The sky in the distance was gray-blue, gray-blue. The sky was overcast and gloomy.

She was still smiling when she looked up again, "Today's training schedule is full, I hope you rested well last night." ”

Patrick only felt Tina's smile glaring, and he turned his eyes away at his teammates who had already run past him, and said, "Don't worry." I went to warm up. ”

Lu Ling looked at the boy's back, his smile gradually froze, and his brows were unsettled.

****

The atmosphere at Loftus Road before the game was a little weird. With four wins in a row and a temporary escape from the relegation zone, Queens Park Rangers fans should be in a relaxed and happy mood. However, the team's acting coach has been busy with off-field incidents recently, which has made some fans uneasy. Singing is also a bit sparse.

As he warmed up, Patrick saw the slogan in the crowd.

He was in a bad mood, a free-kick practice, a lot of foot force, and he kicked over that small piece of law.

George was taken aback on the sidelines, and of course, he was afraid of an injury to the core of the team. Luckily, Patrick didn't have any problems with his physical condition.

Gary called George two days ago. On the phone, an old colleague ridiculed the peachy news of the current acting head coach of QPR, but George remained silent. When Gary and he were at the same club, they had a good relationship, but then Gary went to Burnley and often fell in love with his old club, and George had nothing to say to him.

Later, Gary probably thought it was awkward and boring for one person to say that he got to the point, "Hey, I said, what do the players think? Especially our little Patrick." ”

George said, "Old man, do you really think I'm going to talk to you about this? Anyway, Christine is my boss now." She's doing a good job, so why do you keep your eyes on other places? After all, we're footballers, not paparazzi. ”

Gary hung up the phone stupidly.

It's not that George doesn't really have a problem with Christine, it's just that he's a QPR after all, and it's impossible to talk to potential relegation rivals about his team's problems.

He was standing on the field now, looking at Patrick, somewhat annoyed. Even he could see that the boy's relationship with Christine had been strained lately. It didn't look like the tension of a fight, but more like the rumored ones. He doesn't fucking care who Christine falls in love with or sleeps with, as long as it doesn't affect the team's results.

But the question is, will Patrick's form really not be affected?

West Brom fans who arrived away suddenly began to collectively shout the name of the former manager of QPR.

Nick Flores!

Nick Flores!

Because the Tottenham Hotspur club officially responded to the incident of sexist songs and punished two fans, now there are fewer and fewer fans in the stadium who directly discriminate against Christine, after all, no one wants to be banned from the stadium for one year, two years or even for life.

But now, West Brom fans simply chant "Nick Flores" to humiliate and mock QPR and Kristen Lu, who has recently been inextricably linked to the owner of the name.

Boos rang out from the home camp at Loftus Road against West Brom fans, but there were also fans in blue and white shaking their heads in silence.

Gary glanced at Patrick, and his face turned even more ugly. Ian smacked him on the shoulder, and he jerked him away.

This scene was not only witnessed by the fans who entered the stadium in advance, but also photographed by reporters in the media gallery and uploaded to Twitter for the first time.

[Patrick is in the same mood today as the damn weather in London lately.] 】

****

The players came back from the warm-up, and Lu Ling had just finished the pre-game interview. She went back to the dressing room and said a few words as usual, which encouraged the slightly sluggish atmosphere of the team. After that, the players are ready to go out and line up to enter.

Patrick walked past her, a little worried, and tugged at him.

Vargas and Mensah, who were passing by, both looked back at them a few times.

Lu Ling took a few steps back, and Patrick followed her to the side.

"I don't want what happened to affect your game. She said.

"Didn't you say you'd act as if it didn't happen?" Patrick's eyes moved, "You haven't spoken to me in the past few days. ”

"Pat. Lu Ling called him, hoping that he could understand that she was serious now and focused on the game.

"I understand. Tina, you should have faith in me, whether it's on the court or whatever. The boy said as he glanced at the last few of his teammates who had walked out, and they didn't look back, he quickly kissed her on the cheek. Then he walked out of the locker room.

Lu Ling stood in place for a second, and then she suddenly saw that there was another person in the locker room.

It's the captain.

Nedham had been sitting in the corner bending over to tie his shoes, but when he looked up again, he didn't expect to see this scene.

He looked surprised, as if he wanted to say something, but left the locker room like a run before the coach could speak.

*, Nedham must have seen Pat's move. Lu Ling thought. But it has already happened and there is no way to undo it. The most important thing is the competition. She calmed down and walked out.

She wanted to button the trench coat as she walked, but she didn't button it for a long time with her head up, and it turned out that there was a button that didn't know when it fell off. Her upper lip bit her lower lip, and her mouth shape was about to come out. I don't know where the damn one fell.

Players from both sides have already exited the tunnel of the players. The cheers outside were deafening.

Lu Ling closed her eyes, which is one of the reasons why she loves football.

This is the beating of the drums before the battle begins.

When Lu Ling shook hands with West Brom coach Tony Pulis, he noticed Pulis's slightly teasing gaze. This made her instantly lack respect for the old Premier League fritter.

In fact, at yesterday's pre-match press conference at West Bromwich Albion, Pulis made something very interesting: "Oh, I wasn't going to answer such a boring question. But I want to say a word for Christine, she's a young girl after all, and I'm not surprised that this happened. But it's not fair to her if you always focus on these things about her. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's game, QPR has been on a good track record lately. It may not be so easy to take the three points away from Loftus Road. ”

And the press conference of the acting coach of QPR has attracted a lot of attention. There were even many fans who swiped Twitter for a morning just to wait for the live reporter's live broadcast, but there was no wave at the end. Because of the strict control of the QPR club's press officer, the reporters did not ask a single question about the outside of this game.

Now, Lu Ling stood on the sidelines in a trench coat that she couldn't fully button. The wind was blowing, and the girl's hair was a little messy and her face was a little pale.

She saw the slogan too. This is the first time this slogan has been put on the pitch. There are only five letters.

"Luout!"

After that, she tugged at the corners of her mouth, isn't it Christine's blue and white army?

I'm afraid it's not that easy.

****

More than an hour later, Lu Ling fell into a state of madness.

In the 79th minute, the score on the scoreboard was 0:1, and the home team was still one goal behind.

The visiting fans were still calling Nick's name, and they wanted her to be a joke, she thought resignedly.

West Brom were still fully defended today, barely attacking. But the only goal so far came from a series of errors at the back of the QPR in the first half, and the backfield was cut off after the ball was scrambled to clear the bottom line. A corner kick ensued, West Brom defender Johnny Evans headed into the net.

Lu Ling has already used up the three substitutions.

QPR's number one star, 19-year-old Patrick Amber, has been mediocre so far. The boy had only one shot on goal, and he hit it high, and he had a few mistakes in passing, only two dribbles and one error.

The whole team was also absent-minded with the poor state of the core, unable to organize a continuous attack.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis sat in the dugout and didn't get up. He knows exactly what kind of team he leads, and this team survived last season with iron-clad stubbornness.

The 'Bloomers' have never been good at scoring goals, having scored just 34 goals in 38 league games last season, the second-to-last.

But once they take the lead, they won't give up the game lightly, which is why they were able to beat the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal last season and finish 14th in the league.

Young girl, there's still a lot to learn, I'm not Pep Guardiola or Pochettino, but I know how to deal with you. And, it seems, the timing of this game is also good. I don't believe off-field events have no effect on you and your team. Pulis thought.

On the other side, the acting head coach of the QPR suddenly began to yell loudly:

"Focus on the game! Plug in! Walk on the ground, don't drive big!"

Under her loud command, the players of the QPR seem to have changed a little, but it is still not enough. She hoped captain Nedham could do something, but Nedham's clapping and encouragement didn't look like it would change the team's form.

Nedham suddenly ran towards Patrick, and Lu Ling was a little apprehensive on the sidelines.

The captain walked over to Patrick and slapped him on the back of the head, saying something to him.

Lu Ling didn't know what Nedham would say, she was far away, and she vaguely saw Pat's expression change.

Corner kick.

In the past, Patrick would have gone for a corner from the right, but this time he ran into the box. The man who kicked off turned into Nathan Raymond.

Raymond spins the ball forward to the point.

West Bromwich Albion have plenty of men in the box, and this is also the 'stacked centre-back' style of play that Pulis is very proud of.

Their squad is played with players with the physique of centre-backs, from full-backs to midfield, making them arguably the best team in the Premier League. There have been seven or eight corners in QPR before, and none of them have resulted in a shot on goal.

The ball was grazed by Mensah in front of the penalty spot and flew towards the penalty spot.

Nedham was flanked by West Brom's on-field captain, Swede Jonas Olsen. Olsen is 1.95m tall, 7 centimeters taller than Nedham. The captains of both teams jumped almost at the same time.

Nedham's judgment was one step ahead of Olsen, and he actually suppressed his opponent.

Patrick, who was originally in the penalty area, suddenly began to retreat.

By the time the ball reached Nedham's head, QPR's No.7 had already withdrawn to the penalty line.

Nedham didn't have a header on goal, he headed the ball to Patrick on the edge of the box!

This caught West Bromwich Albion's defenders off guard, with most of them concentrated in the box waiting to clear the ball.

Patrick was still in the middle of a quick retreat, adjusting his position to face the incoming ball as he retreated, and before the opponent blocked it, he volleyed the ball straight into the net without stopping.

The shot was made near the top of the arc, and there were people in the box, but it also blocked the view of goalkeeper Forster.

Foster finally saw the path of the ball and made a save to the right.

But at this time, one of West Bromwich Albion's players - Lu Ling didn't see it clearly, as if it was another tall defender, Craig Dawson - subconsciously reached out with a kick, and the ball hit his foot and changed the line slightly.

The ball flew right in the middle of the gate!

Patrick's refraction scores, and QPR equalizes!

At this point, including stoppage time, it was less than ten minutes before the end of the game.

Patrick hugged Vargas closest to him, high-fived Captain Nedham, and then made that gesture toward the sky.

On the sidelines, the acting coach of QPR, who has been on the cusp recently, breathed a sigh of relief after jumping a few times excitedly.

And Patrick's celebratory gesture was no longer a strange child's trick in her eyes. Even though she had a hunch that it might have something to do with her, she really didn't know that it was until that night. It was an affection she couldn't reciprocate. She looked away and looked at the sky, gray-blue-gray-blue.

Then, Lu Ling continued to shout on the sidelines, hoping that the team could make a difference for the rest of the time.

On the pitch, Patrick's energy seemed to return, and he charged towards West Bromwich Albion's half.

With the 89th minute marked, Patrick quickly slipped past Darren Fletcher before squeezing the ball at the feet of Vargas on the line of the penalty area.

Vargas quickly knocked Yu Zixiang into the left flank, and the Asian boy pushed the ball into the net.

The score became 2:1.

Queens Park Rangers turned the game around with two goals in the final 10-odd minutes at home to collect three points and complete a five-game winning streak.

When Lu Ling looked up at the location of the slogan again, he didn't see the slogan, and the fan didn't know when it was put away.

After the final whistle, Yu Zixiang curiously dragged Nedham and asked, "Captain, what did you tell Pat, why did he suddenly seem to be on drugs?"