That night, social media was full of photos of Patrick Amber holding the Premier League Player of the Season and Young Player of the Year trophies. He became the youngest player in the 44-year history of the PFA Awards (previously Cristiano Ronaldo) and the fourth player to lift both trophies in the same season.

After Patrick received the award, the host invited the head coach of QPR to speak, and Lu Ling walked up to the stage with a little smile and stood beside the winner.

She had been peaceful, which was to be expected, and although there was a little suspense, the suspense was almost negligible, but now, she found that there was some excitement inside. So many people in the audience were staring at her. They were all waiting for her to speak.

She shrugged her shoulders and smiled in disbelief and pride.

"He's the most talented player I've ever seen, not just now, but in all the games I've watched," she said. I'm not afraid to stress him by saying this, because he's never been influenced by outside speech. Of course, this is just one of his many virtues. She said this and looked at the boy next to her, oh no, it was a man. He stood there, so handsome, so dazzling. The beautiful eyes are flashing affectionately at this moment. She thought she could ignore the gaze, but this time she felt her heart beat faster.

He used to be just a little boy who loved to play football, just like she was a girl who dreamed of becoming a soccer coach.

Is this feeling real? Or is it just a mapping in the head? Or is all the mapping the real world?

He raised an eyebrow at her, was it a response to what she had just said?

When Lu Ling turned his gaze to look ahead again, he swept over a face in the audience, which was very serious. Just a quick glance, in addition to seriousness, it is still serious. Her own expression didn't fluctuate, and she continued, "I feel lucky as a coach to have a player like that. Congratulations, Pat!"

Then, they gave a brief hug on stage. Patrick only tightened his arms as he wrapped his arms around Lu Ling's waist, and soon they let go of each other.

This time, Patrick didn't say much, far less than the Puskas award, and he jokingly thanked his family, fans, etc., and of course, his head coach again.

After the ceremony, Patrick was asked again what he meant by his trademark celebratory move.

This time, the youngest Premier League Player of the Season winner made it a secret, saying: "That action has a special meaning for me and I wish I could tell you about it now, but I don't think it's time yet. With that, he joked again, "Oh, please stop imitating, if you know what it means, it will definitely be strange." ”

Tina was standing not far from him, and she probably heard what he said. But the look on her face made him a little unpredictable.

The next day, the front pages of major newspapers were also swept by photos of boys holding two trophies. The headline of the Daily Mail is perhaps the most eye-catching:

Amber Rising: The new King of England, Lu's gift to the world

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The article takes a look back at Patrick's football career, from some anecdotes from Luk's discovery of him, to his crazy and stunning performances in his debut season in the Premier League.

The Sun, on the other hand, published an intriguing article with the headline:

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The last two PFA double winners have gone to Madrid...... Is Amber next?

In the article, author David King claims that La Liga giants Real Madrid are already on the verge of making a move, starting to ask QPR about the possibility of buying Amber, and are even willing to spend £100 million on the 20-year-old.

Lu Ling took the newspaper and laughed with Tim.

"Exclusive revelations? Maybe Zidane misremembered the number when he called us and called this Mr. David King. ”

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The QPR is back in the intense process of preparing for Chelsea.

Patrick's groin injury made it impossible for him to play in the do-or-die battle for the top four, so Lu Ling and Tim needed to create a plan to win without the Player of the Season.

Vargas' recovery is still under the watchful eye of the team doctor and looks unlikely to be in time for Saturday's game.

Chelsea have 63 points and Arsenal and QPR are tied on 60, but there is still a make-up game for QPR, which is scheduled for the week before the final round.

In terms of goal difference, the QPR is 21, while Chelsea and Arsenal are both 22. At this point in the season, it's definitely something to consider.

In less than three weeks, QPR will play their final four league games of the season, each of which will be a hard-fought battle for three points.

In those four games, QPR will face three away games in a row – a big disadvantage, against Chelsea, Leicester and West Bromwich Albion.

The final round is a home game against Stoke City, which will be the curtain call for Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. Lu Ling only hopes that by then he can say goodbye to this stadium with the joy of entering the Champions League.

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At Friday's pre-match press conference, Lu Ling tried to downplay the significance of the game.

'We have strong opponents and I know what the standings are like at the moment. The fact that Pate and Eduardo [Vargas] can't compete is definitely a big disadvantage, and I think we'll use our brains. But injuries are a regular occurrence and it was just another 90-minute game. There is no difference in terms of preparation. ”

A reporter immediately asked: "But this game involves the top four spots in the QPR after all, and from any point of view, it is a game that determines the season." ”

Lu Ling shrugged, "A team can finally rank how many places, it is the 38 rounds of games that decide, you can never say that a certain game is a game that determines the season, this is a league game, not a cup competition, if we draw or lose to Chelsea, and in the end we fail to finish in the top four, it is a season's performance that is decided, not because of this one." Chelsea have three points more than us and we have to try to win and it's no different than before. But if you can't win, life has to go on. ”

The reporters' hands clicked on the keyboards of their laptops. The media interpreted Lu Ling's remarks as "QPR does not have to win, and a draw is acceptable".

When Lu Ling returned to the afternoon training ground, she gathered all the players together. Then, with all her lung capacity mobilized, she yelled at the players:

"Listen, every word I said at my press conference two hours ago is *!!!This game is our Champions League final, it's our World Cup final, it's a battle to decide whether or not our season's hard work pays off!! you have to prove on your own that this team isn't just Patrick Amber or Eduardo Vargas!

Tim was very surprised by her words, and when they talked about it the other day, her attitude was clearly willing to keep it even. He looked over with a puzzled look.

She didn't smile at him, and there was no explanation in her eyes.

Tim quickly figured it out.

That's what her heart desires the most. She couldn't hide the longing, and she didn't want to. What's more, she couldn't compromise on that desire. She longs for a bigger stage. It has always been so.

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Saturday 6 May, Stamford Bridge.

Managers on both sides lined up in a 3412 formation. When reporters in the media area got the starting list, they were a little surprised, and the QPR hadn't used a back three for a long time.

Chelsea:

Michy Batshuayi, Diego Costa

Hazard

Baba Rahman, Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Willian

Manolas, Zouma, Koulibaly

Courtois (GK)

qpr：

Connor Washington, Leon Ferreira

Massimo Rwango

Zixiang Yu, Marco van Ginkel, Ian Parker, John O'Connor

T-F. Mensah, Glenn Mitchell, Nedham Onuoha

Robert Green, GK

Conte's appearance looks somewhat deceptive. Do you think he's a boring and reserved man? Oh no. He's a passionate manager, a manager who dances on the sidelines. He is also a very thoughtful manager.

Perhaps these words can also be used to describe Lu Ling himself, or Nick, or Klopp, but they are not the same in essence.

When she shook hands with Conte, the Italian once again gave her a very high rating.

Perhaps because she is indeed young enough, most Premier League managers do not hesitate to praise her after gradually being recognized. She was as sincere as ever, but her attitude was anything but humble.

When he turned around, Lu Ling suddenly remembered the recent kisses with Pat......

Would they respect her so much if they knew she was so close to their players?

In just a few seconds, her mind was confused. Soon, she heard Chelsea fans chanting 'Nick Flores', to the same tune as 'Jose Mourinho'.

She hadn't heard this song in a long, long time. Since their breakup, few fans have sung about it. And today, for some reason, the Blues fans sang the song again.

Oh, maybe it's because The Sun made a feature of their chance encounter in the elevator at the PFA awards ceremony. You never know how "gifted" England's gossip media is.

Fans are looking forward to seeing a soap opera. Maybe her recent love life is a soap opera. But that doesn't mean she's willing to let others see the play.

What's more, this game is about the race for the top four, and the home fans certainly want to put pressure on the QPR as much as possible.

After she sat down, Tim said, "It's the first time I've heard this song. It sounds like Chelsea fans love the Everton manager. ”

"Yes, it's obviously singing Nick, but I'm more of an audience. Lu Ling said sarcastically.

Tim didn't say anything more, and the game had begun.

In the first ten minutes, Chelsea had the advantage. Batshuayi's fulcrum style of play easily carried Nedham.

Again, it's this routine. Michy Batshuayi played back for Eden Hazard, but the Belgian was slightly off.

Lu Ling stood near the touchline, and the five-man defence and the double midfielders formed when the team retreated so far have performed very well, and Glenn Mitchell (dragging the central defender) and Ian Parker form the defensive axis at the back, and the judgment they make can always defuse the crisis.

Chelsea's closer, apart from Eden Hazard's shot, only had a few long-range shots from the perimeter, which was not considered a threat. The exclusion zone is not badly blocked.

After that, the QPR started to get some possession.

The game became a stalemate, with both sides attacking and defending each other.

Willian and Cesc Fabregas teamed up to attack Marco van Ginkel and it should have been the Chelsea boss's target. The Dutch were a little nervous.

On one occasion, Willian cut inside and fired a beautiful long-range shot, but it hit the lintel.

QPR gets a chance on a counter-attack.

León withdrew and shook off Nemanja Matic and Kalidou Koulibaly, but after a pass to Conor Washington, the Northern Ireland striker failed to get the pass back to León before Kurt Zouma was intercepted.

In the more than half an hour of the game, both teams put their physical energy into it, running very violently and fighting fiercely.

In the 40th minute, Marco van Ginkel made a tackle while defending Cesc Fabregas, but instead of making a good move, he was pinned to the knee by the Spaniard's leg, causing a torn ligament and going off with a serious injury.

Lu Ling's face was pale and replaced with Jack Steele.

In football, there are always events that you can't predict. There will always be.

She had discussed this with Nick.

"You like to take risks, but football is a sport where it's hard to calculate the risks, and you're not afraid to ...... last"

"That's why it's gambling, isn't it?"

No, no, not any game is gambling. In fact, most of the games are not. Not for her, and certainly not for Nick.

In the 45th minute, Jack was unstable and was fouled by Hazard.

Chelsea were awarded a free-kick from a superb position.

Cesc Fabregas stood in front of the free-kick with Willian.

After the latter flickered, the former scored from a free-kick.

Chelsea have a 1-0 lead at home to the QPR.

There were three minutes of stoppage time in the first half.

Super long stoppage time is always one of the hottest topics in the Premier League. Sometimes it doesn't even have anything to do with the home whistle, and the referees have to make up for it in stoppage time, just as they are afraid that too much time will be wasted in the 90 minutes and that the fans will not be worth the ticket price.

One goal behind, it is a result that Lu Ling can accept. But this long stoppage time has brought disastrous results to QPR.

In the 453rd minute, Chelsea headed home from a corner through Michy Batshuayi.

At the end of the first half, Chelsea 2-0 QPR.

This all-important three-point is moving away from their own team, and this team doesn't have Trek Amber. When Lu Ling walked into the players' tunnel, he heard a bustling singing, and the Blues fans were singing-

"Your team is just a piece of if you don't send Trek. Your team is a piece of without Treek. 166 Reading Network