Chapter 10: Anfield

　　 On July 30, at 7pm UK time, the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Cup kicked off. Dundee United played against Premier League giants Liverpool at home.
　　 Dundee United’s home stadium Tanatis Park, which can only accommodate 18,000 people, has long been completely occupied by the fans.
　　 Although Dundee United is only the middle and lower reaches of the Soviet Super League, there are only 12 teams in the Soviet Super League.
　　 After the restructuring of the Champions League, most of the time the Soviet Union had 5 places in the European War, so on average, Dundee United can still qualify for the European War once every few seasons. Although they are all UEFA Cup qualifications, they are also real European qualifications.
　　 Speaking of the history of the European war, Dundee United has also had a brief glorious time. Dundee United is considered to be a better team in the Scottish League in the Central European War.
　　 Dundee United are the only four teams in the Scottish League to have reached the European finals. The other three are the Celtics, the Glasgow Rangers and Aberdeen.
　　 So in the history of Dundee United, Tanatis Park has also played against many strong teams on the European continent, including Barcelona in La Liga, Rome in Serie A, and Borussia Borussia in Bundesliga.
　　 But this time against Liverpool, this will be the first time in the history of Dundee United against a giant team from England in the European game.
　　 Due to historical reasons, Scotland and England have not dealt much with each other, so there are always some Scots who are disgusted with everything in England, including football.
In the context of the same kingdom of Great Britain, the major English clubs have considerable influence in Scotland. Therefore, this time the home game against Liverpool, the Tanatis Park Stadium, which has a small capacity, is hard to find. The fare itself has been set high.
　　 Although Li Chenglong has tried his best to show himself before, he has only joined the team for less than a week after all, so he didn't even make the big list in this game.
　　 In the end, Dundee United was undoubtedly defeated by the enthusiastic cheering of the home fans.
　　 Liverpool captain Gerrard scored a goal and French forward David Ngog scored twice. Dundee United scored a 0:3 defeat at home.
　　Although he had long expected to fail to play, he lost a 0:3 at home, which still disappointed the Dundee United fans.
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　　 Although the home game was defeated by Liverpool, life still has to go on, and the team still has to continue training to prepare for the next game.
　　 During the daily training, Lee Chenglong tried his best to show himself as always. Finally, on August 5th, when assistant Harrison announced the roster of players to play at Anfield tomorrow, Lee Chenglong heard what he wanted.
　　 "...Bruce Lee..."
　　 Although it is just an ordinary roll call, this represents the first time that Li Chenglong has entered the team squad.
　　 On the morning of August 6, the Dundee United team took a bus to Liverpool.
　　 Obviously, Dundee United has basically given up this series after a disastrous home defeat in the first round.
　　Liverpool is located in the north of England, not far from Scotland. This is a convenient way for the small business Dundee to save on air tickets.
　　 At 7:30 in the evening, the second round of the two teams started on time.
　　 Lee Chenglong came to Anfield for the first time and saw the famous phrase "This is Anfield" in the visiting team's locker room. But today he has to wait for the opportunity, because he is the team's substitute.
　　 At the beginning of the game, Liverpool took the initiative as always. Dundee United basically can only passively defend. The game did not seem to be too suspenseful.
"The Scottish League has been declining in recent years. It seems that apart from the Celtics and Rangers, no team can win points in the European game. Today's Dundee United is no exception." The game was a bit boring. , BBC TV’s veteran commentator John Mortensen had to say something off topic.
　　 "I remember that Dundee United was also a very good team that year, and the results in the European game were very impressive." Mortensen's partner began to talk.
"Well, Dundee United briefly rose in the 1980s. At that time, they won the only league championship in the history of the team, relying on this championship to participate in the only Champions League, and then all the way to the semifinals. , He lost to Serie A Roma in the semifinals."
　　 "Moreover, they took a 2-0 lead at home in the first round, and once had a great chance of reaching the finals of the year. Unfortunately, they lost 0:3 away in the second round and were eventually eliminated."
"Interestingly, the final champion of the Champions League that year belonged to Dundee United’s opponent Liverpool today. If they could eliminate Roma, they would meet Liverpool in the final. They missed that opportunity and it is only today that they finally have a match with Liverpool. Opportunity to fight."
"Although they failed to hit the European championship that time, three seasons later, Dundee United once again shocked the European football world. They passed the UEFA Cup that year and reached the finals, which surprised many people. "
"Especially in the quarter-finals against La Liga giants Barcelona. At that time, Barcelona had famous English players such as Lineker and Mark Hughes. Many people thought that Barcelona would win easily, but Dundee United doubled Barcelona at home and away. , Became the biggest upset in the European war that year."
　　 "Until today, the series in which Dundee United eliminated Barcelona is still known as one of the top ten upsets of the British team in the European war."
　　 "It's a pity that they actually lost 1:2 against the Swedish team Gothenburg in the final that year, and they missed their only chance to win the European championship."
　　 "Since then, Dundee United has slipped quickly and returned to what they did most of the time, an ordinary team in the Scottish League..."
　　 Mortensen can become a famous British commentator, relying on the allusions to various deeds in football. UU Reading www. Uukanshu.com now talks about Dundee United, and he shows off again.
　　 Amidst Mortensen’s talk, at the end of the first half, Liverpool relied on Ngog’s goal to temporarily lead Dundee United 1-0.
　　 At halftime, the head coach Peter Houston was not angry. He was mentally prepared to lose before coming here. Currently Dundee United is only one goal behind, which can even be said to be better than he expected.
　　 But he still routinely does what a coach should do. Since the game is hopeless, it is better to let potential young players go up for exercise.
　　 "Stewart, Bruce, you two will play in the second half, go and show your strengths, don't let the people of Liverpool underestimate us."
　　 Although Li Chenglong was muttering in his heart, he had already fallen behind 0:4 for two rounds. It would be strange not to be underestimated, but he still responded loudly: "Okay, coach!"
　　 "The fourth official raised the placard on the sidelines. It seems that Dundee United is planning to change players, but I don't know if they intend to make the last fight or to give up the game."
　　 "They put No. 25 Stewart Armstrong on the field for No. 8 Scott Robertson, and No. 36 Bruce Lee for No. 16 Mogalo Gomis."
　　 "Obviously, the two Dundee United players replaced are young players. Armstrong is only 18 years old in 1992, and Li is only 17 years old in 1993."
　　 The moment he stepped onto the turf of the stadium, Jackie Lee couldn't believe it. The first game of his career came like this. He actually participated in the European war and was still on the famous Anfield Stadium.
　　 Although all this happened by chance, it still made him a little unbelievable.