May, the end of a season.

London is in for a nice day. The sky was blue, and although the wind was somewhat strong, this did not affect the atmosphere on the training ground.

Lu Ling looked at the boys on the field with his hands in his pockets, after the Tottenham game, they were all tired, but they were in good spirits. They, like her, like Pat, want to qualify for next season's Champions League.

She suddenly wondered if it was the same with Leicester City last year. Unity is strength. When you desperately want something, you can give more than you think.

Today's training session was a bit more relaxed, and Tim was playing with them and coaching them all the time. If Tim wasn't physically responsible, he would still be playing in the professional league.

Perhaps every coach who has not become a top professional player has regrets in her heart, and she herself is no different.

When Lu Yungui taught her to play, she once dreamed of participating in the Women's World Cup, of course, after the age of thirteen or fourteen, she knew that she was not talented enough to achieve it. But her love for football did not change, so little by little she became a football coach.

Level 1 is the easiest, but the most difficult step to take. And when that step is taken, everything from then on becomes a matter of course. It doesn't stop and it can't stop.

Tim pulled out of the middle of the players and ran in front of her.

"Oh, these guys, they just want to see me make a fool of myself. Tim said with a shrug and a smile.

She loved Tim's smile. She likes optimists, and she doesn't quite do herself.

"Yes, they always do. Lu Ling also smiled, "They like you very much." I sometimes feel that your words are more effective than mine. ”

"How so? They respect you very much, it's not easy. You know, young coaches, especially those who don't have professional football experience, always have a hard time getting their players to be obedient. ”

“ell... Luckily, the biggest player on the team is my good friend. But if you really have a player like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, I don't think it will be so easy. She teased herself.

Tim laughed exaggeratedly. He had some hard time imagining Christine getting along with a player like Ibrahimovic.

"Do you like a player like Ibrahimovic?"

"Of course, talented. Lu Ling thought for a while, "Many of his goals and skills are simply indescribable. ”

"That's right. But what about character?"

"I like it too. ”

"Like you like Flores?"

Ibrahimovic and Nick have very different personalities, the only thing they have in common is that they are both extremely individual, and they don't care much about what the outside world thinks. In essence, Lu Ling himself is such a person. Actually, so is Pat.

She paused and looked at the training ground, her gaze a little peeling, "Maybe." People like people who are similar to themselves. But it's always hard to get along with. ”

"I'm good with you, but I don't have the right chemistry. Is that so?"

"I'm sure you won't have these problems with Monica. ”

"Definitely. Thiem turned the conversation to the form of the players and some of the tactical details of the game against Chelsea that followed.

Thiem has been in Serie A for several years and knows Chelsea manager Antonio Conte very well.

Conte played a breathtaking spectacle at last summer's European Championship with a group of under-qualified Italian players. And after coming to the Premier League, he also instilled a lot of tactical things in Chelsea and built a very strict system. It's just that the main players were injured in the previous period, which will make it difficult to keep the top four.

He has allowed the Blues to switch between a back three and a back four this season, but some homegrown players, such as John Terry and Gary Cahill, have struggled to implement his tactics defensively, so some games have gone awry, and the first Premier League season has always been difficult for foreign managers.

Thiem pointed out some of Chelsea's weaknesses, but also pointed out that two key attackers, Eden Hazard and Mitshua Batshuayi, have both returned from injury, making them difficult to deal with.

Lu Ling smiled bitterly: "I saw their strength when I first took office, and that loss almost broke me. Now we have a game in our hands and are only three points off them, they are the side that is being chased and there should be more pressure. I think we can be a little bit more aggressive in this game, even though it's away, but I want to force them to make mistakes. In Conte's first year, he has not been able to fill all the holes. ”

Tim thought for a moment, "You have a point. It is true that getting the three points should be the goal, but a draw is acceptable for us, we have to do well defensively, and we can also practice the back three and maybe use it then. ”

Lu Ling nodded. She plans to spend some time in training sessions over the next few days to practise the style of play at the back three, and the team against Antonio Conte will have to be tactically flexible.

In today's training session, Lu Ling was very satisfied. She spoke to a few players and then went back to the office. She needs to get some of the necessary work done quickly, and she has a PFA awards dinner to attend in the evening.

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came to a lot of media, and Lu Ling felt that his smile froze. Pat had messaged her and was already in the lobby, ready to go to him after signing her name on a wall full of famous players' names.

She walked into the elevator, and when the elevator door was about to close, a familiar figure walked in sideways.

Lu Ling raised his head and met his gaze. She froze for a moment and smiled at him. He was probably a little surprised, and then smiled at her as well. They quickly staggered their gaze. Didn't say hello.

A few seconds passed.

"You're beautiful today. ”

"Thank you. You look good, too. ”

After a few more seconds, the elevator doors opened.

They walked out one after the other, flashing lights.

There's nothing newsworthy about the QPR boss riding in an elevator with the Everton boss, but what if they were ever lovers?

Patrick was chatting with Rose, who gave him a look to look back. Patrick then looked back and saw Tina.

Tina was dressed professionally today, as radiant as ever. He would have been in a better mood if he hadn't seen the people coming out of behind her. She smiled at him from afar.

She greeted and hugged coaches or players who had a good relationship all the way, and walked for several minutes at a distance of dozens of meters.

By the time she was about to get to the QPR table, Patrick had finished talking to Rose. He handed her a glass of water. She took it, the liquid in the glass swaying. She looked a little distracted.

"Hey, are you okay?" he asked.

"Of course. She smiled slightly, her eyes still a little glazed, "There should be no suspense, I mean you will get the most important award of the day." She took a sip of water.

In fact, she drank all the water in the cup.

"Would you like some champagne?" asked Patrick.

"Yes, thank you. She nodded.

Patrick brought her a glass of champagne and leaned over quietly, whispering in her ear, "I'd think you still love him." He said it casually, but there was still a hint of jealousy and resentment.

Lu Ling turned her head in surprise, she didn't expect him to think like this. Is she acting strange?

"I'm pretty sure I'm done with him. 'I'm just a little bit tired, you know when I was talking to Conte, my mind was full of Saturday's. With that, she almost finished the champagne in her glass.

Patrick didn't speak again. He wanted to believe her, but he always felt that her state had something to do with meeting the person in the elevator. Patrick took his seat and went to Ross to look at their table, and saw that the Spaniards were also looking this way. They didn't look at each other, they flickered each other's gazes.

The lights gradually dimmed.

BTSPORT host Jack Humphrey took to the stage. He gave a brief opening remark and introduced two high-ranking officials of the PFA, Gordon Taylor and Rich Humphreys, to the stage.

First up was the Special Contribution Award, which this year went to Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger. There are many rumours that the Frenchman is coming to the end of his 21-year coaching career in North London.

Arsene Wenger gave a brief speech of thanks on stage, and the big screen showed his highlights from Highbury and the Emirates Stadium.

After that, host Humphrey announced the best squad for the Women's Football League, League Two, and League One, interspersed with performances by bands.

The table where Lu Ling and Patrick are sitting are all QPR players, and the positions are arranged relatively forward, slightly on the side, and the TV camera keeps giving pictures here.

Lu Ling drank champagne, if it weren't for Pat's possibility of winning the award, maybe she wouldn't have to attend.

Next up is the Premier League Team of the Season. The silhouettes and names of the players popped up on the big screen one by one.

The backline (goalkeeper back four) is:

David De Gea (Manchester United), Alex Sandro (Manchester City), Eric Bailly (Manchester United), John Stones (Everton), Héctor Bellerin (Arsenal)

Lu Ling squinted his eyes and saw Zixiang pursed his lips. She couldn't help but purse her lips and smiled, presumably this guy felt that she should be selected. However, Manchester City's Brazilian left-back Sandro has been really good this season.

"Next season. She whispered to Zixiang.

Zixiang gave her a natural look.

The midfielders (two) are:

N'Golo Kante (Manchester United), Paul Pogba (Manchester United)

There was no name of Ian either, but Lu Ling saw that the Scottish boy's expression did not change.

Next is the line of attack (four):

Andrea Zivkovic (Manchester City), Ousmane Dembele (Everton), Eden Hazard (Chelsea) ...... and Patrick Amber (QPR)!

Warm applause continued one after another, and Lu Ling looked at Pat with a smile. She didn't expect the PFA to count Pat as a striker, perhaps because the goal numbers were too dazzling.

The twenty-year-old boy also had a smile on his face.

At the end of the ceremony, the two most important awards were finally announced. 166 Reading Network