The QPR offense still struggled to get through the half.

Lu Ling gestured and shouted on the sideline, allowing the backcourt players to try some purposeful long passes.

She wanted to change the situation, but another difficulty arose on the field.

Mensah, who played at right-back temporarily, sent a pinpoint long ball past the head of centre-forward Leon Ferreira.

The young Uruguayan striker is still in hot form this season, but he is now facing Everton's centre-back, Jose Jimenez, who was signed by Nicolas for £41 million this season.

León and Jimenez are teammates in the Uruguayan national team, and the two have a good relationship with each other and are familiar with each other's characteristics.

A quintessential South American striker, León has developed a series of routine and unconventional skills on the streets from an early age.

South American players often grow up in a completely different environment than European players.

In Europe, young players go to training in a step-by-step manner. Outside of school, they go to training several times a week, are picked up by parents, and are led by coaches who have received a full range of child protection courses, teaching them textbook-based teamwork and sportsmanship. After that, the young players are promoted to the higher level of the youth team, and the competition is well organized, the field environment is good, the atmosphere of mutual respect, and the rules of fair competition. The Latin countries of Europe may be more sophisticated, but on the whole, the youth training environment in Europe, like the social conditions in European countries, is quite advantageous and full of harmonious atmosphere.

But in South America, it's not that easy.

For a large number of South American children who come from poor environments, only by being able to kick out can they get a better life. Leon was born in a slum boy, chasing the ball in the streets against the older kid who was two heads taller than him, and every confrontation was a life-and-death struggle for Leon. Leon's childhood friend now either continues to struggle with poverty or joins a gang and becomes a drug/trafficker......

Leon's parents couldn't afford to buy game consoles and computers. Playing football is the only source of joy in his life. So he's fighting against this hostile environment and he's enjoying this kind of football.

For the only pleasure in life, you have to show yourself as much as you can, and in order to survive, you have to fight to the death against your opponents.

This is so prevalent in South America that the league is full of vicious defensive moves, accompanied by the incredible talent and inspiration of attacking players to beat their opponents and show themselves, which also makes South American football unique.

When Leon chatted with Lu Ling about these teenage pasts, she felt that her heart had become very soft, and because of her work, she had actually been trying to make her heart harder.

At that time, she looked into Leon's clear eyes, and she realized that softness and hardness should merge together.

Just like football, football is never absolutely rational, because it is full of unknowable passion and pathos, which is more fascinating.

And now the Everton defender behind León, his national team team-mate Jose Jimenez, is also struggling in this environment. He is a typical South American centre-back who knows how to stop strikers in any way.

The ball landed in the air, and Leon stopped with his thigh, suddenly turning around to break through Jimenez.

Jimenez was physically tough, and not just strong and fast - the joints of his body seemed to twist so flexibly that they wrapped around Leon like a vine.

Taking advantage of his better physique and quick kicking, Jimenez successfully hooked the ball down, kicked it back into the center circle, and also kicked Leon covertly. Leon immediately rolled on the ground, but Atkinson ignored his cries.

In this game, the home whistle was very obvious.

Lu Ling glanced at the referee with a little disappointment, and then walked towards the fourth official, she was not going to complain, but she was going to say a few words.

Nicholas glanced at the figure, he didn't go that way.

The QPR coach briefly talked to the fourth official and retreated. Her emotions didn't get out of control.

Everton then tried another long ball, which Jimenez saved directly in the air.

The game has been played for 25 minutes, and QPR has not had a shot on goal except for a penalty kick missed in the first minute of the opening period.

For Everton, Ousmane Dembele was putting his talents to good use, but he couldn't find the back of the net for the time being thanks to two brilliant saves from Hans and Mario.

'It's a shame that Dembele's shot was cleared off the line...... But it looked like it was only a matter of time before the Frenchman got on the scoresheet. Martin Taylor said.

****

Ian Parker looked at Glenn gasping for breath and thought of how he had been utterly devastated in that heavy defeat to Everton nine months ago.

In Glenn and in his heart, there is a little boy with low self-esteem.

It's just that for Ian, the little boy is gone. Sometimes he doesn't even remember what he was like, and he doesn't.

But for Glenn, his fight with the little boy had just begun.

Taking advantage of a minor injury to an opponent and the game was temporarily interrupted, Ian went over and patted Glenn on the shoulder.

"Glenn, brace yourself. You saw how I played Everton last season when I was worse than you. ”

Glenn looked up at the captain.

The Scottish boy continued:

'You're one of the best centre-backs I've ever seen, and I'm myself, though I don't say that often, one of the best midfielders I've ever seen. But your skills are better than mine. ”

Glenn's eyes were a little overwhelmed and he wanted to lower his head again, but Ian immediately reached out his right hand and forcibly pulled his chin.

"We've all seen your performance, Glenn. If somebody robs you, you get rid of him, and then pass the ball out, give it to Pat, give it to Leon, whatever, you're much smarter than me. Ian said in a firm Scottish accent, and after saying that he remembered the words from a book (A Song of Ice and Fire), he patted Glenn on the shoulder one last time, and said:

"Raise your head, Glenn, and kill the little boy with his head down. ”

Glenn Mitchell nodded and walked back to the backcourt.

Play resumed, while Everton continued to press high up front.

In front of Glenn Mitchell was Ross Barkley, the tall and strong England talent who was familiar to him.

If it was a normal Glenn, then he must know how to deal with him.

Raise your head, Glenn, and kill the little boy with his head down......

Glenn suddenly pulls the ball back, takes a step back, and then quickly flicks the ball to the right.

Ross Barkley is strong offensively but sometimes pounces too the defensive end, especially if he's managed to steal Glenn once before.

Glenn Mitchell managed to shake him off.

After that, he tried to take two steps forward.

Kill the little boy with his head down......

He felt his legs seem lighter.

Vanderberg abruptly gave up his marking of Patrick and suddenly started to rush towards Glenn who was holding the ball.

On the other side, Ian was kept close to guard by Oliver Torres.

Give it to Pat, give it to Leon, whatever you want...... You're much smarter than I am...... Kill the little boy with his head down......

Europe's most high-profile talented midfielder, Van der Berg, has pounced on Glenn two metres in front of him.

Glenn exerted a split second and delivered a quick low pass.

The ball passed between the Dutch boy's legs and into the unguarded Patrick.

For the first time, QPR's backcourt successfully sent the ball through the ground!

Lu Ling wanted to shout excitedly, but this was not the time.

Vanderberg quickly turned around and rushed towards Patrick.

Patrick didn't delay and started immediately. Vanderberg's shoulder came up again, and there was no foul.

Patrick spun around in quick circles, quickly flicked the ball twice at his feet, and passed the ball to Leon in front of him.

But Jimenez suddenly came out to intercept the ball, and Leon saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly reached the ball with his legs, and at the same time as the kick of the ball, he also kicked Jimenez.

To be sure, Jimenez is exaggerating.

Leon protested with the referee and signalled that he had touched the ball first, but that didn't stop Atkinson from pulling out a yellow card.

Leon hugged his head again and spread his hands again......

Ian yelled, "Leon, stay calm!

After that, the Scottish boy turned to Patrick and whispered: "Pat, be decisive, Van der Berg is not your opponent, he still has a yellow card on him......"

Then he added, "We're going to get revenge on them, aren't we?"

Patrick looked at his buddy and suddenly smiled, "Now, there are two captains out of the three fools. (Yu Zixiang is the gossip captain)"

Ian was stunned for a moment, then laughed, his smile still innocent.

He looked into Pat's eyes, and he knew that he cared about this game for reasons other than the athletic level.

Patrick glanced at the sideline.

There were two camel-colored figures.

I'm going to beat Nicolás Flores' team. I want revenge. There's still a lot of time.

Lu Ling watched all this happening on the field, she didn't know what Ian had told them, but she knew that things might have changed.

Perhaps, now is a good time for tactical adjustments.

Taking advantage of a dead ball, the QPR coach hurriedly beckoned Patrick and Mensah over, and then said a few words.

Thirty-five minutes passed. The score is still Everton 1:0qpr. 166 Reading Network