Patrick had a newspaper in his hand, a Catalan newspaper, densely packed in Spanish, and he couldn't read much. However, the girl sitting next to him claimed that she could read everything.

"My mom speaks Spanish, I speak Spanish too, I thought you knew. Amber said.

"Just because you say you can't read it doesn't mean you can. Patrick took a sip of coffee and casually argued with her, and immediately turned his gaze back to the Kindle.

"I can read it. Amber stressed loudly, then she picked up the newspaper, flipped through it, and read it: "We always knew that Nicolas Flores and Kristen Lue were once close lovers, and we don't know why they separated. Recently, however, the old lovers, who created the first period in football history, seem to be together again. The Sun and well-known Twitter accounts both broke the news at the same time yesterday. It is alleged that after the last round of the Premier League, the Everton manager left Liverpool for London. They returned to Christine Lu's villa in Surrey after dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant in London's West End. The Spaniards were leaving until the next morning. In the face of the paparazzi, Flores, although impatient, did not deny the relationship. ”

Amber read it carefully, and there were a few words she guessed, but she wasn't going to tell Patrick, or he would laugh at her. After reading the paragraph, she looked up at the man next to her proudly, "Look, I told you, I can read it." ”

Patrick lowered his head and stared at the Kindle screen, with no special expression on his face, as if Amber had taken a closer look at his Kindle, the corners of his mouth twitching, he had stopped at that page for a long time.

He suddenly looked at her, with a slight smile, and said, "This is the hot news last night." ”

Amber smiled, it's explosive news. Even though it's just a piece of gossip news. But the news has sparked a lot of discussion around the world. Amber thought that maybe Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt reconciled as well.

"She's your best friend and your former club manager, I think you already know about it, right?" Amber asked.

Patrick stood up, limped to the refrigerator, and whispered, "Yes." ”

Amber stared at Patrick's back, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "I'm going to London next week, Fashion Week, and I promised a friend to go to a show." Are you interested in coming along?"

Patrick opened the door to the fridge and turned his back to the girl, "I'm definitely in London next week, but I've always found this kind of activity a bit boring, sorry." ”

Amber shrugged: "fine."

He turned around, holding a grapefruit in his hand, and asked with a smile, "If I invited you to my birthday party, would you be prepared to decline too?"

Ambelio was a little surprised, "Your birthday party...... In London? Not with your Barcelona team-mates?"

Patrick closed the refrigerator door, "No big deal, just a few close friends." He added, "If you don't have time to ......."

"I didn't say that, but I can't be sure now. Amber took the newspaper and flipped through it again, "But ...... Are you sure? I mean take me to meet your good friends, and that means we're going a step further. ”

Patrick was stunned, he didn't think about it that much, it was only when he talked to Zixiang on the phone two days ago, Zixiang said that he wanted to meet Amber, so he sent out this invitation. He looked at the girl sitting at the table, her slender thighs dangling, her eyes fixed on the newspaper, and she didn't seem to care at all what kind of answer he would give.

He didn't give any answer, but said, "Let me know in advance if you come." ”

Amber raised her eyes and asked nonchalantly, "Will Christine go?"

Patrick cut the grapefruit with a knife, "I haven't asked yet." ”

****

Harrington, February 11.

Lu Ling and Tim were talking. They're in the same mood as the players on the pitch.

David Silva ran past in his training suit, and Lu Ling stopped him, and then said a few words.

After Silva ran away, Tim said to Lu Ling, "Now it seems that this is a really good deal. ”

Lu Ling couldn't hide his smile: "That's right." ”

It's been a month since the defeat to Chelsea. Three days after that match, QPR announced the signing of famous Spanish star David Silva.

The deal was unusual – David Silva left Manchester City last summer to join CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League, but played two games before recovering from injury, and then had a number of contract disputes with the team, which was terminated early after winter negotiations, and the Spaniard, who had just turned 33, became a free agent.

Despite the competition, no European club is willing to meet Silva's hefty £120,000 weekly salary. And the Spaniard didn't want to say goodbye to Europe's top leagues and go to the East to pan for gold now, so QPR successfully signed him back to the Premier League.

David Silva is a name that has undoubtedly taken the football world by storm over the past decade or so, winning one World Cup, two European Championships and two Premier League titles, and is now in the twilight of his career. It is precisely because of this that the outside world has raised doubts about this recruitment.

Lu Ling still remembers a media headline a month ago:

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Why David Silva? He used to be great, but not anymore

In addition to questioning whether Silva, who has been recovering from injuries in Russia for several months, can return to his former form, there are also fans who believe that Silva's weekly salary is too high to be cost-effective. They wondered if Kristen Lu's thinking about team-building had changed dramatically?

But now, none of that argument is over.

Although they failed to get past Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, QPR have won all four league games in the past month, scoring 15 goals and conceding just one.

David Silva scored on his first appearance for QPR on the bench against Bournemouth. Silva is recovering well.

Although Silva started just once in those four consecutive wins and played just 165 minutes in total, he finished with one goal and two assists.

And these data are not what Lu Ling values the most.

In January, QPR's poor form and eventual defeat to Chelsea made her realise that she needed to have more control in the game: if she could hold her tempo and keep the fight against Chelsea as the intensity increased, she would not have conceded a fatal goal.

The moment the whistle blew, it occurred to her that the previous FA Cup match against Manchester United was essentially the same.

Although that game was defeated by the opponent in the first half, it reflected a phased problem of QPR: many leagues were not played easily enough, resulting in a lack of relaxation in the state of the players, and it was difficult to withstand it when it came to a tough battle.

At that moment, she thought of Manchester United manager Ryan Giggs, who at the end of his playing days, at the age of nearly 40, could still rely on experience to help Manchester United, and then she thought of Barcelona's Xavi in 2015, the veteran who had lost his physical fitness but relied on his experience and skill to come on as a substitute to help the team stabilize the situation, and was the hero behind Barca's brilliant season that season.

She needs an experienced veteran to help young players such as Ian on and off the pitch, come off the bench when needed, better control the situation and ensure that the team can get points financially in order to face the double test of the Premier League and Champions League in the future.

That's the effect Silva had to have, exactly as she had envisioned.

Although he didn't play much, as long as he played, Silva's superb ball control skills, sharp vision, accurate passing and extremely rich experience directly saved a lot of unnecessary troubles and hidden dangers for QPR - due to the strong ability to control the field, the opponent could not set off a counterattack, and QPR saved physical energy, which can not only score three points, but also not over-consume.

She remembers what Silva said in an interview with Sky Sports shortly after she joined:

'Yes, I'm happy to be back in the Premier League, my years at Manchester City are unforgettable, it was the best time. But I didn't plan to say goodbye to European football right now, so I came to QPR and I hope the fans at Manchester City can understand me and if they don't, I'm willing to understand them. As for the fact that the manager is younger than me...... Haha, I think it's a good thing, in the future, maybe there will be more good young managers, isn't that a good thing for the football world?"

She was thinking when another figure ran over.

Lu Ling's smile became even brighter, which was another good thing in the past month.

Glenn Mitchell is back from injury. He resumed training in mid-January and finally returned by the end of the month.

After the pain of a broken leg, the child looks much more mature. Maybe Pat will be the same after he returns, Lu Ling thought to himself.

Everything is going well — Mr. Lu called yesterday to tell her that he was leaving for New York in two days, saying he was still fit enough to make the trip before he would return to London to start chemotherapy.

Phil suddenly shook his head, looked at the head coach's smile, and asked, "Boss, what are you laughing at?

Lu Ling was silent, noncommittal. Phil has been a bit better with Leon lately, and has actually scored two more goals – so one more would be their bet. No wonder he's smug.

Phil saw that she didn't speak, and his eyes became evil, "Boss, are you thinking about the Everton manager?"

Tim couldn't help but laugh, turned around, and walked towards the middle of the training ground.

This is perhaps the only thing that has caused a bit of a headache for the QPR boss in recent times.

In the Merseyside derby this past weekend, Nicholas' leader Everton was held to a last-minute draw by Liverpool 2-2 away. This undoubtedly left the Everton boss in a terrible mood, and he even complained about the referee's extraordinarily long stoppage time in his post-match press conference, claiming that some Premier League teams were more cared for by the referee than upstarts like Everton. He said it very vaguely, but that's what it meant – and this time, the FA spared the Spaniard.

But Nicholas did something else, he came straight to London after the game that afternoon.

As it was reported on the news, the Everton manager and the QPR manager returned to the QPR manager's villa in Sarri after dinner that night.

Yes, everyone knows that Kristen Lue and Nick Flores have reconciled.

The Sun published a special report on this:

Relive old dreams? or do you have their own plans?

The "famous" David King willfully wrote on his social media:

【…… I don't care if I lose that bet at the start of the season, I don't get to see Christine anyway, who told them to ban me from her press conference, but I'm really interested to see what kind of game the couple will give the fans when they meet next time. I hope it's not a draw - come on, it looks like a fucking agreement. And, given the current level of competition between these two teams, are they really not going to break up again at the end of the season, I mean, when the biggest suspense of this season's Premier League title is revealed?

not only retweeted this tweet as an article, but also ridiculed afterwards:

[It's not me making soap operas, they're making soap operas.] 】

The twenty-four hours were filled with content related to the news.

Tim had told Lu Ling that he had heard the players talk about it more than once, and that Phil was just the boldest of the ones, and he said it directly to her face.

Lu Ling looked at Phil, "I can answer you this question, the answer is no." ”

Phil was about to speak, when she quickly interrupted him, "Do I look like I'm going to talk to you about my private life? It's training time, and your teammates are waiting for you!"

Phil didn't move, "Boss, you've broken the German's heart." ”

Hans did look rather lost today. Lu Ling pointed to the training ground: "Go back, now!"

Phil puffed out, he still wanted to speak, but he was afraid of being fined by her, so he turned around slowly.

****

Yesterday evening, it was raining lightly in both London and Liverpool.

Nicholas didn't drive, he took the Virgin train to London, a little more than two hours, faster than he cared. He called her on the train and she was in a good mood. She was naturally happy, and after this round, the points between QPR and Everton were reduced to 2 points.

At the end of the game, Klopp even teased, "I did Christine a big favor!"

Nicholas pouted, "Yes, you did her a great favor, maybe the next time you meet her in the league, she will give you three points." ”

The German laughed: "I wish it was as you say." "Liverpool's goal this season is still to fight for the top four, and if they can successfully secure the Champions League place, Klopp will undoubtedly renew his contract.

Nicolas hugged Klopp again and walked over to the players. The Merseyside derby has always been full of gunpowder, with players on both sides disliking each other, and fans on both sides, but the two managers have always treated each other with politeness – and perhaps not so much. But Nicolas has to admit that, like his girls, he admires the German, his passion and his initiative in football.

No matter what football philosophy you choose, there is always one thing that footballers love to see, a passion for attack. Even Jose would love a passionate attack, wouldn't he?

After all his work at Anfield, Nicholas decided to go to London. Is it because you're in a bad mood? Yes. But there was a more important reason, he missed her so much, he hadn't seen her for more than a month. He didn't want to wait for her to play in Liverpool or the surrounding cities, or when he was going to play in London. They are just ordinary lovers, and no matter how busy they are at work, they should have a night together.

He booked a restaurant on the train and told her afterwards.

She said, "I thought you were going to cook it yourself?"

He didn't hide his bad mood, "If I cook it myself tonight, I might poison you or give you human flesh, who knows?"

She smiled on the phone: "So this round, I won, you draw, and the price I have to pay is to disclose our current relationship?"

At that time, he looked out the window, and the green grass flashed by, and there was a beautiful tree in the meadow, and the leaves were all gone, because spring had not yet come, but the shape of the tree was like an upside-down heart.

"No, babe. "I just want to have dinner with the girl I miss so much and have a wonderful evening." ”

She didn't refuse, how could she refuse?

By the time they got home, it was late at night.

The rain stopped early, and the moon was in the sky.

Nicholas was a little hesitant before entering the goal, she thought he was still frustrated that he didn't get all three points in the Merseyside derby, so she turned her head and comforted: "Aren't you still two points more than me?"

He hugged her waist and said, "No, I'm not thinking about that. ”

"And what are you thinking?"

'I was thinking I'm going back to Liverpool tomorrow. ”

It's always like that, as she said a long time ago, it's always "one session at a time".

She didn't speak, and he added, "I like the moment when I see you soon, because time is not so short. ”

She giggled in his arms, "I didn't expect you to say such sweet things when I first met you." ”

"I didn't expect that either. ”

They went into the house together.

Some things have changed, and there are always things that haven't. Such a strong chemistry, so a passionate kiss, so much longing, so much entanglement, if only they had never been separated. Nicholas finds himself trapped in a paradoxical cycle.

Later, as she lay on his chest, he closed his eyes and whispered, "I remember when you were my assistant, I would peek at your calves." ”

"I know. ”

"You know everything, don't you?"

"I wish I knew everything, but actually, I just thought I knew everything. He didn't know what she had in mind, but he opened his eyes and pinched her nose, "Don't forget we have a pact." Whoever goes further in the Champions League will have to promise the other side one thing. ”

Her proud voice reached his ears: "I haven't forgotten. ”

Juan nudged the head coach, and Nicolas turned his head to look at the assistant coach.

Juan said: "It's in Turin. 166 Reading Network