It's exciting?"

"Yes, you always know what I like. Nicholas winked at his girlfriend and was caught in the camera.

Then they each walked to the dugout, only this time in the opposite direction.

Patrick's eyes darkened as he glanced at the two men who had hugged and then shook hands before parting. But soon he saw the 19-year-old Everton player walking to the bench.

Ousmane Dembele turned his head and saw Patrick looking at him. The Frenchman raised his chin at Patrick with some childishness, looking less like a provocation and more like a greeting.

The whistle blew for the game.

In this game, Argentine Marcelo Bielsa used a 3331 formation. Nicolas Flores used the same 433 formation as in the previous game, but Ross Barkley started.

Nicholas sat in the dugout for less than a minute before walking to the sidelines. Bielsa's pre-match start, which he studied carefully, was not much different from what he expected. The Argentine did not use his life's work in this game.

In the formation of 3331, three defenders cover the backfield, the wingbacks on both sides of the high pressure plus the back waist form the second line, the two wingers plus the front waist form the third line, and the center striker is in front. A rather horrible personnel input is guaranteed when attacking, but it is a test of the player's ability when defending. In other words, it's a frantic attacking formation, but it also runs the risk of being crushed in an instant on the defensive end.

Nicholas turned his head and glanced at the bench of the QPR, where sat the genius who had once stormed the city for himself. This was exactly what he expected, and Patrick didn't start.

The boy was staring at the field, completely unaware of the other coach's gaze, he seemed to have thought of something, and was communicating with his assistant coach.

Nicholas turned his head and was currently on the field, naturally Everton took the initiative. And that's not just because it's the Toffees' home stadium, but because their lineup is better than QPR.

Ross Barkley plays a pass to Romelu Lukaku.

Belgian Romelu Lukaku is a striker with an extremely strong physique and impressive impact, albeit not too fine on his feet and a lack of early finishing skills, which was the main reason why Chelsea abandoned him in the first place. Of course, the Chelsea environment does not have time to wait for the striker, who was known as a little monster when he debuted, to grow. But his superb performance at Everton last season caught the attention of the whole of European football, and it was not so easy for the Blues to buy it back. The Spaniards persuaded him to stay at Everton.

Romelu Lukaku easily got rid of QPR captain Nedham, but Mensah blocked his shot. QPR almost missed the goal in the 15th minute of the first half.

Lu Ling gasped, this game, if you want to win, it is very difficult.

Pate just told her that there is a big gap between Everton's back line and the midfield line, and the aging Gareth Barry as a lone midfielder can't plug such a big hole. She was glad he had observed this. Lu Ling glanced back at Patrick, who realized her gaze and smiled at her. She thought that maybe Mr. Bielsa should be replaced at the beginning of the second half.