It's time for the international competition in March.

The England squad changed managers for the New Year, and this time the FA tried again with foreign coach Gus Hiddink, the experienced Dutch boss who was relatable but still strict in training.

The England national team has not done well with just seven points from their first four World Cup qualifiers and is currently second in the group, so the FA has opted for a change of manager. On Sunday, they will have to beat Lithuania to catch up with first-placed Slovakia in order to qualify directly.

Patrick Amber's popularity in the national team was very high, and before the game, Wembley already had many fans singing songs about him, holding flags and banners with Patrick painted on them. The 20-year-old has become the hope of all England with his Premier League superwatch this season, and is usually under a lot of pressure.

However, the night before the game, when Lu Ling was with him, he still looked very relaxed.

"So what's going on? all the focus is on you?" Lu Ling asked him with a smile.

Patrick raised an eyebrow, "It's okay, but Mr. Hiddink told me not to sleep too many girls." He waited to see Tina's reaction.

She looked at him playfully and said, "Your club manager sues you, you don't need to listen to him." ”

The boy pouted, "You know I won't, I don't have any other girls in my heart." ”

After that, the conversation turned to his teammates in the national team.

Patrick still has the best relationship with Ross Barkley, but he also has a good relationship with Harry Kane and Chris Smalling.

What he didn't say was that there was talk in the England dressing room about the romance that had ended with her and the Spaniard.

Everton's players all say Flores still has intimate photos of the two on his desk.

Rose privately tried to ask Patrick if he still had a crush on Christine, but Patrick didn't say anything.

And Stones, who didn't know the inside story, dragged him and Zixiang to ask Christine what her reaction was after the relationship ended, if she had a new boyfriend or something.

Zixiang shrugged his shoulders and said, "It seems that our boss will take the initiative to tell us her own gossip, I don't think much has changed." But I've been seeing her running lately. He said and bumped Patrick on the shoulder, "Right, I remember Christine wasn't that much of a runner before......"

Patrick pursed his lips, still silent. Yes, Tina has been exercising a lot these months. She seems to be shifting all her attention to work and sports.

Stones hurriedly replied, "It's a coincidence, and so is our boss." ”

"What are you thinking?" Lu Ling asked when he saw that Patrick didn't speak.

"Nothing. Patrick smiled at the camera, "It's just...... Miss you. You seem to be exercising a lot lately......"

"It's just stress-relieving. Lu Ling didn't want to talk more, she changed her hand, walked to the kitchen and poured a cup of coffee, "Pat, tell you a secret." ”

"What?"

'I want a Champions League place. She said with a mysterious expression.

Patrick wasn't surprised, he said, "I know. I want it too. ”

"Of course you want to. Lu Ling took a sip of coffee, "You are a player who should play in the Champions League." Anyway, let's try our best...... I don't know what the result will be, but ......"

"I understand. Patrick interrupted her with a slight smile, and he glanced at the time, "It's time for me to sleep, Tina." ”

"Okay, good night. Good luck for tomorrow's game. ”

"When have I ever let you down? Good night, Tina. ”

Lu Ling put down his phone and glanced at the coat that was still hanging at the door. It's been a few months. She hadn't cleaned up what Nick had left here, and she hadn't touched it. She walked over, and last week's cleaning staff asked her what to do with the coat, and she said she should leave it there. Maybe next time, she will sue her, please help me throw it away.

****

At Wembley, Patrick scored his first hat-trick for the national team, with a header, a left-footed one-on-one and a right-footed free-kick.

The boy made the ll gesture to the camera three times, and the gesture is now popular all over the country, and many children have learned to do this when they score goals while kicking a ball, although they don't know what it means.

In the end, England beat Lithuania 5-0. Guus Hiddink won his opening game for the Three Lions by a big blow and Patrick was once again in the spotlight in the English media.

Former England boss Glenn Hoddle even compared Patrick to Messi Ronaldo on the night's ITV show, which sparked a new wave of Patrick craze on social media.

Indeed, at the age of just over 20, he has scored 21 goals in the Premier League, has already scored a number of super goals and scored a hat-trick for the national team. Such a table does make people feel that England has ushered in its own real genius, not the so-called "genius" of the past.

In addition to the praise that the media did their best, there was once again news that Manchester United wanted to buy Patrick Amber for 100 million pounds.

This time, the new club owner, Nathan Neal, put it very simply on his Twitter:

(Will Barcelona sell Messi? ）

When Lu Ling saw these news on Twitter, she also saw a gossip about a person she didn't want to think about for a long time.

Sophia has moved to Liverpool and is said to have bought a fancy apartment not far from the Espanyol apartment.

When interviewed by the Spanish entertainment media, the supermodel asked if it was possible for Nick to fall in love again now that he was single again and they had a baby between them? Sofia replied, "Oh, I don't think so, but I don't mind introducing him to a girlfriend." You know, no man would say no to Victoria's Secret Angels. ”

Maybe it won't be long before I see the news of his "Victoria's Secret girlfriend" appearing in the stands at Goodison Park. Lu Ling thought.

Tim knocked on the door, she put down her phone and said please come in.

So they started talking about work.

Lu Ling also talked to Tim about her ambitions a week ago. Tim's smile was bright, but he was cautious about his goal.

"Tim, the last time you said you were skeptical about the goal of finishing in the top four, so...... What about the FA Cup winners?"

The FA Cup semi-finals of the QPR will be played on 22 April, a month from now. The opponent is Newcastle United, a Championship team led by Benitez.

If they can beat Newcastle, then the QPR will face the winner of Tottenham and Manchester United in the final.

Tim pondered for a moment.

"There should be hope. But then we can't afford to spend too much in the league. ”

There was a bit of a dilemma, and Lu Ling knew that what he said was right. The league is the most important thing for her, and the FA Cup winner can only get a Europa League place, not a Champions League place. But the FA Cup winner, it's too tempting. It would be very meaningful if it could be obtained.

'We have seven games in April, six league games and one FA Cup, so it's very urgent. It could be the seven games that will decide our season. Whether it's a top4 or an FA Cup title, I want it. Lu Ling said firmly and directly.

****

After the international break, Patrick, Zixiang and others returned to Harrington with a tired face, where they played a friendly against Chile after their victory over Lithuania.

The bad news came again that Glenn Mitchell was injured in the England national youth team, leaving one less player at the back. However, the team doctor believes Ian's injury is almost over and he should be on the bench for the next league game against Sunderland.

In addition, León Ferreira, who was newly selected for the Uruguayan national team, will not start against Sunderland because he is going to play in South America and returns late, and the jet lag has not reversed. Vargas is also recovering from injury and is expected to return as early as early May.

Lu Ling and Tim have been negotiating non-stop, and the April games are very frequent, and there may be injuries, so they must be fully prepared, after all, the QPR squad is still a little thin.

On April 1, QPR hosted Sunderland. In this game, Lu Ling discharged a rotation lineup, and Zixiang, Patrick and others did not play. Because there are two games in the week and Arsenal in midweek, this is also a last resort.

The Black Cats, led by Sam Allardyce, continue to stick to the idea of defending and counter-attacking. In the middle of the first half, there was a problem with the QPR defence, and Van Ginkkel's clearance error was directly scored by the opponent's veteran Jermaine Defoe into a world wave outside the box.

QPR trailed 0:1 in the first half.

As soon as the second half came up, QPR was replaced by Patrick Amber and Yu Zixiang at the same time.

Immediately, the whole Loftus Road thundered with joy.

And it didn't take long for Patrick to repay the home fans who cheered him on.

In the 55th minute, he won the ball at the back and kicked a straight plug of more than 50 meters to the ground, directly penetrating all the defenders of Sunderland!

Forward Connor Washington sped past and stabbed a single shot in.

Tim got up from the coach's seat, walked to Lu Ling's side, and said softly: "Now we need to save a little body, recover some, and let Sunderland come out to attack." At this time, the players will be a little anxious, and the mentality will be inconsistent. ”

Lu Ling has this intention, and Tim can always get to the point.

The QPR was recycled as a whole, while Sunderland began to move forward and continue to hit directly, but the midfield was disjointed.

Patrick drops back to his own half to get the ball. After that, he started and quickly passed the opposing midfielder Cattermole, and then looked up at the opposing goalkeeper.

Lu Ling felt that his heart stopped beating for a second. What does he want?

Really.

The boy's left foot hit the bottom of the ball very hard.

He hadn't crossed the halfway line at this point.

The ball streaked across the Loftus Road pitch, and in the blue sky, a sharp white arc suddenly emerged.

Sunderland's goalkeeper Mannone desperately ran back. But I didn't even touch the ball.

Network.

A lob shot more than 55 metres from goal!!

Sam Allardyce scolded, but Lu Ling was already happily hugging Tim.

It was another spectacular performance for QPR's No.7 with his 22nd league goal.

He ran to the stands to receive a tsunami of cheers, and then made a gesture of ll.

Then he noticed that almost all QPR fans made the same gesture.

But the pretty boy was a little depressed, and this was something that was unique to me......

Tim tilted his head to look at Christine, "He's celebrating something special, you know what that means?"

Lu Ling smiled, she opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. Her gaze stayed on the more and more mature back on the field, and the owner of the back suddenly turned his head to look at her. But soon, he was pushed back to the re-kick by his teammates.

Tim didn't ask again. But towards the end of the game, he suddenly said: "I remember something that happened in Brighton that year. ”

Lu Ling's attention was on the court, and he just asked casually, "What's the matter?"

"Sue you back. ”

"Okay. Lu Ling still didn't care too much.

The match ended 3-1, with John O'Connor's long-range shot sealed the win just before the break.

The next day's headlines must have been the hype that QPR's No. 7 had replicated the miracles of Beckham and Wayne Rooney. Lu Ling thought as he walked side by side with Patrick to the players' tunnel.

"Patrick today decided the game in his own half"

Maybe that's a good title, she smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing. ”

"Did you miss me when I was on the national team?"

"It's time for you to go on TV. ”

"Zoe misses me so much. When I got home, she circled my leg several times. ”

"Do you want me to circle your legs a few times? Come on, I mean the TV interview. ”

"It would be weird, but if you could......" The pretty boy was dragged away before he could finish his sentence. He winked at her one last time.