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Lu Ling has a headache every time for the players who return to South America to participate in the national team competition. Jet lag and the journey made it difficult for them to recover, and this time back, Leon had a slight calf muscle injury. After discussions with Alice and Julian, she decided not to make the Uruguayan squad for the fourth round of the Premier League against Stoke City.

Leon muttered a little, apparently thinking that he could at least come off the bench, but Lu Ling didn't want to take any chances. The Uruguayans are not really complaining, and they know that the coaching staff and the medical team are for the long-term good.

Moreover, Leon's eyes were fixed on the field. The team is not facing much difficulty at the moment at the bet365 stadium.

Analyst Dwight said to Lu Ling at halftime: "We analyzed a lot of the opponent's offensive and defensive patterns before the game, who would have thought that we would score goals like that. ”

Lu Ling smiled helplessly, "This is football." ”

The job of a team analyst is very heavy, and 90% or more of the analysis may not be useful. The rest of it, maybe it's going to be critical, but today, it's useless.

With a large number of QPR internationals and the return of international breaks, fatigue is spreading in the dressing room. Even, at the beginning of the game, the players were a little lazy on the field. Lu Ling kept gesturing and shouting on the sidelines, and his face was very gloomy for a while. Then they finally got into the groove. But in the first 43 minutes, QPR did not score.

And just as the first half was about to enter stoppage time, an unexpected incident allowed Phil Warren to grab it when Stoke centre-back Indy's return pass went straight to his feet.

Phil easily shoots the ball into the net.

Two minutes later, as the referee's whistle was about to blow, the already disorganized Stoke made another mistake, this time with two centre-backs conceding the ball to each other, only for Patrick Amber to pass straight through the middle and whipped the ball into the bottom of the net.

2:0。

It's so easy.

However, the final score of the game was also fixed at 2:0. This made the QPR coach's expression a little ugly when he walked to the tunnel after the full-time whistle.

At that time, fans in front of the TV could hear Sky Sports commentators summing it up: "Stoke City were undoubtedly the better team in the second half, but it's a shame they didn't score. The QPR should be thankful to their German goalkeeper, who might not have been able to walk away with the three points here had it not been for a couple of fantastic saves from Bachmeier. ”

Later, in a TV interview with the coach and in the post-match press conference, QPR also vaguely expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the second half. But she still praised Hans Bachmeier's performance, citing Phil Warren and Patrick Amber's cleverness late in the first half to help his side score.

Lu Ling didn't lose his temper after returning to the locker room, it was not the right time. But she wants what she said after the game to be heard by the players on TV or social media.

In any case, it was a clean sheet in the end. It's a win. A 2-0 win at home against Stoke, who played in the wind, was a good result.

Next up, she obviously has to think about the first game of the Champions League group stage – a trip to Italy against Napoli.

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León returned, and he came on in the second half. The Blues and Whites beat Napoli 2-0 away, with the Uruguayan netting a goal five minutes after coming on, after which QPR's number 18 got away from three in quick succession from the middle and fired a low shot from the top of the box.

It was Patrick's fifth goal since returning to QPR.

Four days later, in the fifth round of the Premier League at the new Queen's Park, the QPR was in full swing, causing the visiting south London side Crystal Palace to suffer a 5-0 rout. Patrick scored twice in the first half, followed by Leon, Genk and Mensah in the second half.

"What do you think of our current state?" Lu Ling asked his assistant coach in the office, watching the video of the game against Crystal Palace.

Tim happily said, "We're already at the top of the list, Christine. I think we played well. But when he finished speaking, he noticed something wrong in her face. Sure enough, she frowned and asked, "Is that all?"

Tim didn't answer right away. There are some things that the manager doesn't know. It is also impossible to know, considering that she is her.

After the afternoon training session, Thiem went to the dressing room with first-team coach Darryl Rodriguez.

Darryl was Tim's colleague at Brighton many years ago. Rafael Benitez fired George during his tenure, and Benitez and his team were fired again. Since then, there has been a vacancy for first-team coaches. When Tim was acting as head coach, he brought his old friend Daryl to QPR and became his temporary assistant coach. When Christine Lue returned, she was very satisfied with Daryl, so the British-Spanish British, who was the same age as Christine Lue, remained in office.

When Tim and Darryl went in, the players were in an extremely loose state. They know that managers are rarely in the dressing room after training and there are a lot of guys who are naked/naked. There are also a lot of jokes of all kinds.

And the arrival of assistant coaches and first-team coaches did not hold them back.

Phil was talking naked about MILF (Mother I'd Like**) and stuff to JT and Glenn, two boys who don't talk much and are a little embarrassed. Jacob, Henk, and Thorin interjected from time to time, and Gonzalo looked like he was trying hard to fit in.

"For **'s sake, Gonzalo, every time you open your mouth, I feel like an ant is biting me! Can't you talk like a normal Spaniard?" Phil interrupted Gonzalo suddenly and loudly.

Gonzalo's expression was innocent.

To be honest, even Tim thought Gonzalo's way of speaking was weird. A Spanish boy with a Spanish accent speaks in an odd East London (ey) accent. He simply suspected that Gonzalo was learning from Christine. That's not a good sound.

Plus, if it weren't for Tim knowing Phil, he'd think he'd be bullying the new Spaniard. Tim turned his head to speak to Darryl, but the first-team coach had already gone to speak to Benjamin. Tim didn't know if he should stop Phil from acting like a bully. He thought depressedly that if Christine was here, she would know. It's just that if Christine was here, they probably wouldn't be talking about MILF.

"Stupid, you don't care what Gonzalo says!" was Patrick's voice. He rubbed his body and hair with his back to Phil and suddenly burst into the conversation. "Don't you want to hear what he has to say about the MILF in Spain?"

For a moment, Phil seemed to think that Patrick's point made perfect sense. He changed his attitude and excitedly tapped Gonzalo on the shoulder, "Tell me about it." ”

JT and Glenn also had anticipating expressions. In fact, most of the boys in the locker room had their ears pricked up.

Gonzalo began to speak of Spanish MILF.

"Tim!" Lu Ling called the name of the teaching assistant.

Tim came back to his senses, and he couldn't help but laugh. I don't know how Christine would have reacted if she had known that Patrick was talking to Phil's idiots in the locker room. Of course, now is not the right time to talk about this.

The team is really in a relaxed state. The TA coughed and said, "This has happened before. Christine, there are 38 games in the league and they can't always be on their toes, and haven't we conceded in all three games?"

Lu Ling did not refute. But she felt uneasy.

Is it because she's an insecure coach or is there really something wrong with the mentality of the players?

****

QPR is still winning.

They comfortably passed the third round of the Carabao Cup with an all-on-bench line-up, beating Championship side Barnsley 6-0 before winning away to Leicester City in the sixth round of the league thanks to two goals from Patrick. In the first six rounds, five wins and one draw, seven wins and one draw in all competitions, scoring 25 goals in all competitions and conceding only four goals......

QPR has become the biggest hit identified by all bettors.

Patrick Amber makes the front pages of major British newspapers every moment. His jersey sales were the number one in the world during this time. Number 18 because he became a special number. And, the number of QPR fans has skyrocketed dramatically around the world. This was what the CCO said at the midweek meeting.

The team looks like they're in the midst of a carnival.

The more this was the case, the more uneasy Lu Ling's heart became. Once again, she dragged Tim to her office.

"Look here. Lu Ling freezes the picture on the TV screen. "Look here...... don't you think the players are moving too casually?" she said to herself. But expect the TA to speak for himself.

"There is no such thing as a perfect team, Christine. "I think they may be a little lax but we've won in a row, we've scored a lot of goals and haven't conceded recently......"

"Definitely. Maybe, maybe I'm too picky. But, Tim, you know, our contenders, not Stoke City and Leicester City. ”

Tim lowered his head and thought for a moment. "You're worried we're going to be hit in the future?"

"I can't predict the future, Tim. But I'm sure these guys are starting to think that everything is easy and that even if they don't run as the field, they will win. A virtuous circle is a good thing, but this one is not. And some of the things that we emphasise in training sessions, sometimes, when it's time to play, show the exact opposite of execution. ”

Tim finally began to think seriously about what she had said. The season is so long, there are so many competitions, and this is just the beginning. He looked at the manager and asked, "If you already think so, what are you going to do?"

"I'm not going to lose my temper for no reason unless I'm crazy and trying to mess up the dressing room. The players are human beings, and if you hit them when they are winning in a row, no matter how much they respect me, there will be complaints. Quite a few managers have made such mistakes. I wish I could have avoided it. Lu Ling's expression was very serious, and she continued, "But I need you to cooperate with my future work, such as being more strict during training, please convey it to Daryl as well." Also, like in the dressing room, you want to make them feel like you're Mr. Louis, and you can joke about it, but you can't be unscrupulous. ”

Tim laughed dryly. Then he nodded cautiously, "Don't worry, I will stand with you at all times." The TA said, turning her head to look at the TV screen. At this moment, the screen is fixed on Benjamin Hamilton's face. He remembered something and never had time to talk to the manager. So he tapped his chin to the screen, "He's a cautious man." ”

Lu Ling also looked at the screen. Benjamin's fitness has been improving, and she's relieved. This player, like many players in the QPR, has been in the news a lot lately. And because of the surname Hamilton, he also frequently appears in the gossip media. She heard from Alice that a women's magazine even launched a poll.

Amber and Hamilton, who would you prefer to marry?

"Christine, you must not have expected that Ben had a higher number of votes. Not because his last name is Hamilton, but because of you – obviously, a lot of girls think that Amber's heart is only for you, and Hamilton is a more likely choice. ”

Lu Ling's brows were still furrowed.

"Would you like to talk about Ben?" Tim asked with some deep meaning when he saw that she didn't speak.

Lu Ling turned her gaze away from the TV screen, glanced at the teaching assistant, and then she looked at the greenery on her desk. It had been replaced, it was her personal assistant who had changed it, and she couldn't remember what it was.

"Just say what you want to say, Tim. Lu Ling's gaze finally returned to the assistant teacher's face.

Tim hesitated, his expression and voice. "Neither Leon nor Phil like Ben, that's for all to see. Fortunately, there are no problems on the field at the moment. Hopefully we can always stop worrying about this. But is this kid looking for you too often?" he was also more particular about his wording.

Lu Ling thought for a while, looked at Tim, and said bluntly: "Actually, you also think that he doesn't love me, otherwise you wouldn't talk about this now." The players are falling in love with the manager, and it's a good start to a soap opera, isn't it?"

She teased about it. Tim thought. He walked over to the coffee table and picked up his coffee, took a sip, and then began to speak.

"This twenty-year-old young man, well-bred from head to toe, will not say a word about others, I have never heard it anyway. He has basic goodwill and a good appearance. I know he was a bit lazy in Fulham, but when he came to Harrington, he trained hard. With that, Tim's eyes turned to the manager again, but his next words changed.

However, he is also ruthless and hypocritical from head to toe. Typical of the elite class, it's no wonder that Phil and Leon don't like him. Christine, to be honest, I really don't think that such a man would love you innocently. Not offensive, you're attractive, but for him, there's always an alternative to you. Also, you can tell that he doesn't like to waste time and hates all the inefficient things. On one occasion, I even heard him tactfully suggest to the QPRTV team who came to the locker room to interview and shoot the entertainment part and the technical and tactical training part, because he thought it would be more efficient and professional. ”

Lu Ling also looked at Tim and waited for him to finish.

"It's a waste of time, and Hans may not understand or want to understand, but he won't. 166 Reading Network