Statistically, Barcelona had 58 per cent possession in the first half but had just four shots on goal, compared to Everton's eight. Christine, what do you think that means?" Lineker asked, the camera focusing on his face, and then switching to the QPR manager.

"First of all, I would say that it was a very tight first half, even though neither team scored. In my opinion, Barca's squad is probably a little more unbalanced, they have more holes especially in the midfield, so Everton has taken some chances...... It's just that the chances that Everton created in the first half were not enough to produce goals, and of course, it was also the threat of Pat, Messi and Neymar that made Everton afraid to invest too much in attack. Lu Ling said seriously, she was still frowning after she finished speaking, she was still thinking about everything that happened in the first half.

Michael Owen was quick to pick up: "But the three of Barcelona didn't create any very good chances, Everton's defense is extremely good, and in such a matchup, the side with the best defense has a better chance of qualifying." ”

Lu Ling didn't completely disagree with Owen's point of view, but she remembered for a moment that the players in the dressing room always laughed at the former England talented striker as a guest, and couldn't help but grin, her expression quickly returned to seriousness, "It seems that this is true at the moment. But I have to mention that Barça did a good couple of times before Nick and Pate clashed on the sidelines. I was thinking that in the second half, once you get into the rhythm of those three superstars, even Everton's defence will be in trouble. ”

"So you think Nicolas Flores did that on purpose?" asked Leo Ferdinand with a crooked mouth and a grin.

Lu Ling felt a slight discomfort at this question, was it between her relationship with Nick, or was it between her peers? If it were Jose Mourinho, she would also not know how to answer.

BT Sport's live feed cut to the clash at the right time.

Only then did Lu Ling see the details of the facial expressions of the two people in that conflict.

Pat was furious, and that was obvious to all. But at the same time, very cold. In fact, this is what he is really angry about. She remembered that he had been like this since he was a child, his eyes suddenly sharp, full of distance and aggression. He glared at the Everton boss and yelled a few words. And the latter......

He was indeed like a child in front of him, she thought.

Nick undoubtedly did it on purpose, so the Spaniard's grim face was more mocking and easy.

For most people, it would take them to watch the slow-motion replay repeatedly to guess two of the words that Pat yelled, but for those who know him well, at least one of them can be seen at a glance.

He said, "Be like a man or get away!"

In fact, the Everton coach also said something, but the camera did not clearly give him a mouth shape, and Lu Ling had no way of knowing.

He'll probably say something like "I'm a man, you're a little boy", and of course, maybe get Peter out of the way. Thinking so, she suddenly realized that she should say something, she was on a live show, and she had just been asked a question.

QPR's head coach smiled and shrugged at the camera, "I didn't say he did it on purpose. But we are often on the sidelines, and you know, if you pick up the ball, you want to give it to your own players. But ......"

Lineker interrupted her suddenly, "So, Christine......"

Lineker didn't expect the guest to finish speaking, he didn't intend to interrupt her, he just wanted to ask the next question.

This second was a little awkward, but Lineker handled it very professionally and humorously, he smiled and apologized and said: "Christine, please continue, it is rare for us to have a serving manager as a guest, and I definitely don't want to make other managers even more reluctant to accept our invitation by interrupting you." ”

Lu Ling originally wanted to say, "But if he treats Pat like that, any player will be angry", but it was nonsense. And after being interrupted like this, it sounds like ...... Somewhat stupid.

She smiled and flattened her mouth, "Nothing important, I just wanted to say that if I were Pat I would hit him too." In short, these are two teams in the matchup, and such friction is unavoidable. I don't want to see a red card in the second half, I like football without a red card. ”

"Even if it appears in your opponent's hands?" Lineker asked quickly.

'That's probably the only time I'm happy to see a red card. ”

Everyone laughed.

Lu Ling also laughed, and added, "I hate to admit this, but it's a fact." Then she came back to the game, "I'm looking forward to the second half, I know Nick. Although he spent most of the first half defending in his own half, except for a short period in the middle, I don't think he would do that in the second half. I think he's going to play very aggressively high at some point, probably at the beginning of the second half. And I know Pep and his team will stick to his philosophy at all times. Oh, yes, and Pat. There's no disrespect, I think Pat is the most talented player we've ever had and he's in good form in this game, actually, and I think he's going to cause problems for Everton in the second half as well. ”

"Speaking of Patrick Amber, Christine, do you think Pep Guardiola is right to use him the way?" Leo asked suddenly.

Lu Ling felt that it would take two hours to talk about this topic with a bottle of red wine. But......

Her answer was a little perfunctory, "Pat is a very versatile player, you can't go wrong with him basically anywhere up front, and Pep knows him well. His goals and attacks at Barcelona prove it, doesn't it?"

The conversation lingered on Patrick Amber for a long time, with the two former England internationals raving about Barca's number 7.

Lineker pinched the clock, and he had two last key questions to ask.

After interrupting Owen at the right time, he smiled at the lady beside him with his usual charming smile and asked in a less serious tone, "Christine, do you regret letting Patrick Amber go now?"

This question made Lu Ling stunned, she shrugged her shoulders and said a very honest sentence, "This has nothing to do with regret." I think every coach wants to get him. ”

Lineker continued, "The second half is going to start very quickly, so, Christine, I have to ask this question, audience, please don't change the channel, it's still a football show, Pat and Nick, Amber and Flores, who are you rooting for?"

Finally here, this question. This is perhaps one of the most important reasons why BT Sport invited her to be a guest at this match. Lu Ling thought mockingly. In fact, she secretly glanced at the time before, thinking that she could escape this problem, but she didn't expect that the old and cunning legendary striker of England still did not forget this problem in the end.

****

In one of the boxes in Goodison Park, the four people who came to watch the game were watching the game with their necks held high. Outside the window, fans have gradually returned to the stands from the rest area.

On TV, their familiar woman said: "What about you, Gary, you played for Barcelona and Everton are in the Premier League, who would you choose?"

Next to her, Leo Ferdinand and Michael Owen both had a playful look on their faces.

However, Lineker must have thought of Christine Lu's rhetorical question, and he wittily smiled and said, "I choose Barcelona." ”

'I go with Everton. The QPR coach immediately answered.

"So you're rooting for Nick?"

"No, if you say you go with Everton, I would say I go with Barcelona. ”

Lineker was stunned, which he hadn't expected, but he immediately raised his eyebrows and curled the corners of his mouth, "Oh, cunning Christine." So, let's wait for the start of the second half together and see if Kristen Lue really knows Flores, Pep Guardiola and Amber. ”

The show goes into a short commercial.

Ian said, "It's time for us to go out." ”

"The owner is so cunning. Phil was a little upset that he didn't hear what the manager was really thinking, and he said as he walked out: "I think she's just backing Everton to reach the final, from any angle." ”

Hans rarely looked at Phil squarely, and at this time, he stared at him and asked seriously, "I am interested in hearing your analysis." ”

"Come on, she's in the same bed as the Everton manager, and it's a fucking Premier League team after all, and also, Barcelona eliminated us if they die at the hands of a Premier League team that lost to us......"

"None of them make sense. Yu Zixiang interrupted Phil, "Mr. Flores is dating the owner, but Pat is also important to Christine, they are like family, and once Everton reaches the Champions League final, what do you think the morale of this team will be like in the league, Phil?"

Phil pursed his lips, what Zixiang said was not unreasonable...... However, what I said makes sense......

Ian patted him on the back of the head, "Don't think about it, we can't guess what the boss thinks, Lineker is right, she's cunning." ”

"Chinese. (Ethnicity, not nationality)," Phil nodded thoughtfully.

"Do you know you're racist?" asked Yu Zixiang, rolling his eyes.

"Please, I'm complimenting, like BBC (Big Black Cock). ”

"It's still racist. ”

"That's right? So Asians are smart? Except for you, you're stupid. ”

"Still. ”

Phil was anxious, "What the is not?"

"You two idiots come out of here, the ball game is on. Ian shouted back.

****

Lu Ling guessed half right.

At the start of the second half, Everton did press all over the board. But their oppression is not radical. It's just that the overall formation is in advance, and there are not many sprints, and there is no direct point-to-point pressure on the opponent's defenders and goalkeepers.

The camera swept over the Everton manager's face. His expression was serious, but when Lu Ling saw the close-up of his expression from the live TV, he noticed that a strange smile suddenly flashed on the Spaniard's face.

The camera just flashed by, and she wasn't even sure it was real.

Why is that?

Everton's players looked in good spirits but were focused on maintaining their formation, and despite pressing towards the opposition half, they did not sprint to force the opposition to kick wide.

This......

Lu Ling suddenly realized.

Wonderful.

She wasn't sure if Nick had used this style of play before, but she had guessed it. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pat Michael Owen next to her, startling the former England international.

Leo Ferdinand immediately asked, "What's the matter, Christine, what do you see?"

"That's pretty much the best strategy for dealing with Pep. Lu Ling smiled bitterly.

Maybe I should have thought about it sooner.

****

What is Pep's football philosophy?

The world thinks that this Catalan is a thinker, a philosopher, a football architect who strives for perfection in the pursuit of perfect football.

All of the above, Pep is.

But he was also an extremely paranoid person.

His past successes at Barcelona and Bayern Munich convinced him that he was right. The lack of success at Manchester City made him determined to re-prove his beliefs, because in Pep's world, his football philosophy must be the most perfect.

Everton's high pressing, Pep actually expected, but under this pressure, Barcelona's goalkeepers and defenders still have plenty of space and time to handle the ball.

Well, good.

It's strange that the opponent is defending in such a high position but not pressing, but it gives us a chance to show it.

Always focusing on me is an important part of Pep's philosophy.

Let's get the ball out of front of our penalty area and take it step by step.

It will be silky smooth, like the resonant dance steps of eleven people.

Pep Guardiola shouted for the players to calm down and then execute as usual.

Barcelona's backfield players started to pass down. Pique passes to Umtiti and then back to Ter Stegen.

The German goalkeeper took one look and expected to rush up to an Everton player to block his path, but he didn't.

Good.

Ter Stegen passes the ball straight to midfielder Muñoz. But just as the diminutive Spaniard was about to turn around, he found himself stuck in Ousman-Dembele.

When Pep Guardiola saw this, he immediately remembered the "pressure trap" he had encountered against QPR in the past.

No, it's not a trap and there isn't a group of Everton players coming together to round up Muñoz.

Still, Muñoz had to pass back.

After the next few passes, Barcelona has not yet played in the half. The players may have been a little impatient, but on the sidelines, the Barcelona boss still asked them to be calm and stick to short balls at their feet.

Eventually, the ball was crossed wide and was touched by Everton's Bolasiere, who came over to defend him.

It's a strange feeling, but I'll figure it out, Guardiola thought.

Barcelona continued to fall at the back.

Patrick-Amber responds back and makes a detour to the vicinity of his own penalty area. Neymar beckoned forward on the left, hoping for a long pass.

The ball was at Patrick's feet.

He was about to turn around, but was immediately stuck by Vanderberg, who was following him. The Dutchman was no ordinary opponent.

Patrick forced himself around, and the Dutch just stuck it again, and then put him over with his hands and feet.

Patrick impatiently raised his hand in protest to the referee.

Van der Bergh doesn't move much, and even for such a wild defensive midfielder, it's very gentle. And the position is also in the Barcelona half. The referee did not intend to give a yellow card.

Barcelona took advantage of the set-piece, tried to move forward, and finally got into the Everton half.

But as soon as they entered, Everton's players immediately hardened, forcing Barcelona to pass back to their own half.

That's when Messi started to try to pull back. The Argentine superstar hadn't touched the ball since the start of the second half and was finally back at the back to ask his team-mates for the ball.

Now is the time.

Lu Ling said in his heart through the glass window.

And on the sideline, the black-haired man with his hands in his pockets also bent the corners of his mouth at the same moment.

****

"What are Messi's shortcomings? Of course, I think he's the best player in the world, one of the best players in the history of football. But I always felt like he was missing something sometimes. ”

It was a sunny morning more than two years ago, Lu Ling had just brewed a pot of coffee, and the air was filled with the smell of French toast in addition to the aroma of coffee. She handed the Spanish man a cup and asked the question. He is wearing a tie and will be back to Liverpool soon.

Nicholas tied his tie, took the coffee, took a sip unhurriedly, and asked with a smile, "What do you think, babe? Messi is of course a talented player, but there are also ways to limit it, in fact, someone has done it, you shouldn't think of it......"

She thought for a moment, then smiled.

At this moment in Goodison Park, Lu Ling condescendingly looked at the position of the blue team on the field, and his heart was like a mirror.

The weakness of genius.

In 2013, Barcelona, who were dominant at the time, were challenged by Bayern Munich. The then-Bayern manager, the scheming Joseph Heynckes, used a special set-up to force Messi to constantly retreat into his own half.

The Argentine is full of talent, but he is best suited to play close to the penalty area, as he is not physically strong enough and is not absolutely fast enough to take on the task of pushing the team at the back on his own.

He can't stand not being able to touch the ball – and if a team does it to keep him dropping, it is a disguised severance between him and the rest of his attacking team-mates.

Nick's method today is different from Heynckes, but the effect is the same.

What's more, today's Messi is not the same as Messi six years ago.

After Messi retreated, he began to try to force the ball forward by himself. But failed. He kept the ball in control, but he was now too far away from Patrick and Neymar.

After hesitating for a second, he crossed the ball to play with Muñoz next to him, but the latter did not expect the pass.

Van der Berg came up lightning and intercepted the ball.

The team in blue was like a quiet sea one second, and this second immediately set off a crazy stormy wave.

That's the moment Nick had been waiting for. Lu Ling looked off the pitch, and Everton players attacked Barcelona's fragile position from all corners.

The two wing-backs were already racing up the touchline, Van der Berg distributed the ball to Dembele himself and then went straight into the box at high speed, and Delgado and Bolacier also began to attack.

And the axis of this blue wave is undoubtedly Ousmane Dembele, the first French genius who was considered by the scouting community to be not inferior to Patrick Amber.

Although Patrick's reputation is clearly higher now, Dembele is still a prodigy among European players. He snawed past the retreating Alenia before slotting past Umtiti and into the box.

The strong and fast Felipe Delgado caught up like the wind, completely ignoring Rakitic who was chasing back next to him, and slammed the ball into the goal!

In the 50th minute, Everton led Barcelona 1:0!

****

BT Sport's commentator Ian Dark's roaring voice resounded throughout the live broadcast room, but Lu Ling could barely hear what he said.

She was filled with emotion at the moment.

At that time, QPR also opened the scoring in the first leg of the home game against Barcelona, which was also opened by León. But that was when Pat didn't get on, and the difficulty was not the same.

And almost every step of this game is under Nick's control. He was indeed a master tactician.

At the same time, Lu Ling also thought that in fact, in the first five minutes of the second half, according to common sense, Barcelona has a chance to move forward, because Pate and Neymar have extremely fast speed, and they can at least rush out of the sideline ball in the front court on both wings, so that Barcelona's attack will be pushed up, and there is no need to let Messi retreat and expose some of the shortcomings of the old star.

But Nick bet that Pep Guardiola would be paranoid about passing on the ground. He deliberately did not put direct pressure on Barcelona, allowing their defenders to keep passing, but he resolutely blocked near the halfway line and did not let Barcelona pass half-time.

Messi, who likes to have the ball at his feet, will inevitably be anxious, and then withdraw to the backcourt to ask for the ball.

If it had been Pat or Neymar who had retreated, Nick should have arranged a tactical foul like Vanderberg's just now to stop them. But for Messi, Nick's arrangement is to force him to make mistakes, because Messi is the worst physique of the three, and he is also the oldest, and his explosiveness and consistency of action are no longer as good as they were back then.

Pep kept sticking to the ball on the ground and ended up reaping the consequences.

Therefore, this set of tactics is tantamount to hitting the weakness of Messi and Guardiola.

That's Nick's fight back.

With Pyte, Barcelona couldn't score and conceded first, which would have been a huge psychological shock to the arrogant Catalan side.

Lu Ling closed his eyes, at least in the first leg, Everton had the upper hand. If you take advantage of the chaos to get another one, it's not impossible.

****

Patrick foamed at the mouth and glanced at the scoreboard again.

The score was 1:0.

It didn't seem like the worst was off the scoreline, but according to his instincts, it couldn't have been any worse.

Everton's advantage is not only in the scoreline, but also in the situation and mentality.

It's been seven or eight minutes since the goal was conceded. The boss is still emphasizing the ball at the back, but now it is clear that there is a problem. Everton have clearly benefited from this.

Rafael Leao (Messi) has been at the heart of the team for a long time, and if he has a fluctuating mentality in this area, the whole team will have problems.

With great power comes great responsibility.

This phrase applies to Leo, but it also applies to me. I should have helped him.

This will determine our fate.

Patrick glanced at Neymar on the other side, and the Brazilian seemed to think the same way as him.

Patrick gestured to the Brazilian, signaling that this time it would be his own.

Neymar nodded and stayed in front.

Patrick retreated to the half-court and retreated with Messi.

Pep Guardiola was a little anxious on the sidelines. This is not the situation he wants. Although Messi made a mistake in retreating, if Patrick also retreated, the backfield was too crowded, and the structure of the entire formation became unreasonable. He wanted to yell a few times to get Patrick back, but he hesitated to see the effect.

Pique passed the ball over, and Messi had a reliable receiving point and handed the ball to Patrick with confidence.

In this way, the two played a quick collision with the wall on the right side. The ball flew past Gaja and Van der Bergh at a rapid pace, and Barcelona relied on the ingenuity of the two geniuses to force their way into the heart of Everton.

Nicholas shouted from the sidelines to the players to recycle. This is only temporary, and the Spaniard will definitely not be careless, signaling the players to put on a layered defensive system as they did in the first half.

Neymar had run to the middle of the penalty area, Messi pulled to the right at this time, and now the whole middle is densely packed with Everton defenders, just in front of Patrick's route.

Patrick faced Vanderberg, who ran back to defend, and with a quick flick, he unexpectedly made a direct pass.

The ball was extremely fast and seemed to be heading in the direction of Neymar.

Everton midfielder Gueye, who was on the line, moved quickly and intercepted the ball.

It seems that the crisis has been resolved.

But Patrick didn't stop after the ball was passed. He raced past Vanderberg's side and rushed towards Gueye.

Patrick has long spotted that while Everton are technically excellent overall, Gayer is a relatively rough spot.

Instinctively, he deliberately passed the ball in that direction so that Gueye had a good chance of intercepting it.

Like a preset trap, let a rough midfielder break the ball and then go back to it himself.

Patrick succeeded, Gueye was defenseless and unable to get out of it, and the ball was snatched away by surprise.

In this way, it is equivalent to breaking through Everton's two lines of defense at once!

Nicholas stood on the sidelines as if struck by thunder.

Yes, he knew that Gueye was not fine enough, but with a lot of skilled players around him, he didn't think there would be any fatal problems.

But now, Patrick actually took the initiative to attack this point, and not in the way of breaking through, but in the way of sending the ball and snatching it back!

It's genius.

Make a decision with intuition the first time, and it is the right decision.

The logic of this attack is exactly the same as Patrick's "kick-and-wall passing".

Take the initiative to relinquish control, then regain control when your opponent is defenseless.

How ironic, what déjà vu.

****

She held her coffee in one hand and pushed the curtains to one end completely, and the sunlight completely shone into the living room, and the dust in the air, on the sofa and on the cabinet was visible to the naked eye.

Nicholas took a sip of his coffee and teased, "You need to clean up your house, babe." ”

She glanced at him, "I need to chase you away." ”

He smiled, walked around behind her, and suddenly said: "After talking about Messi, do you want to talk about Patrick again? I think about it, Patrick's current position is very suitable for him, he can indeed create a threat not only on the wing, but even more in the middle. ”

She looked back triumphantly, but there was some confusion in her eyes, "I always knew that he was a very talented player, and now that I think about it, I actually underestimated him." ”

"Why do you say that?"

"He's smart, smarter than I think, smarter than you think, maybe even smarter than he thinks he is...... Although he always looks like he doesn't care about anything. ”

"It sounds like he has Ronaldo's speed and explosiveness, Messi's technique and Xavi's brain. At the same time, he can play as No. 7 (wing), No. 9 (striker), and No. 10 (organizational core). ”

"That's scary, isn't it?"

"That doesn't sound like a footballer on the planet. ”

"Theoretically exists, in practice he is doing ......"

Nicholas put down his coffee cup, "Don't talk about him or football anymore, before I go, I want a kiss, a kiss that will keep me coming back for two weeks." ”

"Okay, one last thing, he's not really indifferent to anything, I think he's just ......"

He didn't let her finish, and gagged her with his mouth.

****

Patrick is now facing the line. Neymar was spotted by Rojas in the box and Jose Jimenez made a scramble.

However, this is a one-to-one situation. Patrick continued to dribble forward, taking advantage of the split-second change of tempo to turn the usually brave and ruthless Uruguayan centre-back into a stake.

He faced the goalkeeper.

There was no strong volley. He got his sights on Everton goalkeeper Renato and pushed the ball past with the arch of his left foot.

The ball rolled into the bottom corner of this side against the ground.

"It was an extraordinary individual show! Patrick Amber lost the ball himself and snatched it back himself, then broke through Everton's tight defence!!! it was brilliant Barcelona equalised in the 60th minute, just two minutes after Everton's goal!" roared commentator Ian Dark.

At nine o'clock, it was finally dark, and the entire Goodison Park fell into a lost mood.

And in the stands of a box, those QPR players were particularly excited, and the camera did not let go of this scene.

The commentator joked at the right time: "It seems that Amber's former club teammates are also excited about his goal!"

****

Lu Ling was equally stunned in the live broadcast box.

"This ...... It's unbelievable. All she could say in the end was this.

Lineker, who was next to him, teased: "I thought you were used to seeing his wonderful performances." ”

Lu Ling smiled at Lineker, "That misguided pass should have been deliberate...... He forced the opponent to make a wall match with him and infiltrated the penalty area, so even if Neymar and Messi are separated, he can still attack...... And he was completely confident throughout the whole process. I never taught him to do that, and I'm sure neither did Pep. After all, that's too risky, and if you lose the ball, you really lose it. ”

With that, she looked at the sideline again.

What will Nick do? Playing Barcelona at home and conceding a goal, it should have been planned, right?

Her close friend was quick to react and Everton had already made a substitution.

Guy was substituted after a mistake – and Ross Barkley came on.

****

Actually, Nicholas didn't want to put Ross Barkley on the pitch so early. But now it looks like Gayer has learned about it. And because of injuries, this position can only be played by Rose, although Rose is an offensive player.

It was beyond his plans, but he was still confident that he could control the situation. He'd already had a quick explanation with Rose.

A 1-1 scoreline is not unacceptable, but he hopes to win at home.

Everton started a real high pressing, a very ferocious, no-go pressing style of play.

From the perspective of a fan or a bystander, this is naturally very true. Having just scored a goal, you need to boost your morale right away to launch a tough comeback.

But Lu Ling sat in the live broadcast box, but he had a little doubt in his heart. Is this the wisest choice?

Everton are very good at pressing, but they are still in a back three formation on the field, which is not the type of pressing that Everton is usually good at......

Everton quickly drove a corner away, but Rojas leaped up and headed wide.

Next, Barcelona still insisted on walking on the ground and was immediately cut off. With even Messi withdrawn to the siege this time, Ross Barkley had no choice but to shoot from distance and over the crossbar.

But Barcelona was still overwhelmed for a while.

Even Pep Guardiola's team has to start a big game at this time...... Especially with fast players on the wings. Lu Ling thought to himself.

She was thinking about it when Barcelona's big feet came out. It was not an active choice, it was forced, it was the result of Everton's high pressure.

Neymar won the ball on the left, beat young England right-back Norwood before sprinting towards the Everton half.

This time, Patrick did not stay on the right side, but leaned heavily to the left to move closer to Neymar.

Neymar fed the ball to Patrick, who immediately slammed it into Neymar to give full play to the Brazilian's sprinting speed.

Neymar cut into the Everton penalty area extremely quickly and fired a powerful shot!

The ball was saved by the nimble Renato, but it was Messi who came up on the right!

Forness-Mori rushed up to block Messi's shot. And Messi surprisingly didn't shoot, he dunked it and put the ball back -

Coming up was Patrick Amber, who was in a prime position, running towards the middle of the box to make up the shot!

Rojas had moved quickly, clinging to Patrick's body and risking a penalty blow, with an arm on the Englishman's shoulder.

This is what happened in half a second. When Patrick received the ball with his right foot, he already realized that he was entangled by Rojas, but he resolutely collided with his opponent and directly bounced off Roxas who wanted to "Death Entanglement"!

Powerful shot with the right foot! The ball flies straight into the top right corner!

Patrick scored twice with a left and right bow - in the 69th minute, Barcelona reversed the score 2:1 at Goodison Park!

****

Behind the glass window, Lu Ling closed his eyes again and entered their rhythm.

Nick, did you think of it?

Her chest tightened, down, would it be a disaster?

****

Nicholas had lost a few goals in his managerial career, but he was feeling a sense of loss of control that he had never felt before.

He forced himself to calm down.

Take back control.

At least my team hasn't fallen apart like QPR in an instant. There is still a chance. It's a two-round contest.

Nicolas made another substitution, bringing on Brahimi for Bolacieh and Oliver Torres for Forness Mori, with the intention of controlling the ball and stabilizing the situation, and switching to a back four to make it easier to press out.

Everton started to slow down the tempo.

Nicholas's mood stabilized little by little. Or rather, he's trying to stabilize his mind.

The second goal conceded really gave Barcelona a huge advantage in terms of overall strategy. That means they have two away goals, and if that scoreline continues, Everton will have to score at least two at Camp Nou to progress.

Then in this game, you have to continue to score goals. Nicholas cautiously directed the team to attack.

Physical. Physical fitness is the bottleneck. It's late in the season, and with 70 minutes already in the process, Everton and Barcelona will hit that bottleneck. His brain was running at full speed.

Barcelona look forced to recycle. Everton created another set-piece in front.

Oliver Torres hoisted the ball into the middle of the box, and it was Jimenez who jumped up and fought for the landing in the air -

He put the ball on the post!

It was a great opportunity because Barcelona made a mistake in that moment. Nicholas kicked off the turf in exasperation.

The ball bounced off the post, was flicked out by Umtiti and landed right at the feet of Patrick at the top of the Barcelona penalty area.

Ross Barkley turned around and made a tackle, but Patrick picked him up and started running!

Norwood came up, but was disregarded by Patrick as if he were nothing, and then he was unimpeded and strode straight into Everton's half!

Also left behind was Everton defender Gaya, and Van der Bergh chased back as desperately as he could, trying to pull Patrick.

The Englishman was so fast that he was still fit at this stage of the game and Van der Bergh could barely touch him.

Thirty metres from Everton's goal......

Vanderberg jumped straight at Patrick like a grappling move in rugby, making a desperate final attempt. This time he succeeded, grabbed the shoulders of the Barcelona No. 7, and the two fell to the ground together.

Rizzoli's whistle was already in his mouth......

But Patrick stabbed the ball to the side as soon as he fell to the ground – it was Neymar who followed!

Everton have only goalkeeper Renato and defender Gaya in the penalty area, and they have to face Neymar and Messi!

It's almost a desperate 2v2.

Neymar crossed the ball to Messi, and Messi easily rewrote the score to 3:1!

Goodison Park fell silent.

For the home fans, the truly terrifying moment came.

Van der Bergh was given a yellow card. The ball slowly returns to the center circle. And Messi, Neymar, who hugged each other, and Patrick, who rushed up from behind, were already celebrating unbridled in front of the jubilant away fan zone.

74 minutes. Just 74 minutes passed the two-legged match. The teams that will advance are almost decided.

The Everton manager's face was shown in the camera.

In the live broadcast room, the QPR coach silently looked at the face on the TV, and there was a frustration on that face that she had never seen before.

Around, Ferdinand's voice, Owen's voice, Lineker's voice numbly entered Lu Ling's ears. What else does she need to say about the post-game show, but what do she say?

Is this nonsense that she is sad for Nick and happy for Pyter? Is it another situation, and she is going to say that she is sad for Pyte and happy for Nick?

Oh fuck, she hates where she is.

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"I really don't understand, Nicholas is so smart, why he sometimes restricts the freedom of Rose and Dembele on the field?" Patrick took a bite of pizza. The sea breeze from Bournemouth was blowing outside the door, and a girl in a red bikini was on a lounge chair next to her.

"Oh, you're finally willing to talk about football during the holidays, Pat?" said the girl in the sunglasses, moving her ass and tilting her face towards him teasingly.

"Of course, I think about football all the time...... And you. Patrick couldn't see clearly behind her sunglasses, but he knew she was smiling.

She took off her sunglasses, her face in the sun was particularly moving, but her expression was serious, she said: "He has his football philosophy, it's a little different from mine, I can't say he's wrong, I'm right, you know football is always changing. Sometimes, his way can be the key to victory. And he's very good at turning around games that seem impossible to win. He's a very resilient and very controlling guy and so is his team. We've all been taught. So you remember, Pat, if we encounter him in the future, as long as we have the opportunity, we must put him to death, and never give him the possibility of counterattack. ”

It's not us, it's me fighting him now, Tina.

Barça's No. 7 stands in the middle of Goodison Park.

I'm not going to give him any chance. Death.

Everton's players also look on the verge of collapse. Patrick looked to the sidelines, where the personable Latina man in a fancy suit was still shouting commands.

Do you still think you can turn things around, Mr. Flores?

Patrick catches the ball coming from behind him and starts with it.

With Everton's switch to a back four, the previous precision has been nerved a lot.

This time, Patrick didn't pick the weak parts to cut into, but started between Vanderberg and Rojas.

As the game drew to a close, it looked like the pair were two Everton players who were still in high spirits on the pitch. Naturally, defensively, he is probably the best opponent Patrick has ever faced.

They had all done a great job of restricting Patrick.

But not this time.

Barcelona's No.7 faced Van der Bergh with a bike move to the left and then a straight break to the right. It's simple, but Vanderberg doesn't dare to put his foot on it. Having a yellow card affected the Dutchman's movements.

But the Dutch iron gate, known as the "New Rijkaard", was still fastened over. Squeeze with your body, hoping that Patrick will slow down.

Rojas was already coming head-on and ready to make a steal.

It's a one-to-two situation. Very disadvantageous.

Patrick forced his way into a surprise attack. He pushed the ball between the two and then overtook it with explosive power.

Rojas spun around quickly, but couldn't get to the ball. Vanderberg is still chasing back.

He struck Patrick in the chest with his arm, and the Englishman staggered, but didn't stop.

On the edge of the penalty area, he got up -

The outside arc of the left foot, flying towards the top right corner of the goal.

Network!

Patrick Amber's hat-trick!

The time is 85 minutes. The score became 4-1 and Everton were slaughtered at home.

Van der Berg, meanwhile, was sent off for a second yellow card.

An irretrievable defeat. Nicholas turned his back.

The only shouts in Spanish could be heard throughout the stadium, coming from the away fan zone.

Patrick-Amber sped to the Hornflag and spread his arms.

The camera shows him a handsome face - he is no longer the beautiful boy with a little childish in the sun on Loftus Road.

It was the best player in the world to conquer Goodison Park and score a hat-trick in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Commentator Ian Dark's praise has begun to be repeated over and over again, ending with the Englishman singing the praises of the Englishman, "I can't think of a surprise that Patrick Amber will be the most competitive candidate for the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year this season, is there any player who has performed better than him this season?" I don't think even the Everton boss would think so. 166 Reading Network