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880 Breaking the Inertia

From Andy Reed's jokes, you can feel that the close relationship between Lu Yiqi and Reed did not damage the friendship between the two people even in a competitive relationship. Later, at the official press conference of Green Bay Packers, Lu Yiqi was also asked the same question, and Lu Yiqi's answer was still full of his style.

"After the season, I will go to Philadelphia in person, but this time you don't have any special misunderstandings. I have no interest in Reed's job. I hope that at that time I don't need to hold a press conference for those unreasonable speculations. You should leave images of Reed's press conference as evidence."

Wait, what?

The reporters were both angry and funny. Obviously, Lu Yiqi was teasing reporters on the surface that he was not mistaken for going to the Philadelphia Eagles for interviewing, but in fact he blatantly accused the reporters of fabricating his scandal out of nothing and vividly describing the "two or three things that he had to say" between him and Valerie. Now Lu Yiqi is just plaguing directly in public, which is clearly a challenge to the authority of the reporter.

However, the fans and audiences loved it so much that they praised Lu Yiqi for his wit and humor, and the master-apprenticeship between Lu Yiqi and Reed was also enviable; they even bravely fired at the reporters. Such courage alone was enough for fans to give Lu Yiqi three thousand praises again.

At this point, the reporters suddenly realized that Lu Yiqi and Reed were all in two styles.

Reed is a kind and kind old man. He often makes jokes at press conferences. He is witty and humorous without losing his sharpness. His approachable style is always pleasant; but Lu Yiqi is simply a little fox with a sweet and bitter face. His sharp style is always difficult for reporters to resist. If you don’t pay attention, you may lose all your face.

Interestingly, the reporters and Lu Yiqi have been dealing with each other for a season, but they still haven't learned their lessons. They have been repeatedly defeated in front of Lu Yiqi. They seem to be deceived by Lu Yiqi's harmless appearance, and they go around like ghosts and fall into the same gutter every time.

Perhaps, subconsciously, the reporters still did not give Lu Yiqi the respect and recognition he deserved. People generally retain their attitudes because of Lu Yiqi's age, experience, race and other objective factors. Naturally, they did not treat this coach with the eyes of a formal head coach, just like the "temporary head coach" in the NCAA period. Even if they would not attack head-on, the negligence revealed between their words and deeds made them unable to face Lu Yiqi's ability and position.

It is precisely because of this that even though Lu Yiqi showed his wisdom and cunning many times at the press conference, the reporters did not pay attention from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, this is just a guess. No one can know the true mentality of the reporters. But what is certain is that on the stage of the Super Bowl decisive battle, Lu Yiqi should not be the one who loves flowers and blooms; and after the Super Bowl, the reporters' vision and attitude towards Lu Yiqi may undergo some subtle changes. As for whether it is a positive direction or a negative direction, it is still impossible to know for the time being.

However, these are all off-court quizzes. The noise and noise of the Pro Bowl have become the absolute focus of attention inside and outside the league in the next week. Instead, the two Super Bowl teams have been silent. Even if they are focused on Lu Yiqi, they are only a short stay. This makes the Super Bowl team's ears rare to be silenced, and can truly relax for a moment and accumulate strength for the upcoming final battle.

For Green Bay Packers, such time is particularly valuable.

Because this is the first time they have had in two full months since the thirteenth week of the regular season.

In the past eight games, every match was a life-and-death battle. If any little negligence or slackness was needed, they might not be able to reach their current position. Just like a drowning person exerted all his strength to kick his legs. After eight consecutive weeks of high-intensity and high-density efforts, they were finally able to relax their tense nerves a little and adjust their physical condition.

This time even exceeds the appeal of the Pro Bowl.

Including Lu Yiqi is no exception.

He needs a day to completely clear his brain, all tactics, all games, and all distracting thoughts, so that his brain can really relax, without thinking about the Super Bowl, the weight of history, and the plan for the future. He just pressed the pause button for a day.

Because before this, he was always running at full speed, without rest, and without time to breathe, and his physical strength and energy had reached the limit. He really needed to relax, which was also to better launch the final sprint towards the Super Bowl: sharpening the knife will not delay chopping the wood, that's the reason.

But, there is a problem-

Since he served as interim head coach at Kansas State University last year, Lu Yiqi has been in a state of tightening the firepower on the clock. Later, he entered the NFL league and had no time to breathe because he knew what pressure he was carrying and knew that he should firmly grasp the hard-won opportunity. So he rushed all the way to the present, and it has been like this for two years. The biological clock has long been used to the daily life of not touching the ground.

Now I suddenly ask myself to relax?

Lu Yiqi really can't do it.

Even if he understands that this is a breathing space he urgently needs, otherwise he may not be able to maintain his best condition when standing on the sidelines of the Super Bowl finals - just look at the National League Finals. Not only are the players who want to win and are afraid of losing, but Lu Yiqi himself is also in a mood up and down?

But he still couldn't do it. The consciousness and the body were sending two different signals, or even opposite signals, so things became tricky.

Habits are indeed a very, very terrible thing.

After a little swaying, Lu Yiqi realized that he had already picked up the tactical manual in his hand and forced himself to put it down and go to the hall to watch a movie. As a result, his mind was filled with videos of the National League finals. He had no choice but to turn off the projector and go to the lake in the backyard to breathe fresh air, but before he realized it, he had already started to simulate the linebacker's upward path with his footsteps; so he could only force himself to leave the door, because every corner of the house seemed to trigger the memories of the game and training.

Rest becomes a torment.

Originally, he was going to take a walk around the forest trail, but before he knew it, Lu Yiqi didn't know why he appeared at the door of the training base. Base guard Craig Hawthorne unexpectedly greeted him, "Coach? Are you here to work overtime today?"
Chapter completed!
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