The draw was not good, with Edward's side meeting Manchester United and Arsenal in north London in the FA Cup. In the words of Lord Ferguson, on the battlefield and in the church, one person can be judged as two. He is talking about the Gunners' manager, Arsène from 1996 to the present. Wenger!

After the end of the league, Portsmouth ushered in a short holiday of 5 days, taking advantage of this time he took Chen Xi to a trip to North London, one is to relax on tourism, and the other is to visit the new home of the Gunners in 06———— Chiefs!

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"Who is he?"

Chen Xi pointed to a man with his hands behind his back, a smile on his face and a slightly chubby figure. The two of them are standing at the main entrance of the Emirates Stadium at this moment, in front of them are three tall bronze statues, Henry who is kneeling, and the remaining one of the old captain Adams with open arms is pointed out by Chen Xi.

"Chapman," Hydward said, and after a moment of thought, he added: "The first manager in the modern sense. ”

"Oh"

Chen Xi pressed the Alalei hat on his head over his bangs, showing a lack of interest, and took out a single anti-focused coach from his backpack. She nodded in satisfaction. Hyde Walder took the girl's hand, held it in the palm of his hand, and explained in detail: "We just got off the Hollaay Road Tube, and the next stop is the famous Arsenal station, named after the team, there is only one club in London, Arsenal, and the idea came from Chapman. Not only that, but Arsenal's red and white jersey and Big Ben in the South Stand all come from the great coach. Chen Xi shook his Alalei hat, the two wings on it whirred, raised the SLR in his hand and slapped it casually, and then said: "That's all in the past." "Doesn't seem to care.

Walking slowly, in front of the bronze statue of Adams raising his hand and cheering, she only stayed for a short time, until in front of Henry, she stared intently for a long time, Henry's long-distance run pierced Tottenham Hotspur The picture seems to be in front of you, it is a gorgeous rainbow, it is a portrait of the century, for a long time, Chen Xi sighed: "This is Arsenal!" ”

Yes, this is Arsenal, and I can't find any other adjectives.

The Emirates Stadium receives tens of thousands of visitors and spectators each year, generating a lot of revenue for the club, and Hydward paid for the tickets and headed to the inner core.

Chen Xi reached out and touched the light-lucent gunner emblem on the wall, and then said, "Compared to Herbert. I was even more moved by Chapman's statue and the marble hall here, the materials used in everything from the carvings to the patterns are the best, and you can feel the solidity of the place when you touch him. ”

Hydward nodded yes, and more than that, he noticed through the glass that there was a table in the home team's dressing room, also made of marble, where you could imagine the players having a big meal at the end of the game. The staff has separate lounges, separate office spaces, and different décor, all of which are not found in Portsmouth.

"There are so many benefits of building a new stadium, it's like a blank slate, there's no weight of history, everything starts from scratch, and all the details here are soaked in Arsèna. Arsene Wenger's standard! He couldn't help but feel envious of this stadium, and he took Chen Xi's hand and couldn't wait to look at every corner.

Walking through the Arsenal History Museum, the 49-game unbeaten run of red wine and champagne is still in the locker for people to see, and perhaps this is the biggest difference between Wenger and Ferguson: Arsène treats the past as a treasure and finds a beautiful cabinet to put it in, and Ferguson immediately drinks everything he has won.

Chen Xi pulled Hydward's sleeve, opened his mobile phone page to show him, and said: "What does it mean, fighting for four, selling captains, temperature difference signing, and 100 million interest?" ”

“……”

Ward covered the girl's mouth, then looked around vigilantly, and saw that no one had given her a brain breakdown, "Aren't you afraid of being beaten?" ”

Chen Xi: "......"

"Hmph╯^╰" The girl's mouth was so pouting that she could hang a bottle, and Hydward had no choice but to explain to her little by little about these football-themed jokes in today's entertainment-oriented world.

Inadvertently, she said four words that almost summed up all the gunman's sadness about repaying the loan.

Chen Xi has the same question as almost all fans who don't know Arsenal: "With a 93-year-old history of Highbury, why don't you continue to use it?" ”

As the two continued to stroll through the museum, Ward paused in front of an old photo of Highbury Stadium and pointed to the material on it: "The simple reason is that Highbury can only accommodate 30,000 spectators, and there is no room for any renovations, which is less than half the size of Manchester United's biggest rival, Old Trafford." Not to mention the indirect benefits brought by the influence of the stadium, the annual ticket revenue alone is 35 million pounds behind Manchester United. This gap is widening every year, which has a direct impact on the future of the team. ”

Hydward smiled and asked, "Do you know why Arsenal has so many fans in China?" ”

Chen Xi shook her Alalei hat again, "I don't know." ”

He snatched the pesky winged hat in his hand, revealing the girl's delicate face, then straightened her messed hair, and said: "The gunslinger is the club that most resonates with house slaves, in order to buy a house, I paid a down payment with my hard-earned savings, and then took out a large sum of money to start the road of slow monthly payment. They don't have a tyrant boss, or even a well-meaning boss. ”

After a pause, he looked at a photo of Arsenal owner Clarke and continued: "The Gunners' home ticket prices have risen three times this year, and Fox, the team's chief commercial officer poached from the NBA, said: As an American, when I see 40,000 people in the queue for season tickets, I just feel that tickets are not expensive enough. I heard captain Campbell tell a story that in the summer of '03, Arsenal chose Austria as the location for the training camp, and when he and Henry and Vieira, who are used to charter flights, went home to pack their bags, the club staff said that this time they went to Austria to take Ryanair economy class, so they brought less luggage. ”

Ryanair is a well-known low-cost airline in Europe, the ticket price is less than half of that of Air England, and there are great discounts in the spring and summer of each year.

It was in '03 that the construction of the Emirates Stadium began, and the Arsenal club underwent an astonishing change up and down, and that change continues to this day.

Chen Xi stretched out his hand and asked Hydward pitifully: "I'm going to buy a ticket for the FA Cup next Thursday, does the boss have the money to reward the little girl?" ”

Hyde took his wallet out of his jacket pocket and slapped it on her hand, "Go and contribute to the Arsenal loan repayment!" When I opened it, there were a few euros neatly stacked inside, as well as a few cards, ordinary England bank cards, phone cards, business cards, and a dark green credit card that I don't know where it came from.

Chen Xi took out one and ran away from here with a smile.

Arsenal may be another special opponent.