There was a photo on the screen of his phone, which Zixiang had just sent to Patrick, and Zixiang said that it was sent to him by an employee of Harrington with whom he had a good relationship. The photo is actually a bit blurry, and it should have been taken secretly. The girl in the photo has short hair, even shorter than him. He remembered the last time she had cut her hair short to that length was three years ago. At that time, their relationship was simple, they were very good friends, and they would even talk about the kissing techniques of their dates.

In fact, Patrick likes her short hair, she is very playful, if you ignore her body curves, she is like a beautiful young boy, going to gay bars, everyone who sees her will want to talk to her. He thought.

That's when her call came.

He hurriedly answered, his voice full of laughter, "Baby, I was thinking about you, so you called." ”

"Oh, about what?"

"You cut your hair, you should tell me. I saw the photo, Zixiang sent it to me. I won't tell you who secretly filmed it, but I guess Zixiang sent it to everyone. ”

"Yes, the long hair was so troublesome that I finally cut it off. She didn't seem to have much interest in the subject, and called him by name, "...... Pat "It was clear that she had something to say to him."

"What's wrong?"

She paused for a moment before saying, "You won't play on Saturday against Arsenal." ”

Patrick's smile froze, and he didn't respond for a long time.

"Are you still there?" she asked over there.

"Tina, I understand that you have to suspend me for one game as well, so it's fair. But...... Or we can extend my suspension and play in the Carabao Cup or FA Cup......

"Then the meaning of punishment is lost. She said quickly.

'But this is Arsenal, one of the best teams in the league lately. Also, I didn't play in the last game, do you really want me to play two games in a row without injuries? I don't think that's good for my form. You've said before that you'll see how I do in training sessions and then make a decision...... Anyway, Tina, I don't know how to say it, I really don't think it's a good idea. ”

"I've made my decision. You made a mistake and you said you would be held accountable. You have to understand that it's not my choice, it's your choice. When you're absent from a training session, you should think about the result. ”

Patrick couldn't feel the warmth of his girl's voice at this moment.

"Tina, we can't afford to lose......"

She immediately interrupted him, "Pat, do you think I can't win the game without you?"

He was stabbed hard by her words. In the seconds that followed, the words lingered in his ears over and over again.

"I never thought about it that way. His voice also cooled, "You think your decision is good for the team, but my proposal is also for the good of the team." ”

'I'll tell all the players about tomorrow's training session and Josh will get the news out to the media later tomorrow. I need to know, would you like to cooperate with me?"

"I have a choice?"

"Nope. ”

"Anything else?"

Steve said...... Forget it, we can come back to that. I guess it's okay anymore. ”

"See you later, Tina. ”

Patrick dropped his phone, and the screen shattered. After a while, he picked it up, and it was still usable.

They haven't been in touch since.

It wasn't until ten o'clock in the evening that Patrick received another call from her.

"I just got home, maybe I can go over and say hi to Zoe. ”

"Zoe has slept. He didn't know why he was saying that, he actually wanted to see her.

"Oh. She seemed a little surprised, but immediately said, "So, see you tomorrow for training session?"

"Good. Good night, Tina. ”

"Good night. ”

****

Before the start of the training session the following morning, all the players in the QPR first team were informed that Patrick would not be in the squad for Saturday's game against Arsenal.

Both Nedham and Ian walked over and patted Patrick on the shoulder, something meaningful.

Patrick, who was suspended from the team, didn't react much, just telling a few of his teammates who came over to ask how he felt that the boss had spoken to him yesterday afternoon and that he respected her decision.

The atmosphere was a bit tense throughout the morning training session.

The temperature is very low, and the heat exhaled when speaking is visible to the naked eye. The head coach was constantly shouting on and off the pitch in a thick club down jacket.

Mensah bumped Jacob's shoulder, "I really didn't expect the boss to stop Pyte's game." ”

"Isn't that great? No player in this team has privileges, not even the best Pat, the best guy who has personal friends with the owner. Jacob said.

"But I always feel unsure. I actually kind of hope that the boss doesn't stop his game. ”

Jacob frowned, "You didn't say that when Zixiang was suspended. ”

Mensah didn't speak again. He glanced at a few of his teammates, and perhaps Glenn, Vargas, and even Zixiang himself were all the same as he thought. The Dutch finally set their sights on Patrick.

He was as committed to training today as ever, as if he wasn't the one who was suspended. But he never smiled. He just didn't say it, he must not be happy with the manager's decision. Mensa thought.

At the end of the morning training session, Lu Ling called everyone to him.

Her piercing gaze lingered on each player's face. It was a little longer on Patrick and Yu Zixiang's faces. Tim stood behind her, hands in his pants pockets, waiting for her to speak.

"You guys did a good job this morning. Her voice was loud, but the wind was strong, and she had to do her best not to let her majesty be swept away by the wind.

She then continued: "Four or five years ago, when I was an Academy coach at Brentford, there was an incident that I remember vividly. I want to share with you that I know you may be hungry, but bear with me for a while. ”

"My boss at the time was on a Sky Sports reality show that would dig up some of the buried football fans. There was a guy named Jimmy, and he was very good, so my boss gave him a tryout. You may not imagine how rare this tryout opportunity is for Jimmy, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But the next day, Jimmy didn't come. ”

"Later we learned that he had drunk too much the night before and hadn't been able to get up on time. I thought it was a pity, but my boss said it was nothing to do, it was his own choice. ”

"It's not easy for you to become a professional footballer, and every choice you make has made that has brought you to where you are today. For me, the same is true. I cherish my own career, and I hope you do too. ”

Tim and Ian were the first to applaud, followed by all the players and coaching staff.

This made Lu Ling feel a little embarrassed, and she curled the corners of her mouth, "Oh, hurry back to the locker room, I know you're hungry." Also, don't make fun of my hairstyle, yes I'm talking about you, Leon. And you, Zixiang. ”

****

At noon, a number of media outlets simultaneously broke the news that Patrick Amber had been suspended from the squad and would not play against Arsenal.

While there was an uproar on social media, Lu Ling was in the office on a video conference with the club's two owners, Nathan Neil Lawrence and Tony Fernandez.

"Patrick's suspension is such a big deal, Christine, I thought you'd at least talk to us about it. Tony's voice was full of dissatisfaction. After he became the second shareholder of the club, he had significantly less time to intervene in the club's affairs.

"Tony, I don't think a player who misses a training session and is suspended has to be reported to the board. I'm still the head coach of this club, isn't it?" Lu Ling took a sip of coffee, but her brows furrowed slightly, this cup of coffee was taken for her by someone else, with added sugar. Too sweet. She didn't like it. She moved a little farther away.

"But that player is Patrik, our number one star, England's number one star, do you know the media all over England are all eyes on you right now?" the Malaysian still said in a bad tone.

"Didn't they keep their eyes on me?

"Okay, I can't talk about you, you've always been like Nick, you can be eloquent, and reporters are afraid of you, let alone me. Tony scoffed.

And the American has not spoken so far, he just stares at the screen with his chin propped on his hand, and does not see much emotion.

Lu Ling looked at his watch and called out to another boss, "Nate." ”

Nathan Neal shrugged his shoulders and asked slowly, "What did Pat say?"

"Of course he won't be happy, but he respects my decision. Lu Ling's confidence was a little lacking when he said this.

"So, there are no problems with your relationship?" the American continued.

Lu Ling looked at Tony and shook his head.

'Simon just called me and he said Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United, oh, Everton all contacted him......

"Nate, please don't tell me ......"

"I'm not done yet, Christine. Nathaniel said calmly, "These clubs are all looking to bring in Pate next summer. Simon said that the only ones who can really afford the sky-high price are Real Madrid, Manchester City and Manchester United......"

"What the hell do you want to say?" Lu Ling interrupted the American boss again. She already knew part of the situation from Steve, but she didn't know what Nathan Niel meant.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to sell him. I would say that he is a delicious piece of cake that many people want to get. I also know that he has never mentioned leaving, but Christine, people's minds will change, he will be twenty-one years old in two months, like the media said, if he didn't choose to stay in QPR, maybe he could have won the World Footballer of the Year at the age of twenty. He is better than Messi and Ronaldo at the same age, but he can't compare with them in terms of individual or collective honors, do you really think he will always be willing to do this? Even if you're close. Because Tony was there, Nathan Neill never mentioned another layer of her relationship with Patrick, just hinting.

Lu Ling kept pinching his right knuckles with his left hand.

"Nate, I see what you mean. "But Pat has to stop this one." I didn't have a choice. ”

"I know what you mean. The American smiled slightly, "Hope everything goes well on Saturday." ”

Tony quickly interjected: "I'll go to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to watch this game. ”

"Then you'll have to go and say hello to the Emirates Stadium, I don't care. Lu Ling made a joke.

"Good new hairstyle. Ready to come out?" said Nate suddenly.

"Let's wait until I find a girlfriend first. Lu Linggang wanted to hang up, remembering something, "Everton?Nete, do you mean it really?"

"You'll have to ask Simon, I heard him say that. To be honest, I was surprised too. Does Nick really think Pyrrek is going to play for him?"

Tony hurriedly said: "That's right, Nick is too arrogant, if Patrick leaves QPR, he will definitely go to a big club, how can he go to Everton?"

This is not the point of Lu Ling and Nathan Neil's words. So they all smiled and didn't respond to the Malaysians.

Lu Ling looked at the time again and ended the video conference with the two bosses.

She went to the restaurant, where many of the players had already eaten. Patrick was still there, sitting with Ian. He saw her come in, just a glance.

Lu Ling also glanced at him, and he had a broken mobile phone in his hand.

It turned out that he was so angry. She thought. He didn't even want to see her last night.

There are Christmas trees in all corners of the restaurant, and shiny and colorful balls can be seen everywhere. The Christmas spirit has been going on for a month, and the most beautiful holiday of winter is just around the corner.

After she sat down, Patrick stood up, but he didn't come, and he left the restaurant with Ian.

Lu Ling realized that this would be a cold war. She was mentally prepared, but she didn't know how long it would last. 166 Reading Network