348 Chapter 348
Before entering the players' tunnel, Lu Ling turned his head, and in the stands of Goodison Park, there were still some home fans who refused to leave the stadium for a long time. They can't seem to believe that this season has betrayed them like this. Perhaps, they are also lucky, hoping that the team will win in the last round, and the team that beat them here today will lose, so that the Toffees can still win the league title.
But who knows what they're really thinking? There are so many people, and everyone is different.
Lu Ling smiled and turned his gaze away from the crowd. The sun in the gap between the West and South Stands was very bright and a little windy, but it wasn't as cold anymore, even in the north of England.
This city has brought her a lot of pain, but it has also brought her a lot of joy, and this stadium is even more so.
But now, the meaning of all of this is just 3 points.
Several cameras followed her every move, and she looked at her watch, and by the time they got back to London, it would be dark.
Lu Lingchong's several players who were still stranded in the middle of the court waved and shouted, "Boys, hurry back to the locker room!"
She didn't look back, even though she heard Phil muttering "I'm not a boy, I'm a real man". She couldn't help but laugh, this game can be won, that kid is indispensable, let him be proud for a while.
The other big football news of the night was the La Liga title, which Barcelona successfully defended.
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Saturday, May 26, round 38 of the Premier League.
The past week has been a difficult one for Everton boss Nicolas Flores. Aside from the fact that he himself has had to accept that his side have largely failed in their quest for the Premier League title this season, he has to make the players accept that, and if that's all there may be, it might not be that tough, but even harder is that they still have a slight chance of winning the Premier League.
It's like you're showing love to a beautiful girl, and you know she doesn't love you, but she's not completely rejecting you β she says, "Oh, I have to think about it, I mean I don't know......"
So what's the point?
With no initiative left at all, Nicholas knew that he was completely out of control in this matter.
In his pre-match press conference, he could only say: "Of course, we will not give up. We'll do everything we can to win the last game of the season, and the rest doesn't matter to me. Like you already know, if QPR loses, we have a chance to win the title, and if they win, even a draw, the title is theirs. β
He can't tell the players, let alone the media, that he's already congratulated Kristen Lu. No one knows her better than him, she doesn't make mistakes in critical moments like this, and neither does her team.
He has lost the initiative, but he has not lost his judgment yet.
At this time, assistant coach Juan was babbling in his ear as he had for the past two years. This time, Juan rambled about the possibility of losing to Southampton in a few hours.
He listened casually and smiled, "Instead of expecting Christine's team to make mistakes, it is better to expect Southampton to explode as a team, and the referee's eyesight suddenly has problems." β
Juan could naturally hear that Nicholas was sarcastic about him, he didn't care, and shrugged, "It's not completely impossible." It would be nice if the QPR was sent off at the beginning. β
"Good luck with your conjectures. Nicholas said. Then he turned his head out the window.
South London, good weather.
However, the turf at Selhurst Park (home of Crystal Palace) ...... The Everton boss frowned, it wasn't that good. And their cheerleading squad, oh, what the is the management of this club thinking?
He suddenly remembered something, was it a coincidence, or was it fate?
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It was 3.08pm and Queens Park Rangers had just seven minutes into their match against Southampton. The entire New Queen's Park stadium was plunged into an eerie atmosphere. Phil Warren, wearing the number seven jersey, is walking from the pitch towards the players' tunnel. He had just been shown a red card by the referee.
Tim covered his face in the dugout and spat out, "Murphy's Law, damn it, Murphy's Law." Then he got up and walked in Phil's direction.
And the head coach was still in a state of madness on the sideline, and he couldn't believe that her every subtle facial expression and body movement filled her. The referee had already warned her once that if she continued, she would most likely be sent off to the stands.
Nedham and George, including the head team doctor, Alice, had already rushed over to comfort her.
Tim led Phil into the tunnel.
For the first time, Phil found that his mind was completely empty, except for the hysteria at the moment of seeing the red card, and the moment he lay on the ground and got up in an instant, he didn't react at all.
The hallway was eerily quiet, and Phil looked at Tim with a blank gaze, and said sneeringly, "Mr. Louis, I'...... I made a terrible mistake, the biggest mistake I've ever made, oh my God, oh my God......"
After that, Phil couldn't stop crying.
Tim held the boy's head and didn't say a word because he didn't know what to say, he didn't know if the red card was all Phil's fault, and he didn't know what was going to happen next.
The trophy for the Premier League champions is just outside. This time, it's true that it's in the new Queen's Park. But there's a good chance they'll not be able to hold it up.
Tim only hopes that Kristen Lue is sober.
Next, they heard the cries of the earthquake shaking mountains:
The Queen's Blue and White Legion!
The Queen's Blue and White Legion!!
The Queen's Blue and White Legion!!
Every time it's more powerful.
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"Nick, you can't believe it, Phil was sent off. β
When Juan said this, the Everton fans shouted "Warren has been sent off" from the stands.
In that second, it was as if everything had changed.
Nicholas looked inside the field and he sensed his players already knew what to do next.
That fake Premier League trophy was on the touchline, albeit fake, but they had a chance to lift it. Anyway, it will end up in exchange for the real thing, won't it?
Nicholas looked at the time, there were still eighty-one minutes left.
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The whole first half was like a rollercoaster ride. To make matters worse, the second half will be a roller coaster with the highest corners and the most corners in the world.
Here's the good news:
QPR v Southampton, 0:0
Crystal Palace v Everton, 0:0
Neither game was scoreless.
No one in the home dressing room at the new Queen's Park was talking about whether Phil's foul deserved a red card β that was an irrevocable fact, at least in this game, and no one was blaming Phil β it was even more pointless.
In fact, in Lu Ling's view, the best news is that no player is discouraged. Their facial expressions told her that they were not going to give away this title to anyone who was fucking.
She took off her high heels and climbed onto the table.
"Boys, listen to me!"
She's wearing a QPR training outfit and it's weird β not that she's wearing it weirdly, it's that she's wearing it weirdly today β after all, she's going to be the Premier League champion today.
They looked up at her.
'I've said a lot of words of encouragement in the past, but I don't think I need to rack my brains today to think about what to say to motivate you, because obviously your desire for that trophy has reached the limit! We're only 45 minutes away from the Premier League title!
"Boss, I'm definitely not going to let them score, probably not at all!" Hans was the first to speak.
"I'm going to play this fight as if it's the most important fight of my career...... Oh what do I say, this is the most big game of my career. "This is Leon's voice.
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It won't be easy for 10 people to cover the full distance of 11 people, but she believes they can do it. Lu Ling jumped off the table.
"Let's win the championship that should be ours!"
On a certain level, this is when the mental role is greater than the tactical role.
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In the 59th minute, Southampton's close-range shot from Wald-Prowse was deflected wide. The goal made the fans of the new Queen's Park break out in a cold sweat.
In the 64th minute, QPR launched a wave of attacks, but LeΓ³n's shot hit the woodwork. At the same moment, QPR fans were also given an unsettling scoreline: Everton took a 1-0 lead in south London.
In the 71st minute, in Southampton's set-piece attack, Stephens' header was magically defused by Hans.
In the 73rd minute, Southampton's offensive slowed down slightly, but the QPR fitness had bottomed out and continued to fail to get the ball. The QPR has already used up three substitutions, with young Joey Tomlin and Joy Freeman and Costa Rican Hoel Campbell all coming on to replenish their fitness.
And just after Lu Linggang replaced Campbell, Tim told her:
'Christine, Everton scored the second goal. β
In the 85th minute, there was a huge singing pitch in the stadium, encouraging the ten players on the QPR field, who were playing stubborn defense.
In the 86th minute, Joey Freeman and Leon combined up and launched a counter-attack, and the QPR suddenly hit the front and won the touchline.
In the 87th minute, Campbell made a foul on his opponent and QPR won a direct free kick 30 meters from the goal.
Yu Zixiang, who wore the captain's armband, stood in front of the ball. He's doing everything he can to delay time.
Sure enough, the referee showed him a yellow card.
But seconds later, the new Queen's Park erupted!
In the 88th minute, Yu Zixiang scored a direct free kick!
The QPR hit eleven out of ten, and in the 88th minute, the deadlock was broken 1:0.
The championship is just around the corner.
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In Barcelona.
Patrick jumped up from the couch and slid to his knees in front of the TV and kissed Yu Zixiang across the TV screen.
"This idiot still works at the critical moment. β
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Everton won 2-0 at Crystal Palace and the final whistle at Selhurst Park was blown.
New Queen's Park, stoppage time until the last twenty seconds.
It doesn't make sense anymore, even if Southampton scores last, the QPR will be crowned.
All that's left is to wait for the final whistle to blow.
Finally, the whistle sounded.
When Lu Ling clenched his fists and raised his arms in cheers, the home fans at the scene poured into the stadium.
Oh, that might be a bit confusing, but so what?
This championship, they have waited for generations, in fact, they have been waiting for more than a century. 166 Reading Network