Chapter 461 Christmas Holiday, De Bruyne's Secret Lover
As Christmas approaches, major leagues have entered their winter break.
Many basketball stars have started posting photos of themselves on vacation with their families and girlfriends online.
However, in the Premier League, not only do people not have holidays, but they also have to prepare for the intensive schedule during the Christmas holidays.
The veteran players have gotten used to it, but some new foreign players seem a little uncomfortable.
"Brother Lin, will the coach give everyone a day off today?"
During the training on the morning of December 24, Son Heung-min approached Lin Quan and asked him for information.
When the other teammates who were training heard what Son Heung-min said, they all pricked up their ears, obviously very curious.
"What? You want to go out on a date with a girl?"
Lin Quan glanced at Son Heung-min.
This kid is usually very serious in training, but today he has been absent-minded since this morning and it seems like he is worried.
"Ahem, isn't tomorrow Christmas? This holiday seems to be quite important to Westerners..."
Son Heung-min's face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed when Lin Quan asked him this question.
When Lin Quan saw the other person's expression, he immediately understood.
"It is very important, but we have a game on the 26th, and there are only two days left. Generally speaking, coaches don't usually have a day off two days before a game."
"Ah? Is that so?"
Lin Quan's answer made Son Heung-min look disappointed. Since Lin Quan said so, it was probably true.
"Well, I'm just talking about the general situation. Considering that our next opponent is Sunderland, it is still possible to have half a day off!"
Sunderland is not strong and basically cannot pose a threat to Manchester City. In addition, Manchester City is playing at home, which saves the bumpy and exhausting travel away from home, so Guardiola might give them a break.
"I hope so. Thank you, Brother Lin!"
Lin Quan's answer gave Son Heung-min a glimmer of hope. During training, he frequently glanced at head coach Guardiola, as if he wanted to see if Guardiola would really give them half a day off.
Guardiola was discussing the appearance arrangements for the period from Christmas to New Year's Day with several assistant coaches on the sidelines.
Rotation is definitely necessary, and it may be a large-scale rotation, because they have three games to play within these six days, including a top battle with Leicester City.
This game is very important, so Guardiola must ensure that the whole team is in the best condition when they go away to challenge Leicester City.
Therefore, in the match against Sunderland the day after tomorrow, he is likely to make substitutions in advance according to the situation of the game to ensure that the main players maintain good physical condition.
This also means that Manchester City's substitutes and rotation players need to step up.
"Why do these guys seem so absent-minded?"
Guardiola soon discovered something was wrong with the players. Although many of them were on the training ground, their minds had already flown somewhere else.
"There is no winter break. The players, especially the new players, are very resistant to playing during the holidays. What they want to do most now is to go home and reunite with their families like players in other leagues, or even go on vacation to the Mediterranean islands."
An assistant coach from the UK said that he had seen this phenomenon many times in the Premier League over the years.
"is that so?"
Guardiola has been at Manchester City for a relatively short time. He did not notice this problem last year, but this year he truly realized the huge impact that the lack of a winter break has on the team and the players.
"Forget it, just give them half a day off. Looking at them like this, it's just a waste of time!"
Guardiola shook his head, walked to the training ground, clapped his hands, gathered the players together, and then announced the decision to give them half a day off.
"Remember, gather at the training ground at 10:30 tomorrow morning. I don't want to see anyone late."
After Guardiola made the announcement, the players cheered.
"Ahhh, long live the coach!"
"Coach, I love you!"
Even if it is only half a day, it is already very precious to them who are eager to go home.
"Brother Lin, you are truly amazing!"
Son Heung-min was also very excited. He gave Lin Quan a thumbs up and hurried to the locker room to change clothes.
Looking at how anxious this boy is, he must be on a date with his girlfriend.
Not long ago, he saw a report in The Sun saying that Son Heung-min was photographed by paparazzi while driving with his girlfriend during the national team's game.
Son Heung-min is now considered a top figure in the Premier League, and the Sun loves to report these gossips, so this report has also attracted some attention in the UK.
After seeing the figure of Son Heung-min’s rumored girlfriend, the fans were all envious and jealous, and they all thought that Son Heung-min was a winner in life!
Lin Quan is not interested in other people's privacy. When his teammates left, he did not leave immediately, but continued training.
De Bruyne was really nice. Seeing that Lin Quan didn't leave, he stayed and trained with him.
However, when he went to the cafeteria to eat at noon, Lin Quan found that De Bruyne was missing.
"Hey, Kevin, where are you?"
"Of course I'm going home. Didn't the coach already say we can have a holiday?"
De Bruyne was confused on the other end of the phone. The coach had announced the holiday. If I didn't go home, would I still stay in the team? "Is there anyone at home?"
“No one!”
"Huh?"
"You mean Caroline? I broke up with him!"
"oh!"
A raging fire of gossip ignited in Lin Quan's heart. He was not interested in other people's privacy, but he was very interested in the affairs between De Bruyne and his girlfriend.
The reason is simple, De Bruyne’s girlfriend may have cheated on him!
Poor De Bruyne, can he still not escape the fate of being cheated on? Thinking of this, Lin Quan no longer had the heart to train, and hurriedly drove to De Bruyne's home to find out the situation.
However, when he arrived, he was dumbfounded! "I think I came at the wrong time?"
De Bruyne is not the only one in his family, there is also a beautiful woman.
The two behaved very intimately, as if they were a couple.
"Ahem, Michelle just arrived. Do you believe me when I say this?"
De Bruyne has a habit of lowering his head and touching his nose when he lies.
"I believe it, of course I believe it, I just came here to give you Christmas presents!"
After Lin Quan finished speaking, he took out two gifts that he had prepared in advance and stuffed them into De Bruyne's hands.
Since De Bruyne had someone to accompany him, Lin Quan did not stay as a light bulb and drove away immediately.
"Kevin, why don't you let your friend come in and sit down?"
Michelle just went to make tea for Lin Quan to entertain him, but when she brought out the tea, Lin Quan had already left.
"I forgot!"
De Bruyne scratched his head, not knowing what happened just now. They were obviously very familiar with each other, but he felt nervous, as if he was caught doing something bad. He even forgot to invite the other party in and sit down, nor did he return the other party's gift.
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De Bruyne's explanation left Michelle speechless, but having been with De Bruyne for a long time, she also knew his character, so she didn't say much. She just took out two gifts she had carefully prepared and asked De Bruyne to bring them to Lin Quan and the coach when he went to the team tomorrow.
When I returned home, the huge villa was empty.
Serra returned to Spain early with his brothers and sisters. It seems that Guardiola, the workaholic, is still working overtime at the club.
Lin Quan took off his coat, turned on the lights in the living room, sat on the sofa and turned on the TV out of boredom.
Highlights from the last round of Premier League matches were being played on TV, and Lin Quan saw himself and Son Heung-min in them.
Hearing the host and commentator praising him, he felt a little speechless.
His goal in the last game was not exciting at all, but this one was selected into the highlights. Maybe it was because of his fame that he got preferential treatment? Compared with these opponents in the Premier League, Lin Quan is more interested in opponents in other leagues.
So I watched the highlights of the La Liga games between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the past few weeks. Messi and Ronaldo have performed very well in the past month.
Under Zidane's command, Ronaldo showed his true qualities as a top killer.
His goal efficiency has become even higher this season. The offensive tactics that Zidane has created for the team have allowed Ronaldo to shine on the front line, scoring goals like crazy and consuming so much that he vomited.
Although they failed to reach the semi-finals last year, Real Madrid, whose strength seems to have been improved this year, is definitely an opponent that cannot be underestimated.
As for Barcelona, Messi performed very well after returning from injury, and even had the momentum to return to the top.
Neymar's departure made the burden on his shoulders heavier, but the huge pressure also made Messi begin to transform. He began to become more and more comprehensive, and his offensive and organizational abilities were greatly enhanced.
At a time when Suarez has not yet passed his peak, the combination of Messi and Suarez is still a terrifying offensive combination, both in La Liga and in the Champions League.
No team should underestimate them when facing them.
Compared with the two teams in the Spanish Super League, Atletico Madrid does not have any big-name stars, but under Simeone's coaching, the whole team is united as one, and on the court they are like an army, obeying orders and maintaining strict discipline.
This team has lost its dark horse status and has gradually become the third giant in La Liga. Even in the whole of Europe, there are no more than a handful of teams that are sure to beat them! The three giants of La Liga all look very strong. If they meet them in the quarterfinals or semifinals, this game will be really difficult.
The most worrying thing is that if they are unlucky and encounter only tough opponents like this along the way, then by the time Manchester City reaches the final, they will probably be badly exhausted.
La Liga is a league that is as famous as the Premier League, and even slightly surpasses the Premier League, so the outside world places its hopes of resisting Britain on La Liga teams.
However, in addition to the three giants of La Liga, Bayern of the Bundesliga and Paris Saint-Germain of Ligue 1 also seem to be strong and difficult to mess with this season.
After introducing Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain now has both the players and the money, the only thing missing is a championship.
In order to build momentum for the Qatar World Cup, Qataris very much hope that Paris Saint-Germain can win the European championship once.
They have already invested more than a billion euros for this and would not mind spending even more.
However, although Paris Saint-Germain has become much stronger this season, its hope of winning the Champions League is still slim.
The fact that they failed to beat Real Madrid in the group stage shows that it is difficult for them to gain an advantage when facing top European teams.
There are three other teams at the same level as Real Madrid. It is hard to say whether Paris Saint-Germain can survive if they encounter these teams. Once they fail, they can only fight again next year.
While watching the highlights of Paris Saint-Germain's games, Lin Quan also paid special attention to another French Ligue 1 team - Monaco!
Although Monaco did not make it to the Champions League this year, they fell in the Champions League play-offs.
So what interests Lin Quan is obviously not this team, but a young player in their team - Kylian Mbappe.
Influenced by Lin Quan, Mbappe stepped onto the French Ligue 1 stage earlier than in history.
And thanks to Monaco being eliminated by Valencia in the Champions League play-offs, and Paris Saint-Germain's dominance in Ligue 1.
Monaco has no hope of winning the championship, but no worries about relegation, and the pressure of the game is relatively small, so there is plenty of time to train new players.
As a result, Mbappe's appearances and playing time in Ligue 1 have been steadily increasing.
This season he has made a total of 8 appearances for Monaco, including 4 in Ligue 1 and 4 in the cup.
In these eight appearances, Mbappe scored a total of 2 goals.
Although his goal-scoring efficiency seems low, he is still just a child.
He is only 17 years old this year. It is a record to be able to play, let alone score a goal? Therefore, Mbappe, who broke the record of the youngest goal scorer in Ligue 1, naturally attracted the attention of many teams.
The French Ligue 1 even sees him as the future hope of the French team. Even the French coach Didier Deschamps went to Monaco in person to watch his game.
After watching his game, Deschamps praised him highly.
Mbappe's outstanding performance not only shocked Deschamps, but also made the retired Henry praise him.
The youngest goal scorer record that Mbappe broke in Ligue 1 was created by Henry in Monaco.
Therefore, the outside world has linked these two people together. Both are wingers and are known for their speed. The two have many similarities. It seems understandable that people regard Mbappe as another Henry.
Although Monaco is not French territory, Mbappe is a real Frenchman.
As long as he continues to grow, it is certain that he will become a French international one day in the future.
And once Mbappe can really grow to the level of Henry, the future of the French team will be terrifying!
In recent years, the French team has seen a surge in talent in all areas, with stars like Pogba and Griezmann rising rapidly, while Deschamps' French team is dominated by young people.
Many people predict that the French team is likely to become Spain's gravedigger in the future! (End of this chapter)