Jorge Sampaoli was furious when he watched QPR7, which was just a stone's throw away from him, celebrating wildly. But his brain was still racing. Sampaoli believed that he had always been like this, that his whole personality was made up of flames and seawater.

With one man sent off and another goal conceded, it seems that there is no reversal in this game.

He looked at the QPR coach who had returned to normal from a dozen meters away, and she was looking at the field with her hands in her pockets. This young girl was, indeed, a genius, as Mr. Bielsa said.

In the previous 2-2 draw with Everton, when Sampaoli used to shake hands with Nicholas after a hard-fought battle, he clearly remembered what the other party said in Spanish:

"Jorge, you're the second toughest opponent I've ever seen. ”

The first place is obviously not Jose or Pep, it should be this girl.

Sampaoli's face was expressionless, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He felt the muscles in his left arm throb as well.

There was a line tattooed on it, and it was the lyrics of an Argentine song:

"I won't listen or follow, because breaking taboos is what my destiny is. ”

He yelled at the pitch and quickly called in a couple of Manchester City players.

****

Lu Ling was very happy, at that moment, she knew that she had done it again. It's a good feeling. Find rationality in chaos, and organize logic in complexity. It's perfect for her. She glanced at the scoreboard, 2:1, plus stoppage time, with less than fifteen minutes left. The situation now is that Manchester City have one man less and a one-goal lead over QPR.

She was sweating a little as she celebrated, so she zipped down her down jacket. The icy raindrops fell on her neck, and she couldn't feel the cold. The wind is actually very strong, maybe only the ears are cold. Playing the last ten minutes cautiously will give you three points and you can stay at the top of the table, while at the same time taking out a strong competitor. She wiped her neck gently, her fingers slippery.

QPR started to dominate the ball, which was not difficult for them to do. The advantage of playing one more man is obvious, although Sampaoli has just made an urgent deployment, but now Manchester City is obviously unable to rely on ten men to complete the high pressing tactics, so they can only retreat.

As for Sampaoli's two substitutions just now...... England's young defender Jermaine Friend and Portuguese attacker Bernardo Silva both have quality, but they can't make up for the numerical disadvantage in the end.

A few minutes passed.

…… A little off.

This time, QPR easily conceded possession, and it was actually Leon's mistake.

City then went on the attack on that flank.

This...... It seems that there is no one missing at all. At least visually.

Manchester City have a numerical advantage over QPR along the way!

Lu Ling quickly glanced at the whole field, and it turned out that Sampaoli had mobilized all the available forces to this side, forming a seriously inclined and unbalanced play. At the far end, only the young player Flender who had just come up was protecting him.

Patrick in the box also keenly sensed that something was wrong. Manchester City's formation can't be so tight with one less player.

This heavily right/tilt play is a gamble of dancing on the tip of a knife. Because once the ball is broken by QPR, it will hit the other side of Manchester City's empty, which is tantamount to suicide.

But Sampaoli is getting his players to do the same.

Man City did not concede a goal. With Gabriel Jesus and the duo of Zivkovic, Bernardo Silva and Thiago on the right (left of the QPR), City protected possession and penetrated to win a corner.

The corner ended up being fruitless and Hans picked it up.

But Lu Ling became a little nervous. She unconsciously touched her neck with her fingers again, and she touched not only the rain, but also her sweat. She shouted Hans's name to stop him from attacking, and gestured with her finger to find Joey Freeman on the right.

But after a few passes from the back, the ball was lost again. This time it was Phil who conceded the goal. City did the same for the QPR half, with Gabriel Jesus winning a free-kick.

Patrick suddenly understood something.

On the sidelines, Lu Ling also understood.

The reason why QPR can't control the ball is actually very simple. Sampaoli must have been keenly aware of this.

QPR now has three main striker players on the field: Leon, Phil and Michy Batshuayi, all of whom are inherently offensive and lack control. And on the right flank, young winger Joey Freeman is also an attacking maniac.

The reason why QPR won the goal just now was to take advantage of the nature of the "twin towers" and four attackers in the case of an overall retreat.

But now, with City putting a QPR on the offensive and playing possession, the problems of those four are starting to flare up.

When this kind of aggressive thinking, when it exceeds a certain weight, it will affect the team's control. And QPR has no substitutions, and it is impossible to replace a midfielder.

Lu Ling thought of the same thing as Patrick thought of it.

Brazil played a tragic match against England at the World Cup in Russia in the summer.

England also used a heavily unbalanced front three in the closing stages, but they were able to survive the 90 minutes because of Patrick.

Only talented superstars can carry this unconventional staged imbalance of play, but there are no such players in QPR anymore. This is also the biggest problem with QPR that Lu Ling and Tim talked about before.

Sampaoli not only saw this, but waited for the imbalance configuration of the QPR to automatically cede the ball -

He also piled up his attackers on the right flank, concentrating his superior forces and trying to storm this side.

Lu Ling also used this stage of imbalance to achieve results in the victory over Everton, but not as extreme as Sampaoli's concentration of superior forces - you know, Sampaoli's team is ten men.

Ten dozen eleven is still behind, it is indeed difficult.

But there are no superstars left in QPR, whereas Manchester City does.

Jesus is.

Moreover, Zivkovic is a talented player, and Bernardo Silva and Thiago are also top players.

The four of them fought to the death, and the left side of the QPR defense - Zixiang, Claudio and Leon and others began to be overwhelmed.

Although it would be suicide to lose possession of the ball, Manchester City were able to pile everyone up on the right without conceding the ball.

Lu Ling saw that Ian had realized that something was wrong, and began to go over to help defend, and shouted loudly for Phil and Missy to go back to defend as well.

But this time Manchester City's attack was extremely aggressive, Bernardo Silva suddenly broke through, and collided with Zivkovic against the wall to cooperate with the combined defense of Mensah and Zixiang.

Gabriel Jesus received the ball on the penalty line and slipped past Mario, picked up Ian and fired a powerful shot from Hans!

The ball flies into the top corner!

In the 88th minute, the score became 2:2.

Lu Ling once again stood on the sideline like a stone pillar, and the entire stadium echoed with the chaotic invectives and sighs of the home fans. And in the corner of the stadium, the away fan zone rolls like boiling water.

Sampaoli not only saw the weakness of the QPR before himself, but also managed to crush the complete defence of the QPR with sheer talent.

Only extraordinary players can execute extraordinary tactics.

Manchester City have such players, and the QPR is gone.

In the next few minutes, Lu Ling knew that she was shouting loudly, asking the players on the field to calm down and organize the attack, but her brain seemed to be half numb. Maybe it's just a lack of sleep, maybe it's because of the damn wind and rain, maybe it's the blow that was too unexpected.

Patrick, who was alone in the box, looked through the glass window at the figure who was constantly gesturing and jumping, silent.

In the 93rd minute, Manchester City's Živkovic had another half-chance to make a single shot. Hans swooped in but the perfect chance was deflected wide by the Serb.

The new Queen's Park almost suffered another big blow.

Thankfully, referee Pawson blew the whistle afterwards.

The audience sighed, but then there was still warm applause.

Phil stood in the middle of the court, his head down.

He scored a goal and was able to get 800 pounds.

But why are you still unhappy?

He was a little dazed, and in the last period, he didn't quite understand, obviously Manchester City had already sent off a person, why did the scene look like we had beaten one less person?

At this time, Captain Ian walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Phil, you are doing well, sometimes it is like this, luck is not on our side." Just win it back next time. It's time for us to say hello to the fans, it's Boxing Day. ”

Phil and Ian tapped each other on the shoulder, and high-fived and hugged several other teammates around him.

Is this draw a bad result? If the QPR had ended up in a draw from behind, it would have been Sampaoli and the Manchester City players, as well as the City fans, who felt even worse now. But the fact is that in the last ten minutes of QPR, eleven men played Manchester City, and ten men allowed the opponent to score a goal and get a point. Lu Ling looked at the sky above the court, and under the light, the falling rain covered her like a fishing net.

Sampaoli's extreme style of play brought back a draw, leaving Lu with a deep frustration. This style of play is a strong medicine and cannot be used for a long time. But in the last ten minutes, it did work wonders. Moreover, at the last moment, Manchester City no longer cared whether to lose 1:2 or 1:3, so they dared to take the risk of using this extreme style of play.

Her gaze stopped in the direction of the box in the main stand for half a second, he must have seen the whole process, and he probably wouldn't like the result, even though he is no longer a QPR player.

Lu Ling walked towards the players, and Tim shook hands with several members of the Manchester City coaching staff as he walked out onto the pitch, joining the players in clapping their hands and thanking the fans.

After that, Lu Ling zipped up his down jacket and walked towards the players' tunnel.

Tim came up and asked her, "What did Sampaoli tell you just now?"

Lu Ling recalled the moment when the whistle blew. At that point, she walked up to the Argentine with a blank face, just wanting to pat her shoulder or shake her hand. In fact, it is also carried out in this way. But Sampaoli took two steps back after hugging Tim and whispered something in her ear. They are almost average tall, and if you look at the camera, there is a fleeting surprise on the face of the QPR boss after the Manchester City boss covered his mouth and finished speaking.

"I've been told you're a tough opponent, but I like to fight you. Lu Ling retold Sampaoli's words incorrectly. She uses Spanish, because that's what Sangbo uses.

Tim understood, and he scoffed, "What does this gentleman mean?"

Lu Ling shook his head. It's not that she doesn't know, she just doesn't care.

It's just a high-context expression. What I mean by this, you can understand it yourself.

This phrase may have two meanings, but these two meanings are diametrically opposed.

One, I like to fight you because I don't think you're tough.

Two, you're really tough, but I like a challenge.

Lu Ling hurriedly replied, also in Spanish: "I also like to fight with you, for the same reason." ”

She didn't look at Sampaoli's expression, but the TV camera didn't let it go. The expression of the Argentine is quite interesting. Perhaps, there is also a fleeting surprise.

****

When the results of the QPR and Manchester City match are in, the game at 3pm is about to begin.

In the away dressing room at the London Stadium, Everton's coaching staff and players have been informed that the QPR has conceded the three points in their hands. No one would be unhappy with the result, and Assistant Coach Juan's mood was all on his face and the speed at which he spoke.

"Nick, you guessed it, the QPR made 10 late hits and allowed Manchester City to equalise. ”

Nicholas grimaced slightly, "You're going to be on the spot in a moment, do you remember what we discussed?"

'Oh don't worry, we're going to get the three points. "Juan is confident.

Half an hour later, Nicholas was seated in the stands at West Ham's home ground. Opposite him, there were some sporadic white seats. The pitch is huge and the attendance is relatively low in the Premier League. But the home fans still created a good atmosphere.

Less than two hours later, Everton won 2-0 here.

The leaders in the Premier League table went from QPR to Toffee after this round. 166 Reading Network