Chapter 88
Andre Gray glanced back at the female coach on the sidelines. Last season, she was an assistant coach, and this season, she has become acting manager. I have to say, a lot of the time, you can't think of what exactly is going to happen. He glanced at Patrick not far away, he has become the absolute main force of the England national team, maybe not the absolute core, but compared to himself who does not even have the opportunity to be selected for the national team, really, there is no comparison.
These things make people irritated.
There's always a good atmosphere at Turfmore and tonight was no exception. And, it seems, because it was against last season's rivals, the fans sang especially hard.
It was cold, but other than that, there was not much wind and no rain or snow.
Andre wears black gloves and he hopes to score today.
The whistle blew.
A few minutes later, he saw the goal as he made a desperate half-time comeback.
It's Patrick again.
He shot directly from more than 30 meters away, the same footwork as when he played Stoke, only this time he didn't pick up his feet from the middle.
Is the goalkeeper eating/?, Andre grumbled inwardly.
Patrick was doing his trademark celebration as he thought of the hug he had with Tina for his first hat-trick. That feels so good. The feeling of conquering the world together.
Towards the end of the first half, Ian assisted Vargas for another goal. Although it was a suspected offside goal, it was always scored.
Faced with a score of 0:2, Sean Dyche felt like he was about to explode. Assistant coach Gary Cole is also quite depressed, if there is anyone who is not a fan of Kristen Lu, oh, this guy is definitely one.
With 55 minutes into the second half, on Burnley's side, Andre Gray set up Sam Vokes to score a goal.
The score became 1:2.
Lu Ling looked at the situation on the field, and Burnley's momentum rose. By any measure, QPR deserves to win this game. She can't be impatient, the ball just now was accidental. Although it is inseparable from the mistakes of the backline.
Burnley's attack lasted seven or eight minutes, but they quickly retreated because of two of QPR's assist-making full-backs.
John O'Connor was more cautious than Zixiang, holding the ball on the right flank and dropping back as soon as he got to Vargas. Ian glanced at John and stepped up decisively. He made a longitudinal pass to Patrick's feet.
Patrick played as a left winger in this game. But as is his habit, he often slips into the middle to get the ball. He got the ball on the left side of the penalty area.
The pretty boy took a big stride past the on-board Burnley midfielder Marni and then fired a powerful right-footed shot over the crossbar. But in the next second, the boy went forward and got the ball back in the chaos again, and this time he did not get up directly, but chose to pass Burnley's central defender Keane and face the goalkeeper directly.
Shoot through the crotch!
The ball flew between Tom Heaton's legs and into the net.
It was Patrick's second goal of the game and his ninth in the Premier League this season.
QPR led 3:1 away and basically sealed the win.
Lu Ling stood on the sidelines and applauded excitedly, after which she turned back to George, the assistant in the coach's box, and said, "Look, Pat has made up for all the goals he didn't score." If I'm not mistaken, he's now scoring the same number of goals as Sergio Aguero. ”
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has led the scorers so far this season. Now Patrick is like him. Of course, Manchester City have not played this round yet, and maybe the Argentines will soon overtake them. But maybe, it won't.
George laughed, "That's right, and he's got six assists." I bet he'll get one more. ”
Lu Ling deliberately made an exaggerated shrug motion, "If that's the case, I'm really afraid that he will be beaten by the Burnley fans." ”
Gary watched this scene from the bench on the other side, with an indescribable bitterness in his heart. He walked up to Sean Dyche and yelled at the court. But that didn't make the Burnley players any better.
The clock came to the 84th minute.
QPR's Nathan Raymond broke down the flank and crossed, the ball grazed the defender's foot slightly, and the arc changed a little. Patrick was about to head the ball but then adjusted his body and volleyed sideways.
The ball was volleyed violently and flew straight into the corner of the goal.
The goal reminded everyone of Zinedine Zidane's famous flying immortal in the 2002 Champions League final.
And this is Patrick Amber's first Premier League hat-trick!
Two hat-tricks of his career so far have been given to Burnley.
Patrick waved his arms at the stands, and the QPR fans responded with the strange gesture he made to their top star.
The boy saw the reaction of the fans, and after a short pause, he smiled extremely happily. As he ran back, he saw Tina hugging George on the sidelines, like a little girl.
Towards the end of the game, John O'Connor fired another cross to substitute Massimo Rwango, and the Australian tackled from close range to make it 5-1.
It was QPR's biggest win in all competitions since 2009 and equalled their record for the biggest score in the history of the Premier League in 1993 (QPR beat Coventry City 5-1 in October 1993).
When Lu Ling walked over to the Burnley boss with a light smile, Sean Dyche had a strong urge to refuse to shake hands, and then, he really did it. Just as the girl was about to reach out, he leaned sideways, bypassed her, and headed straight for the players' tunnel.
The scene provoked a slightly surprised taunt from the Sky Sports commentator, "Oh, that's embarrassing. Compared with the previous three coaches who lost to Lu, his move is really ......" While he pondered the wording, the guest had already added with a smile, "There is no grace." ”
Lu Ling on the sidelines was stunned for half a second, and then she hooked the corners of her mouth and continued to look at Burnley's assistant coach Gary Cole with a smile.
Are you going to shake my hand? Gary.
Gary sighed in his heart, but walked over and took the initiative to reach out.
"Congratulations, Christine. ”
"Thank you, Gary. ”
With just these two sentences, the two didn't even make eye contact.
Lu Ling glanced back at Gary's back, and lost his mind for a moment. The year passed quickly, and this time last year, no one would have imagined what would happen today. She turned her head again and looked back at the pitch, "Oh, Burnley, thank you for the three points and so much clean sheet.
After that, her eyes fell on Patrick, who was walking this way, and of course, the guy probably loved Burnley more than she did.
Patrick walked up to his coach with the ball, shoved it to her, and said coolly, "Sign your name, Tina." ”
Lu Ling held the ball and shouted behind him, "What is the name? It's not my hat trick." She thought about it for a moment, and oh, she hadn't scored three goals in a football game since she was a child.
The boy looked back, smiled and blinked, didn't say anything, and continued his way down the tunnel.
Lu Ling held the ball and walked into the player's tunnel with several other players. Earlier, Patrick and Vargas had already been pulled away by Sky Sports reporters for a TV interview.
What should I write about? Lu Ling looked down at the ball, a little difficult to do.
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Vargas glanced at the beautiful female reporter and then at his good teammate Patrick. He knew their relationship, and he had heard Zixiang talk about it in the locker room before. He thought it was a little funny that the two of them were so serious.
Chloe is serious on the surface, but all the little expressions are seducing the boy, including small movements, and she will pull her hair or purse her lips from time to time.
Patrick smiled slightly, he was in a good mood, and his new date was indeed very pleasant.
The signal was connected, and he began to answer Chloe's questions.
"Oh yes, it was a great feeling to score a hat-trick. I love Burnley. ”
Chloe didn't want to ask questions about his and Christine's gossip, but it seemed strange to her colleagues if she didn't.
She then said lightly, "Patrick, it looks like your recent off-court life hasn't affected your competitive form. You've scored 10 goals since this game, one more than Sergio Aguero, top scorer charts, and you've got six assists, and I don't remember any player who did that in his first Premier League season. ”
Patrick frowned as Chloe spoke about life off the field, but his expression quickly returned to normal.
'I'm very close to the owner, not from this season, so I don't think there's any need to focus on that. As for the scorer charts, I didn't pay much attention to them. If that's the case, I'm happy. ”
Then, together with Vargas, Patrick prepares to leave the TV room when he bumps into the acting manager and walks in.
Lu Ling hurriedly returned the ball plug in his hand to Patrick, "You take it yourself first, I don't know what to write yet." ”
The boy took the ball she handed over, his eyebrows were soft, and he emphasized softly, "Then don't forget." ”
Chloe watched the two of them talk intimately as they passed by, and felt strange in her heart.
Patrick clearly said that he would not call him, and after more than a month, he asked himself to eat again. She was happy to go to the appointment, but he looked absent-minded. Although she felt great sexually later, it still didn't solve her confusion.
He wants her to be a gun/friend, and he can just say that she has no problems. He wanted to date her, and of course she wouldn't refuse. But he didn't seem to have any emotional interest in her at all. So why go on a date?
Does this qiē have anything to do with Christine?
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Sean Dyche's look in his post-game press conference was far less complacent than his pre-game press conference. It's a given. And reporters were always asking questions about his no-handshake and Patrick's hat-trick, making him want to flip the table. He stayed for only two minutes before leaving the press conference. He had no memory of what he had said.
After that, Lu Ling's post-match press conference was also very brief.
The young acting manager shrugged at Sean's refusal to shake hands, "I have no comment on that. ”
Lu Ling really didn't take Sean Dyche too seriously. His disrespect meant nothing to her.
Besides, she wanted to end this qiē as soon as possible so that she could meet her boyfriend at the hotel. Before she walked into the press conference, she had a brief phone call with Nick. He was already waiting for her at the hotel in Manchester.