The coach of the QPR walked to the sideline and shouted something on the field.

Pep Guardiola didn't hear clearly, and he even asked the assistant coach next to him, but the assistant just shook his head.

Suddenly, the QPR players pressed forward as a whole. The back line has been mentioned in the middle line, and the three attackers up front (Leon, Vargas, Campbell) are starting to frantically press for the players who have the ball at the back of the field.

Nicholas in front of the TV noticed the time in the upper left corner. It's 31 minutes.

She really likes to pinch her watch and make tactical changes.

As a result, the media said she liked to be "everythingprepared", which means having a precise battle plan before a match, and he liked to be "preparedforanything", which meant being able to respond to whatever happened during the game. Of course, people don't say that he doesn't have a set tactic, the Spaniard guesses, the media just wants to say that she is not good at commanding on the spot, and he is very good at commanding on the spot.

But in fact, if one had seen her first game in charge – not against Pardew in the Premier League – but against Shaun Dyche's Burnley in the Championship – perhaps they would not have come to such an easy conclusion.

She may lack some decisiveness now, but she has never lacked observation.

This time is generally the period when the first wave of physical fitness declines. Manchester City, like Liverpool before them, are playing two games a week, so Christine is trying to seize the moment to highlight her fitness advantage.

The sudden high pressure was a bit unexpected, as they were under no pressure from the back 30 minutes.

But City's players are not panicking, and that's a situation they often have to face. In the 3241 formation, there are five people gathered in the backfield, and the frontcourt players can also retreat to respond, and they are confident that they can break this wave of ferocious pressing.

"Christine is very risky to fight like this. A number of teams have tried to press when Pep Guardiola's team is in low fitness, and some have succeeded, while others have lost miserably. Because his team is very experienced in breaking presses, and once that is broken, it will be disastrous. Juan said.

There is some truth to Juan's words. The Everton boss curled the corners of his mouth.

But Christine's pressing style is different from that of other opponents.

Nicholas had long been keenly aware of this.

Manchester City's centre-back John Stones was released.

All the forces were concentrated on the other four backfield players, as well as goalkeeper Bravo.

There are no players with QPR within a radius of about twenty metres around Stones. It's not the norm and, in the eyes of the City players, it could be a mistake.

Bravo rightfully passed the ball to Stones, who was directly in front of the box.

A smile appeared on Nicholas's face in front of the screen.

At the same time, Lu Ling, who was standing on the sidelines, had already opened his eyes and held his breath.

This is her strategy.

The usual high pressing, which requires strangling as much as possible all the opponent's backcourt receivers and possible passing lanes.

But this time, she deliberately let go of Stones and let him catch the ball, and there was only one reason.

She thinks Stones is the one most likely to make a mistake.

Of course, she can't take the initiative to wait for him to make a mistake. In fact, with no one interfering, Stones has a high success rate with the ball.

John Stones may be the player Pep needs and likes, and although he is an England defender, he is known for his penchant for playing the ball like Glenn, and he has some value as one of the best centre-backs England have produced in recent years. If it weren't for Manchester City's super high price and the player's desire to leave, Nick might not have let him go. However, with Lu Ling's understanding of Nick, he may not be reluctant.

The reason is simple, this player has obvious flaws as a central defender. In addition, he often lacks the timing of his shots and dribbles in the backcourt, which Nick doesn't like. If it was David Ruiz's skill and physicality, the Spaniard should be willing to accept and take risks, but Stones ......

Even physically and technically, his body is not as flexible as Glenn in the QPR team, and his basic skills are not as superb as Glenn.

Moreover, now on the field, there seems to be space around Stones with a radius of twenty meters......

But that's just an illusion.

The moment Bravo's foot passed the ball out, Jacob Harding started to kick in as if he heard the starting pistol, rushing towards Stones from the side.

The ball rolls on the turf for about a second. Stones took the ball and then adjusted forward for another second.

Within two seconds, Jacob had reached Stones' side at top speed.

He made a flying tackle, and Stones subconsciously flicked the ball out of the way.

But at this time, Leon appeared behind him, and Ian appeared in front of him.

Stones fell into the "trap" set by Lu Ling.

Jacob's first strike affected Stones' possession, while his QPR teammates were aiming to get the ball back.

This was carefully rehearsed, Lu Ling envisioned many situations, conducted a lot of targeted training, and she even asked Glenn to play the role of Stones on the training ground to see if this "trap" could succeed.

As a result, even Glenn lost possession once in three times when he knew about this tactic in advance.

Before this catch, Stones knew nothing about the tactics of QPR and was in a relatively loose state of brain.

He was fooled.

Suddenly, an encirclement appeared beside him, stiffening his movements and losing control of the ball.

Leon sticks out his toes and stabs the ball towards Ian. Stones wanted to get the ball back at the first time, but Ian picked up a clever pass and handed the ball to Vargas, who came over on the other side.

The QPR won the ball in the heart of Manchester City and Vargas began to drive straight into the penalty area with the ball. Otamendi pounced, but Vargas and León quickly collided against the wall to reach the penalty line.

Another rushing Manchester City defender, Otamendi, rushed over to block Vargas -

The Chilean fell in the box.

All the QPR players, the visiting fans in the stands, and the QPR coaching staff outside the touchline, all jumped up and shouted "penalty"!

But referee Clattenburg only gave a free-kick on the line of the penalty area.

Patrick in front of the TV shook his hand and leaned back on the couch in some anger. Jack patted him on the shoulder.

Jack pulled out a clear locket from his pocket and held it out to his son, "tictac?"

Patrick didn't even look at it, blocking his father's arm. Jack poured himself a few jelly beans and stuffed them into his mouth.

On the field, after the argument was invalid, QPR player Leon stood in front of the ball, ready to take the free kick.

A free kick on the line of the penalty area, too close to the goal, is not very easy to handle. If the curve ball is a ball, the requirements are very high, and it is very demanding to go over the wall and not above the beam.

Leon didn't bother to think about curling the ball at all.

The Uruguayan shoots a free-kick that hits the ground. City's human wall was deceived in that moment and jumped, and the ball flew under their feet, sticking to the turf and towards the nearby post.

Bravo quickly fell to the ground and pounced, but did not touch the ......

Patrick had already raised his arms......

But the ball "banged" into the post, and it was on the outside of the post.

Patrick was about to hug his head when Ian suddenly cut in and got the ball that bounced to the left side.

All eyes were on the Scotsman and Ian first crossed with his left foot!

The ball grazed over the head of Manchester City defender Otamendi and was followed by Timothy Fosu Mensah slamming it into the goal!

Patrick nearly fell off the couch in excitement as he high-five Jack.

Mints were sprinkled all over the floor.

Lu Ling jumped up frantically on the sidelines. Her celebration was right next to the microphone placed on the sidelines, so the audience in front of the TV could hear her shouting:

“holyshit!”

The Everton players in the common room didn't have time to wail and were amused by the QPR manager's voice.

Nicholas looked at the excited figure on TV, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he looked away.

In the 34th minute, Queens Park Rangers took a 1-0 lead over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

It was a tactical success. Surround Stones, this is the established tactic, although the ball is not scored directly, but after the attack tossed, the goal is still scored.

"It was like the first shot from goal range in this game by QPR...... I have to say that this team is really scary, it was a real blow to Manchester City in the minute, look at their expressions!' Sky Sports guest Gary Neville commented.

City still had two chances before half-time, but their turnover rate increased significantly under the pressure of the QPR. In stoppage time, Bernardo Silva's long-range shot was saved by Hans, and Gabriel Jesus looked a little anxious and rushed to kick the ball that the German had already caught, only to have a long confrontation and chaos on the pitch.

Hans gave the Brazilian a chest push, and Gabriel Jesus took two steps back and said something out loud in Portuguese.

Clattenburg came over and dealt a yellow card to each of the men.

****

Jack lit a cigarette.

Patrick glanced back, "I'll tell Mom." ”

Jack took a sip in a daze, and spread his hands exaggeratedly: "Please, son, she already has Anna, I thought you would be on my side." He took another sip, swallowed the clouds, and continued: "Moreover, my son must not be a snitch. ”

Patrick took a sip of his coffee and shrugged his shoulders, "Now, tell me, why are you here?" he said as he walked back to the couch, "I'm not going to have a father-son conversation with you, it never happened between us." I didn't drink, I didn't smoke, I didn't go to nightclubs. I don't need people to tell me a warning word, and I don't need anyone to say 'hergo'......."

"I'm not going to say that shit, I'm just here to smoke a cigarette. ”

Patrick sat back down on the couch and put down his coffee.

He was watching the TV, which was analysing several attacks from both teams in the first half.

"Yes, that's right, you came to Barcelona to smoke a cigarette. What's wrong?, is smoking banned in England?", he scoffed.

Jack wandered around the living room, as if he hadn't heard his son at all. He said to himself: "Pat, you have a good house, if you leave Barcelona in the future, don't sell it, leave it for me to spend with your mother, we can pay the rent." Your mom and I love Spain ......."

Patrick suddenly felt agitated. He didn't know if it was because of the smell of smoke or because of the girl on TV he couldn't reach. What would she be talking about in the locker room now? She's busy, he knows. It's been three weeks since she ...... Does she know that he wakes up, trains, and sleeps like the walking dead every day?

"You don't fucking know what I'm going through?" Patrick yelled, "Maybe Mommy or Anna or even Steve asked you to talk to me, but I don't think it makes any sense. ”

His roar made Zoe go berserk as well. The pit bull barked several times.

"It's okay, Zoe, it's okay. "This is Jack's voice.

Zoe quieted down, and she jumped on the couch, and Patrick touched her. After he vented briefly, his eyes were a little glazed.

Jack went to the kitchen sink to puff out his cigarette and walked back to the living room.

The second half of the game is about to begin.

"I'd love to have a can of beer. Jack muttered.

Patrick twitched the corners of his mouth, "I want to, too." He turned his gaze back to the TV, "Actually, I want to get drunk." But I can't. His voice sounded angry and sad.

Jack wanted to say son, you're only twenty-one years old, you know the fucking shit. But he didn't say anything. He remembered that when he was twenty-one years old, he also fell madly in love with a woman, and wanted to die for her......

He ended up marrying that woman. 166 Reading Network