After the home win over Werder Bremen, Prato's morale was boosting and they all seemed to see hope of reaching the Cup Winners' Cup final, which was an honour for a group of young players in their early twenties. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Even Effenberg and Leonardo, who are international players of Germany and Brazil, have not participated in such an important game, when Effenberg became the core of the German midfield, the German team has begun to decline, and although this World Cup has achieved a great four-star Brazil, the championship trophy has nothing to do with Leonardo, they all lack the honor to crown themselves.

With this momentum, Prato defeated bottom-placed Como 6-0 at home and Pisa 3-1 away from Tuscany in the second division. The better news is that Udinese and Lecce, who are ahead of Prato, have lost in quick succession, Prato has overtaken Lecce in the standings and is only one point away from Udinese, with nine rounds remaining in the second division, it is entirely possible for Prato to achieve a comeback and qualify for direct promotion to the first division.

Seeing that the team was in good condition, Chen Lin also felt a sense of accomplishment. Thinking of starting with 500,000 pounds three years ago, from an almost layman, it can be said that it is a blue thread, and today, the whole of Europe and even the world knows the name of Prato, Chen Lin does not feel proud, it is a lie. However, although the scenery in front of him is good, it is not enough to make Chen Lin fall in love, he still has a more ambitious and great goal, and he still has the dream that he has always wanted to achieve.

Since the Stade Bisenchio was approved for renovation by the Municipality of Prato, the club has sent invitations to several well-known professional design firms in Europe. According to some requirements put forward by Prato, the design of the German GMP Architects finally won the favor of Chen Lin and others.

GMP is one of the world's top 10 leading architectural firms, founded in 1965 by Dr. Mehhard von Gerkan and Prof. Volkwin Marg. gmp's ideal is to make the design work stand the test of content and time through simple design. With this in mind, gmp's design is characterized by formal prudence and material unity. Because brevity and clarity are paramount to it.

gmp is one of the few architects to carry out a comprehensive design process, from schematic design to construction and interior fit-out. Internationally renowned for the design of stadiums, Mechard von Gerkan, Volkwin Marg and their partners have been involved in the planning and construction of almost all major sports facilities in Europe over the past 30 years. Famous ones include the renovation of the Italian Olympic Stadium, the Rhine Energy Arena in Cologne, and many more.

gmp has won more than 370 awards in German and international architectural competitions, including more than 170 first prizes, and numerous awards of excellence for its groundbreaking architectural design. At present, gmp's business scope has covered dozens of countries and regions such as China, Taiwan, Russia, Vietnam, Italy, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

According to GMP's design and construction plan, the 2,338 temporary seats on the circular track and field track will be removed at the end of the season, and the entire stadium will be dug down 6.5 meters to allow the ground floor to build 12 rows of circular seats with an inclination angle of 35 degrees, and the new ground floor grandstand will have 5,000 seats.

However, this is not the reason why the Prato club is so popular with GMP design. In the design of GMP, a method was proposed, that is, to remove the south stand, which was mainly based on the standing position, so that the originally closed circular stadium opened an opening, so that large building excavation equipment could enter the stadium for internal construction, which greatly accelerated the transformation of the stadium ground floor stands.

According to the estimation of GMP Architects, if the cost is not counted, if the work is rushed, before the start of next season, the construction of the ground floor stands and the laying of the new lawn can be completed, so that Prato does not need to find other stadiums as the home stadium in the new season, which can not only save the club a large amount of rental costs, but also have great benefits for the morale of the team and the maintenance of the player's condition during the season, after all, no one wants to use someone else's home stadium, and in addition to the Bisenchio Stadium, The closest to the club is the Frankie Stadium, which is more than 20 kilometers away, and if you have to take a long car to watch a home game, I believe that Prato fans will also feel tired. Of course, using someone else's home stadium is for the team to have a bigger and better home stadium, I believe most fans will understand, but it would be better if they could not do so.

There are other benefits to the removal of the South Stand, which was originally smaller than the Stade Senchio, at 100 metres long and 65 metres wide. In GMP Architects' design, the new turf will be extended to the south and will be 110 meters long, which will be equivalent to expanding the grandstand of the Bicentgio Stadium in disguise. The refurbished South Stand will have two more viewing areas than the original.

The newly renovated grandstand is also more reasonable and humane, and the seating setting includes family stands, private boxes, seats for away fans and special seats for the disabled in addition to ordinary seats. Each type of seat is perfectly arranged for a specific audience. The Family Stand, located in the southwest corner of the course, will only be open to family members of club members or sightseeing groups organised by other clubs.

In addition to specially designed access and toilets, the handicapped grandstand is also equipped with wheelchairs and headphones for the blind to listen to live commentary.

For the first time, Prato will also have a private box with CCTV slow-motion or replay shots on goal, with a dedicated waiter. However, considering that Prato is not a major city after all, and Prato fans are mainly in the middle and lower income classes, only three such boxes have been set up on the top floor of the newly renovated South Stand.

In GMP's design, the new South Stand will not only be roofed, but will also be nearly twice as tall as the other three stands, creating a Diaoyutai-style watchtower design. This makes the new South Stand far more than the original 1,450 seats, and with the addition of the new grandstand due to the extension of the turf, the new South Stand is expected to have 4,600 seats, almost more than two-thirds of the seats of the other three stands combined.

Not only that, but the newly renovated South Stand will allow fans to enjoy the excellent services provided by a range of venues such as restaurants, shops, and children's clubs. In the planning, behind the South Stand, there will be a 6,000-square-foot souvenir mall, which will operate the club's officially licensed merchandise.

Restaurants, cafes and children's clubs also provide a better place for fans to go during the half-time break, and due to the location of the Bisencio Stadium in Prato, the ambition of the Prato club is to turn it into a large commercial venue for shopping, entertainment, leisure and dining.

Although only the south stand of the Stadio Vicengio has been renovated this time, the interface has been reserved in the design of the GMP, and when the funds and timing are right in the future, the Prato club can build a new peripheral grandstand around the Stadio Vicenzio at the same height as the south stand, further expanding the capacity of the stadium. Even this kind of renovation does not have to close the stadium at all, as long as a certain grandstand is temporarily closed. Just like this renovation, although the new South Stand is expected to take more than a year to complete, it will not affect the use of the Bissenchio Stadium at all, and only need to be temporarily suspended for a few hours on the day of the match, and fans of the other three grandstand can enter and watch as usual.

In addition, GMP also has many modern course designs that have won the recognition of Chen Lin and others. For example, the area near the goal was specially paved with a kind of turf imported from the United States called grass grass, which is particularly resistant to trampling. In addition, 3 underground fountains allow the lawn to be well irrigated even during the dry season. All the water is constantly circulating in a 55,000-gallon storage tank beneath the South Stand. Heating pipes are laid underground, which are several kilometers long and thaw quickly in the event of frost or snow. In addition, the newly designed drainage system of the lawn is also top-notch, with the middle of the lawn being 20 centimeters higher than the wings, and some small plastic pipes to divert rainwater away. This ensures that the race does not have to be postponed even in bad weather.

The home team's player locker room has also been moved to the bottom of the south stand, and a series of player locker rooms, laundry rooms, rest rooms, etc., all adopt the most scientific and practical design solutions. The locker room walls are in a natural wood colour, and each player has comfortable leather recliners designed to follow the curves of the human body. The changing rooms have a total of six shower rooms, six toilets, two tub-style bathrooms and a luxurious mineral pool. The lounge is just across from the locker room. Players can even come here to check the newspaper or video and have a cup of tea or coffee before the start of the game or at halftime. The furnishings of the lounge are also intriguing. The crimson carpet, the low sofa, and the wall to the left of the entrance have a column of honor, where all the players who have played a full game for Prato and won for Chen Lin since he took office can have their names engraved. Further behind is a row of large photo frames dedicated to Prato's many honourable moments since 1992.

The newly designed player aisle is wide enough to fit into a heavy truck. The ground slope of the new passage is gentle, and the lighting is good, which is convenient for photography. A self-retracting white canopy was installed at the entrance to the passage. When the players come out of it, the canopy opens automatically to protect the players from being injured by debris falling from the spectators.

However, the design of GMP has so many advantages that it comes with an extremely high budget cost. According to GMP Architects' calculations, the renovation of the ground floor grandstand and the new renovation of the south grandstand will cost a total of 42 billion lira (about 21 million pounds), which is undoubtedly astronomical for Prato FC, which earned less than 5 million pounds last season.

Although after being promoted to the second division this season, the club's ticket revenue and commercial sponsorship income have increased significantly, but because of the long-term hovering in the lower leagues in history, Prato's foundation is very thin, and Chen Lin himself does not have any industry, and he has invested everything in the club for three years after taking over the club.

Fortunately, these investments are not taken out all at once, and there is still a period of time before the end of the season, Chen Lin and Shen Yan still have time to raise the sky-high starting fee here.

In fact, as early as when he made up his mind to renovate the Bisenchio Stadium, Chen Lin was already mentally prepared. For Prato FC, the greatest asset is not these assets of the club, but a large number of young and talented players. Although the longest of them has been together for three years and has established a relationship with each other, Chen Lin has a lot of reluctance, but Prato's outstanding performance in the Cup Winner's Cup makes these players like bright night pearls in the dark night, dazzling one by one, attracting countless people to watch.

It is conceivable that Prato will turn into a player's supermarket this summer, with many big clubs rushing to buy it. This is not something he can seal if he wants to seal his mouth, the reason why these big clubs did not make a move in the past is because the level of the Prato League is too low, and the occasional wonderful performance in a few Italian Cup matches does not fully explain the problem; Second, the level of these young players in Prato was more or less flawed at the time, although they showed good talent, but the big teams needed plug-and-play players, and many teams had the intention of letting these young players continue to train, anyway, in their minds, Prato could not prevent them from bringing in these players.

However, the difference now is that after several seasons of training, these players in Prato have generally matured, and the level of Serie B is not low, enough for those giants scouts to see the authenticity of the player's level, not to mention that Prato is still winning consecutive games in the Cup Winners' Cup, which is a player who has been tested in European competitions, and no giant will stand idly by, otherwise the good seedlings will be snatched away by others.

For such a result, Chen Lin is both helpless and happy to see it come true, which is really contradictory.

All Chen Lin can do now is how to sell these players for a high price, so as to maximize the interests of the Prato club. And Prato's performance in the Cup Winners' Cup can go one step further has become the focus of his attention. On Wednesday, Prato travels to Bremen, Germany, for the final semi-final of the Cup Winners' Cup, following a win over Ligue 1 giants Real Zaragoza in another fixture. The winner of Prato and Bremen will compete with him for one of the highest European club honours.