Chapter 19: Streak

　　 After Dundee United won the new name derby, it really started to find a way to win, as Peter Houston said.
　　 On September 22, the Scottish League Cup kicked off in the round of sixteen. Dundee United will go to the north of Scotland to play against the Russian League team Ross County.
　　 Scotland and England have two domestic cups, the League Cup and the FA Cup.
　　 However, the League Cup champions on the Scottish side are not eligible for the European War. Only the FA Cup champions are eligible for the European War.
　　 According to the rules of the Scottish League Cup, teams participating in the European War can directly advance to the top 16 of the League Cup, so Dundee United can skip the first two rounds to participate in the top 16.
　　 The team has just escaped from the continuous whirlpool. Peter Houston currently only wants to play well in the league. He doesn't want to waste energy in a cup that doesn't even qualify for the European war, so he sent a full-substitute team to play.
　　 But the opponent is a Scottish second-tier league team after all. Although Dundee United played on the bench, they defeated the opponent 2:1 in overtime and advanced to the League Cup quarterfinals.
　　Houston once valued Kadamatri as the one who scored the lore in overtime, but he has been basically shaped as a forward substitute.
　　 On September 25th, in the sixth round of the league, Dundee United played at home against a team from the Tayside region of Scotland, St. Johnstone. It was also a small derby.
　　 Lee Chenglong made his debut, but he received a lot of targets. His performance was not very good. He even failed to make a threat for two good free kick opportunities. He also passed a good goal in the whole game.
　　 In the 26th minute of the first half, he made a cross pass after a successful breakthrough from the right. Goodwell scored a shot in front of the goal and formed a goal.
　　 This was also the only goal in the game. Dundee United won the game 1-0 at home by relying on this goal and ushered in two consecutive league victories.
　　 Then on October 2nd, in the 7th round of the league, Dundee United challenged Kimarnock away.
　　 In this game, Moon Ge, who gradually won the team's main position with Li Chenglong, performed well. In the first half, he sent two assists to help the striker duo Daly and Goodwell score respectively, making Dundee United lead the opponent 2:1.
After the opposing defender was sent off in the second half because of two yellows and one red, Brother Moon won another good free kick for the team. Lee Chenglong took the goal with his iconic full moon scimitar and helped the team win 3:1 game.
　　 After the game, he was elected as the best moon brother in the audience to attend the press conference. He claimed that Jackie Lee was a kung fu kid at the press conference, which gave him the nickname of a kung fu kid.
　　 After four rounds of invincibility, Dundee United completed a bottoming out and ushered in a wave of three consecutive league victories and four consecutive victories in all competitions.
　　 Relying on the three-game winning streak of this league, Dundee United’s position in the standings has also risen rapidly. It has risen from 11th after the 4th round to the current 4th and entered the European war zone.
　　 Of course, the top ranking is undoubtedly the long-established team.
　　 At present, both the Celtics and Rangers have scored 21 points in seven consecutive victories. The Celtics temporarily topped the list with a goal difference advantage.
　　 Dundee United currently has 11 points with 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Although it is ranked 4th, it is 10 points away from the top two.
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　　 After the 7th round of the league, the next two weeks are the national team match days.
　　 There are not many national team players in Dundee United. Most people can take this opportunity to have a good rest.
　　 Lee Chenglong returned to his residence, but Old John didn't know where he had gone.
　　 Sitting on the chair alone, Li Chenglong soon found the newspaper on the table in front of him.
　　 The most famous sports newspaper in Scotland, "Daily Sports", is currently opening an article titled "Dundee United Midfield Gemini, the Scottish Football Association needs to act as soon as possible".
　　 "Since the start of the new season, the most outstanding young players in the Soviet Super League are undoubtedly Dundee United midfielders, Bruce Lee and Stuart Armstrong."
"At present, Bruce Lee has contributed 3 goals and 2 assists in 6 games for Dundee United. Stuart Armstrong also has good statistics of 1 goal and 2 assists in 5 games. There is no doubt that these two people are Currently the most promising talent combination in the Scottish League."
"As far as the club is concerned, no one knows how long they will continue to partner together, but as far as the national team is concerned, neither of them has been selected for any level of the national team. I think the Scottish Football Association must act as soon as possible and call them all in. Among the youth teams in Scotland."
"Armstrong is a pure Scot. There is no doubt that he was selected for the national team, but Li is different. He not only has English nationality, but also has Chinese descent. These may make him transfer to other national teams in the future. Believe that the Scottish Football Association must pay attention to this matter, as soon as possible to summon Li into his command, to prepare a talent pool for the national team."
"Since the World Cup in 1998, Scotland has never been able to score in any international competition. The biggest reason is the decline of Scottish football talents. We have fewer and fewer players in the Premier League over the years, so every one has talent. We should all strive to keep him..."
　　 Since this report is about himself, Li Chenglong also read it carefully. At this time, Old John's voice sounded behind: "How about, Bruce?"
　　 "How about what?"
　　 "Of course it's for Scotland in the future, what do you think?"
　　 "Let's talk about this kind of thing later, I haven't thought about it yet, and the Scottish Football Association has not called me up..."
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　　 During the national team game, the British media did not have much to report. For the national team of the British Isles, whoever should win wins, who should lose also lose, there is nothing to say.
　　 On the contrary, the current situation in the Premier League gives the media a lot to say.
　　 There are currently 7 rounds of the Premier League. After 7 rounds, the most surprising thing is that Liverpool is currently ranked 18th in the Premier League standings and has fallen into a relegation zone.
　　 Many so-called celebrities in England are discussing passionately whether Liverpool will become the next Leeds United and whether they will really be relegated. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
　　 The biggest reason for Liverpool’s current predicament is financial problems, and the reason for Leeds United’s downgrade was also financial problems, so there is indeed a certain similarity between the two.
　　 So really, if Liverpool cannot solve the financial problems as soon as possible, it is really possible that they will encounter the same things as the Youth Guards back then.
　　 The most direct way to solve financial problems is naturally to change to a rich new boss.
In fact, in the past summer, the issue of Liverpool’s acquisition has been hyped up countless times by the British media. This includes American buyers, Middle Eastern buyers and even Chinese buyers. They have all been hyped up, but now who The eventual acquisition of Liverpool is still inconclusive.
　　 The Scottish media also followed up with a lot of reports. After all, Liverpool is considered the most popular Premier League giant in Scotland, because the greatest player in Scottish history, Kenny Dalglish, he became famous in Liverpool.
　　 As the media hyped various topics, Jackie Lee was also pulled out to report a lot.
　　 Mainly because Lee Chenglong has performed continuously recently, his popularity has skyrocketed, and fans are naturally interested in his topic.
　　With the ability of the British media, he quickly dug up all kinds of information about him.
　　 For example, his dad was a Chinese who studied in London and he was still a rich man.
　　 He grew up in China and became a Chinese citizen. He did not return to the UK until he was 10 years old. When he joined the Crystal Palace youth academy at the age of 12, he really went through the formalities of immigrating to the UK and became a British citizen.
　　 He has been an Arsenal fan since he was a child, and Henry is his idol.
　　 He used to play as a back midfielder in the Crystal Palace Youth Training Camp, and then he went to Dundee United before turning to the side to develop, etc.