Chapter 36: The situation of the European war

　　 On January 22, 2011, in the 23rd round of the 2010/11 season of the Soviet Super League, Dundee United went to an away game to challenge Kimarnock.
After winning the Harts in the last round, Dundee United has tied the opponent in points. The two teams currently have 42 points, but Hartz has 6 goals more than Dundee United in goal difference, so the opponent is in the standings. The game is still ahead of Dundee United, but Dundee United has the advantage of one less game.
　　 occupies the top two standings. There is no doubt that the two old hooligans of the time-honored brand. At present, the Rangers rank first with 53 points in the first round of the match, and the Celtics are one point behind.
　　 Judging from the current situation of Dundee United, that is, competing with Hartz for the third place in the league, the top two do not have much chance.
Kimarnock’s recent state is pretty good. Taking advantage of Inverness and Motherwell losing points one after another, Kimarnock is chasing points continuously. The current ranking has risen to fifth place, which is Dundee. Lian's behind.
　　 However, they are still 8 points behind Dundee United in points, and they can't threaten Dundee United's position temporarily.
　　 But this time at home, they showed their best form.
　　 Just over 10 minutes from the start of the game, Kimanoque scored the first goal with the high spirit of the home court, leading Dundee United 1-0.
　　 The opponent's morale is high and the offensive is very fierce. Dundee United can only choose to respond with a defensive counterattack, but there has been no good chance to score.
　　 In the second half, Li Chenglong relied on skilled dribbling to foul opponents. In less than 20 minutes, the opponent's defender turned two yellow and one red and was sent off. Dundee United gained a numerical advantage.
　　Kimanock's defense after the recovery was also quite firm. Dundee United had the advantage of one more man and couldn't start the situation. In the end, Peter Houston had to replace high center Joan Daly, hoping to rely on the accumulation of forwards to strengthen the offensive.
　　 In stoppage time, Dundee United finally leaned on right back Severin's forward pass. Joan Daley scored a header and barely equalized the score.
　　 In the end, Dundee United scored a difficult 1:1 draw with Kimmarnock on the away game, only to score one point.
　　 "Kimanock played very tenaciously in this game, and we are very lucky to get a point." This is Jackie Lee's answer in an interview after the game.
　　 In recent consecutive performances, Li Chenglong is well-known, and he has been interviewed by reporters after almost every game.
　　 Dundee United only scored one point against the tough, but Hartz defeated the Glasgow Rangers 1-0 at home, and the score that was just tied was pulled away by two points.
　　 Dundee United always seemed to be a little unlucky when it came to vying for third place with Hartz. Every time it seemed to catch up, it was inexplicably pulled away.
　　 Just like this time, Kimmarnock suddenly played exceptionally well in the face of Dundee United, and seeing Hartz, who should not be able to score against the Rangers, unexpectedly defeated a powerful opponent at home and took all three points.
And Hartz won the game, not only to open the gap with Dundee United once again, but also to let the Celtics back the top spot occupied by the Rangers for a long time. This is another bad thing for Dundee United. news.
　　 The Rangers lost the top spot, so it will be more difficult for them to play Dundee United in the make-up round with Dundee United, because the Rangers will definitely get three points and try to get back to the top of the list.
　　 The Football Association of Su has made arrangements. Dundee United and the Rangers' make-up match is initially scheduled for April, but if the Rangers go far in the Europa League knockouts, it may continue to be postponed.
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　　 After the 23rd round of the league, the 32-finals of the Scottish FA Cup were all over in the middle of the week, followed by the draw for the 16th.
　　 The result of the draw is not bad for Dundee United, because Dundee United has drawn Hamilton, which is currently desperately relegated, and it should not be a problem to pass.
　　 At the same time, the Celtics and Rangers were drawn together, which means that one of the two veteran hooligans will definitely not be able to make the quarterfinals, and the pressure of competition on the FA Cup is reduced.
　　 But this result is also urging Dundee United to continue to make efforts in the FA Cup.
　　 The pressure on the FA Cup becomes less, which means that the possibility of a dark horse winning the championship eventually increases.
　　 If it is a dark horse that wins the FA Cup, the fourth place in the league at the end of the season will not qualify for the European war.
　　 In that case, if Dundee United wants to qualify for the European war, they must strive for third place in the league, or Dundee United will personally win the FA Cup.
　　 It is worth mentioning that, in order to compete with Dundee United for third place in the league, Hartz took the initiative to exit the FA Cup in the 32nd round. They lost 0:1 at home to St. John Stone with a full bench lineup.
　　 Hartz obviously made a gamble-style decision to keep the third place in the league in single-line combat. This is really less pressure, but if it fails, there is probably no room for recovery.
　　 Dundee United, the league and the FA Cup will have a lot of pressure on the two fronts, but one front is defeated and the other has a chance to remedy ~ EbookFREE.me~ It is actually difficult to say clearly which one is better.
Earlier, Peter Houston could still imagine that even if Dundee United could not win the Hartz in the end, they would only get fourth in the league, but if the FA Cup winner is any of the Rangers, Celtics or Hartz , The fourth place in the league is also eligible for the European war.
But now, Hartz has already taken the initiative, and the Rangers and Celtics will definitely have one out in the top sixteen. If Dundee United only wins fourth place in the league, but still wants to qualify for the European war, only either The Celtics won the FA Cup, or Dundee United won the FA Cup.
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　　 On January 29, the 24th round of the league, Dundee United challenged St Mirren away.
　　 St. Mirren is currently ranked second to last in the Soviet Super League standings, only higher than the bottom ranked Hamilton, is a team that really needs points to relegation.
　　 In the away locker room, Peter Houston is doing a pre-match mobilization meeting.
　　 "St Mirren is just a relegation team. As long as we show our real strength, we can definitely take away three points from here."
"And we must also win this game. This round of Hartz's opponent is the Celtics, and they are playing away. In the last round, they could take the Rangers at home with good luck, but this round they absolutely It won’t be so lucky."
　　 "If Hartz loses points against the Celtics this round, after we win, we can at least tie the gap."
　　 "If Hartz loses directly, we can even surpass the opponent after winning and rise to the third place in the standings, putting tremendous pressure on the opponent."
　　 "It's already the second half of the season. At this time, every change in ranking may determine the final ranking..."