CHAPTER XX: Iran
His action immediately caused a sensation at the scene, and this sensation immediately attracted more attention, and the CCTV reporter on the broadcast immediately pointed the camera at Ai Huan, who was bowing, and the fans were also very excited.
At this time, the Chinese team leader also immediately noticed that only Ai Huan was doing this on his side, so he immediately called the other players, "What are you doing?" Hurry up, bow to the fans, hurry!" The players also got up one after another, stood with Ai Huan and bowed to the fans, and then they all followed his example and stretched out their thumbs, which also made more people feel very excited.
However, what people didn't notice was that the corners of the mouths of several national team players were filled with disdainful sneers, and their eyes looking at Ai Huan were no longer friendly, I am afraid that many people began to dislike Ai Huan at this moment, and some people even scolded in their hearts, "This actor! bastard! is really showy!"
However, after doing these things, the players looked at Ai Huan differently, and most of them were a little bit guarded, and even Sun Jihai, who had always had a good relationship, was not very willing to talk to Ai Huan more.
After the little things passed, Eddie asked Ai Huan, "Brother, how did you come up with the idea of saluting the fans?"
Ai Huan told him very seriously: "We exist for the fans." Football would never be the number one sport in the world if no one was paying attention, and you have to remember that. Wherever you go, tell yourself that you're a footballer and that if no one likes you you can win it back on the pitch, but if you don't have someone to support you, then it doesn't matter if you play well. ”
The Azadi Stadium is famous in Asia and around the world, and this super stadium was built on October 1, 1970 and completed in October 1973, and has been rebuilt four times. From 1973 to 2003, the Azadi Stadium had a capacity of 100,000 spectators, and from 2003 to 2012 the Azadi Stadium reduced the number to about 95,000 spectators, but whenever it is a national team match, there will be an influx of at least 120,000 people, which is also an unbeatable sight.
The Azadi Stadium is ranked 15th in the "World's Top 100 Stadiums" by the British football magazine "442", ahead of world-famous stadiums such as Liverpool's Anfield Stadium and France's Stade de France. In addition, 442 magazine commented on the Azadi Stadium: Nearly 100,000 fans collectively roared with deafening cheers, making the stadium the most terrifying and terrifying home stadium in Asia.
It is said that there are three characteristics that outsiders cannot compare, the first is the high cost. According to the data, the Azadi Stadium took three years to complete, and the cost was as high as about 400 million euros.
The second stadium is large, 110 meters long and 75 meters wide, you must know that the Camp Nou, Bernabeu, Calderon and other stadiums are all FIFA recommended standard size of 105 by 68 meters, so the team that plays here for the first time will feel very uncomfortable.
The third is that the facilities are complete. In 2004, the Azadi Stadium added a giant TV screen to replace the previous scoreboard, and the giant screen towering over the stadium reached an area of 300 square meters, which is one of the largest stadium displays in the world.
And what's interesting is that this stadium has a noise-enhancing design. Different from ordinary stadiums, the Azadi Stadium adopts a bowl-shaped structure, using the principle of sound conduction and reflection to increase the decibel value of cheering sound, and nearly 100,000 fans cheer for the home team in a unique Islamic way, which is simply a ghost crying wolf, which is similar to the effect of going to Schalke.
And these fans know that they will be in the middle of more than 100,000 home fans, but they still have no hesitation to go to the away stadium to cheer, which is an attitude in itself, but how can anyone who doesn't like football make such a decision?
After getting on the plane, Ai Huan still habitually sat in the last row, but this time only Xu Luyang was still sitting next to him, neither of them spoke, they both fell asleep quickly, and in the eyes of outsiders, what was contained in it was still very interesting.
When they arrived in Tehran in the evening, everyone immediately felt the difference as soon as they got off the plane, at least the environmental pollution here is worse than that of the capital, I don't know how many times. Chinese have always complained about smog, but when they really arrive in Iran, everyone will understand that the air in their country is still very clean, at least there will not be a strange and pungent smell, right?
Tehran has been exposed to severe air pollution, with widespread smog in the city, making it difficult to breathe and causing lung disease. With most of the industry on the outskirts of Tehran, the city is full of old vehicles that do not meet today's emission regulations, and Tehran's air pollutants are difficult to dilute and dissipate due to frequent inversions due to the vast Alborz Mountains to the north, which blocks the warm, humid air currents from the Caspian Sea. Tehran is blessed with abundant sunshine due to year-round dry and cloudy weather, while ultraviolet rays and pollutants increase ozone levels in the air.
In addition, the pollution problem is exacerbated by reports of poor quality gasoline produced in Iran. An estimated 27 people die every day in Tehran from diseases caused by air pollution. According to local officials, poor air quality can lead to 3,600 deaths in a single month. Eighty percent of air pollution comes from vehicle exhaust, the remaining two percent from industrial pollution, and some estimates suggest that motorcycles alone account for 30 percent of Tehran's air pollution and 50 percent of noise pollution.
As long as you see these data, you can figure out what kind of city this is, and it is no wonder that the national team also specially prepared a large number of anti-smog masks this time, and distributed one to everyone when they got off the plane. At first, Ai Huan felt a little hot and didn't want to take it, but after less than ten minutes, he couldn't stand it, so he still took it obediently, complaining in his heart about the weather and environment, what should I do when the game comes? Don't play a game, kick out lung cancer, it will really outweigh the loss.
But what they don't know is that these are just the simplest things, and they are impossible to change, and Iran has made countless distractions for this game, and they have not stopped because of the damn weather, and they are clearly determined to win this game.