The fourth round of the FA Cup doesn't start until 29 January, so York City are in no hurry to prepare for the game against Tottenham.

Arsenal lost the subsequent Premier League derby in London.

Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 thanks to goals from Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard and Harry Kane!

On the Arsenal side, Giroud only pulled one back in the last minute of the game, which can only be said to save a little face.

After Xhaka's suspension, Arsene Wenger could only play out the midfield combination of Coquelin and Ramsey, but Chelsea completely controlled the midfield, and failure was inevitable.

To Pan Yi's relief, in addition to Chelsea and York City's defeat of Arsenal on the pitch, York City FC has also made great strides in all aspects recently.

For example, the youth system within the club has become more standardized since the arrival of Graham Potter, the technical director.

Youth teams in the U12, U14 and U16 age groups are gradually being established and improved, and the recruitment of young players from all over the world is also being carried out in an orderly manner.

This is where one of the benefits of beating Arsenal in the FA Cup comes into play.

When they become famous, there will be more talented children who are willing to come to York City for tryouts and join a club known for developing young players.

Of course, Pan Yi's name is still an important factor in attracting people, and who doesn't want to mix under the best coach in the world?

At the same time, Graham Potter was also empowered to find more and better Academy coaches from Europe.

For children, the club's facilities are important, but the most important thing is their guide, the coach.

In many teams in England, these roles are generally filled by retired players from the club, but they are often unprofessional.

Or rather, they are too "professional" and have in their heads basically the tactics and coordination of the professional arena, but they can't combine them well with the nature of younger children.

Why are England players always perceived as lacking in skill?

Some people think that it is because they have been instilled with too much tactical awareness and less technical training since they were young, and when they grow up, the technology is basically fixed.

And why do South American players look more skilled?

Apparently because at a young age, they were more focused on bringing out the talent of their players, improvising their skills and maximizing their creativity and technical potential.

Even if they make a mistake and the team loses, the coaching staff will not reprimand them for it, but will encourage and support them.

Therefore, in such a youth team, there is often no shortage of genius flashes, and they will also use such skills on the pitch when they grow up.

As for those more advanced tactics, it is completely too late to learn them when they become adults.

To put it simply, the youth team is never a place to produce results, the senior team is.

So the youth team should be a testing ground to give those young players as many opportunities to make mistakes as possible and let them reach their potential.

Then they will slowly understand what is right and what is wrong, what should be done and what should not be done in training and competition.

But at the moment, this creativity is stifled in the youth academies of most teams in England, which is why the British stars tend to be decent tactical machines, with few talented players like the South American stars.

Of course, even like England, it's much stronger than the Dragon Kingdom.

After all, even if people pay more attention to tactics, those youth coaches are all trained in professional or professional football, at least in football, and the children they teach will not be too bad.

On the other hand, in Dragon Country, the football foundation is weak, and many so-called coaches at the grassroots level may be just some second-rate people who have played football.

In their eyes, being a coach for children is just a means to make money.

So, how can I attract more children to sign up for my bootcamp and pay for it? That, of course, is about getting results.

Therefore, no matter what kind of middle school competition or elementary school competition it is, the probability is how to win.

If you've been paying attention to the playing field of young children, you may have seen some coaches even encourage young players to make big moves to "intimidate" each other and make a profit.

As for letting his players desperately entangle the opponent's arrow figures, and not hesitate to make all kinds of tackles and falls, it's all okay.

In this way, what else can be achieved in terms of technology, and what kind of talent can be talked about?

And these little players are even good, after all, they can be regarded as having a coach to teach.

There are many more who don't have a coach at all, and they all rely on watching TV and watching videos to understand, and they come to play blindly, and their level will only be worse.

Let's talk about Pan Yi's previous life, he started playing football in middle school, and he can also play in the middle school team and the college team, but it was only later that he realized that many of his playing styles were inaccurate.

Why is your shot always weak? Is it because the distance angle between the support foot and the ball is wrong, and the ankle should be locked at the moment of touching the ball...... This more professional knowledge has not been taught before, how can he know?

This causes his basic skills to be not solid, and it is difficult for his level to reach a higher height.

And such teenagers who kick blindly by themselves are definitely not a few in the whole Dragon Kingdom, and there may even be some of them who are really talented.

Therefore, if Dragon Country football wants to really improve, it is really not an overnight thing, which requires everyone's long-term efforts, at least to spread the soil of football to every inch of the motherland......

And now, as the owner of York City Club, Pan Yi certainly attaches great importance to his academy, otherwise how could he let Potter take charge of this aspect of business?

Moreover, in addition to equipping the youth team with professional doctors, physiotherapists and other logistics teams, Pan Yi also helped Porter arrange a professional coach for the team in each age group.

In England, this kind of professional coach is relatively scarce, but who is Pan Yi?

As a veteran FM player, he even remembers the attributes of many youth coaches, such as "working with young players", "judging player potential", "personnel management", "willpower", "discipline requirements" and the like, all of which are high for me!

Of course, those youth coaches who originally belonged to big clubs are not easy to dig, but through Pan Yi's face brushing, you can still get a lot of good ones, such as Peters who went to Hoffenheim later, Marcio who cared about the mixed club, and so on.

They are all very familiar with the whole academy system and they know very well what York City's philosophy is to develop a youth team.

And they can also stick to the principle of digging into the skills of young players as much as possible until they are 15 years old, and only after that do they start to instill in them positions and tactics.

While the Yorktown training base is being continuously improved, the originally empty training base is also constantly improving the training ground turf, and a new indoor football hall has been built to make it easier to practice in bad weather.

At the same time, the team's technical staff, medical team members, and they began to include all the junior players who joined the team in their scope of work, and everything became more professional.

At the same time, the York City Foundation, which Pan Yi previously established, has also set up a special service to help the families of players in difficulty.

This is to help young players who are in difficult circumstances, regardless of their family situation, as long as they enter the Academy at York City, whenever they are in trouble, the club will be obliged to step in to help them solve the problem.

In addition to this, York City's scouting network around the world is gradually spreading.

They began to search for young talent from all over the world, whether he was in Europe, Africa or South America......

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And for Pan Yi, the even better news is that the expansion of the West Siberian Stadium, the home stadium of York City, has been officially completed!

It is true that Longguo football is not good, but if it is more than the ability of engineering construction...... I don't know how many streets I'm going to throw the British around!

A major project like the West Siberian Stadium, which requires 10,000 seats, would normally take a year.

But the engineering company from the Dragon Kingdom entrusted by Pan Yi only took six or seven months, and it was done!

This also means that every home game played in York City will be doubled in ticket revenue!

And Pan Yi, of course, is not satisfied with this.

At the thank you banquet held for the designer and the construction party, Pan Yi specially found Zhu Zhongyi, the designer of this engineering company.

"Mr. Pan, is there something?"

Zhu Zhongyi is a middle-aged man who looks a little simple, and it can be said that his appearance is mediocre.

But Pan Yi knows that he and his business are not simple.

BJ Workers Stadium, Capital Gymnasium, Wukesong Gymnasium, National Gymnasium, National Speed Skating Stadium "Ice Ribbon", BJ Winter Olympic Village...... All of them are designed by their company.

Including the venue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals, Lusail Stadium, its iconic main steel structure and roof cable membrane structure were also created by their designers.

This modern stadium, which can accommodate more than 90,000 spectators, is the world's largest single building with the largest span and cantilevered distance in the same type of cable net system, and it only took four or five years for Longguo's engineering group to build it and put it into use.

It was here that Argentina beat France to win their third ever Hercules Gold Cup!

Pan Yi's vision for his future new stadium is, of course, the most advanced, with the main spaces including the competition court, players' rooms, press areas, toilets, spectator areas, VIP areas, restaurants, honor rooms and other functional areas......

In short, it will definitely not be the old and dilapidated West Siberia it is now!

At this time, it is of course very important to find such an engineering company with the ability and speed.

Facts have also proved that they are really good, and they have completed the expansion project of the stadium in a very short time, and now it is logical to leave the new stadium to them to carry out.

"Zhu Gong, if I want you to help me design a new stadium, is there a problem?" Pan Yi said straight to the point.

Zhu Zhongyi was slightly stunned.

After all, after the expansion of the stadium, the average team generally does not think about building a new stadium immediately, because it is difficult to turn over the funds.

But it is obvious that the Pan Yi in front of him is not an ordinary person.

"I don't know how big the stadium Mr. Pan wants?" Zhu Zhongyi asked.

"About 40,000, about the same as Stamford Bridge." Pan Yi replied, "Of course, I also hope that this stadium can have room for expansion, such as adding layers and seats. ”

Pan Yi thought that the number of fans in York City is growing rapidly, and soon 20,000 stadium tickets will be in short supply.

But due to population and transport constraints in Yorkshire, there was not much need to build a pitch that was too large – such as the one at Camp Nou.

On the whole, the stadium that can accommodate 40,000 people in the early stage is enough.

In the later stage, if York City becomes a top club that can attract fans from all over the country or even the world, then expand the capacity through a scalable design.

Without waiting for Zhu Zhongyi to answer, Pan Yi continued: "In addition, we also hope that you can help us plan the land around the new stadium. I hope that the new stadium will radiate outwards and combine integrated industries such as commerce, shopping, and tourism to form a prosperous commercial zone. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Zhongyi's eyes flashed, obviously interested, "Is it the supporting planning and design of the whole area?" That's a big project. ”

"What, having a hard time?"

"How so?" Zhu Zhongyi laughed, and then took out his laptop from the briefcase he was carrying, "I happen to have a design plan for the stadium here, Mr. Pan can take a look at it first." It's just that if it involves surrounding facilities, then I'm afraid I'll have to take a look at the scene. ”

"Oh? Such a coincidence? Let's take a look at the stadium design first. Pan Yi looked at the computer.

Zhu Zhongyi turned on the computer, and then pulled out a few design drawings from it: "Isn't Qatar going to host the 2022 World Cup, they need to build a lot of stadiums, and we also participated in the bidding last year." The blueprints of these stadiums were shown to them at the time, but they were too small and were abandoned. However, in terms of the design aesthetics and functional completion of the stadium, it is not much different from the 80,000-person stadium that was selected. ”

Pan Yi nodded.

Isn't that why I'm looking for you? Experienced, and ready-made!

Then Zhu Zhongyi began to introduce to Pan Yi:

"This one, the exterior shape is bowl-shaped, the façade is divided by a triangular grid, the roof shape is saddle-shaped, supported by a cable membrane structure, high from east to west, low from north to south, and the whole stadium is projected into a circular ......"

"In this one, the main cable net of the roof adopts a double-layer spoke-type tension structure, with a span of 274 meters and a cantilevered distance of 76 meters, which is shaped like a huge wheel-shaped bowl lid......"

"The biggest design highlight is its controllable folding roof, which is covered with folded PTFE sheets and cables, and when it is deployed, it looks like a sail covering the top of the course......"

It is really worthy of being a construction engineering enterprise in the Dragon Kingdom, and it has made sufficient preparations for the bidding.

With so many alternatives, how can Party A be satisfied?

"I think that's good. Circular courts, easier to expand, right? Pan Yi pointed to one of the design drawings.

The details that need to be considered in the design of a stadium are undoubtedly very cumbersome, and as a layman in architectural design, Pan Yi cannot give too much professional advice.

He just looked for one that looked good.

The aesthetics of the course are also important!

"Pan always has a good eye." Zhu Zhongyi said with a smile, "At the beginning of the design of this stadium, the problem of capacity expansion was really taken into account. The stadium was originally designed to have a capacity of 45,000 people, but the stadium structure was designed as a three-storey grandstand and was initially covered by a roof. ”

"If it were to be built in its entirety, it would be able to accommodate more than 80,000 fans! In some areas, it can be further raised to the fourth floor. ”

"However, the Qatari side hopes to build 80,000 people in one step, so it did not adopt this plan."

Pan Yi nodded, isn't he, he's so professional!

"What is the budget you gave to build this stadium?" Pan Yi asked.

"The course, combined with the planning and design of the land around the course, may not be able to give an exact number at this time. According to my rough estimates, it will be at least about 300 million pounds. Zhu Zhongyi tapped on the keyboard on the computer, and then replied.

£300 million, a bit scary, but it's normal.

For example, Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, which was built in 2006, cost between £400 million and £500 million to build.

And the initial capacity of the Emirates Stadium has reached 60,000 people, and it is in a big city like London, so the construction cost will be on the high side.

Therefore, the construction of such a modern stadium in Yorkshire, including the design of surrounding facilities, this 300 million pounds is also a very reasonable price.

"In this way, let's use this stadium as a design, you can go to the site to survey it at that time, and then sort out a complete set of design plans, and we will talk about it in detail at that time, how about it?" Pan Yi simply proposed.

Zhu Zhongyi was stunned again.

That's £300 million!

You are a League One club, can you really have the money to build it right away?

Pan Yi saw Zhu Zhongyi's doubts, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about money, I can naturally handle it." Feel free to design boldly! ”

For Pan Yi now, money will soon not be a problem.

Don't forget, since Pan Yi bought Bitcoin early, he has about 30,000 coins in his hands.

And now it's 2017, and although the unit price of Bitcoin is still only about $1,000, by the end of the year, it will suddenly rise to $20,000!

In other words, as long as Pan Yi throws Bitcoin out at that time, it will be $600 million.

That time was Pan Yi's own money, which was enough to build this stadium!

And Pan Yi will not sell them all at that time, after all, the peak of the price of bitcoin will occur in 2021, when the unit price will approach $70,000......

It's just that in the early stage of the preparation of the stadium, Pan Yi still needs funds from the outside world. But that's not to worry.

In Pan Yi's plan, the business operation includes not only the club itself, but also the vicinity of the stadium.

Now that the city government is also planning this area, Pan Yi clearly sees that once the surrounding land is managed, the rent alone will be enough to make York City useful in the future.

According to estimates by Horta and Commerce staff, once the new stadium takes shape, York City will perform well, and the nearby land will also increase in value, renting out the four corners of the land alone will bring in no less than £10 million a year for York City, and that's not counting the income from the stadium's operation.

This area is still undeveloped and has great business potential.

If nothing else, just look at the companies that are currently interested in York City, all of them desperately want to invest money in the club, and if the news of the new stadium is released, how many companies will want to come in?

It's not just about sponsorship, it's about wanting a piece of the dividends of such a business center.

It is conceivable that under the operation of the York City Ministry of Commerce, once more and more large companies move into the vicinity of the new stadium, then the next step of the city government will definitely be to focus on planning the west and south of the city stadium, so that the entire area will benefit.

And you can imagine how prosperous it will be at that time.

It's a great investment for the club, and it's a potential stock that many companies are looking for!

Therefore, when the time comes, as long as it is open to attract investment, some enterprises want to throw money in, and Pan Yi does not panic at all. As long as you can withstand the initial consumption, there will be bitcoin behind you, I'm afraid of hair!

So, seeing that Pan Yi was so confident, Zhu Zhongyi also agreed, patted his chest and promised to come up with a plan soon!

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During this time, Zhu Zhongyi and his design team also watched a match in the 26th round of League One in West Siberia, where York City hosted Oxford United.

Oxford United did not pose much of a threat to York City, who showed a very strong dominance throughout the game, completely suppressing Oxford United.

In the end, with goals from Lin Liangming, Kulusevski and De Ligt, York City beat Oxford United 3:0 and continued to lead the standings.

The warm atmosphere at the home stadium of York City and the high-pitched emotions of the fans for 90 minutes also deeply infected Zhu Zhongyi and other dragon country designers.

They said they had to design the new stadium so that it could better showcase the players and fans of York City!

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The speed of the Dragon Kingdom is indeed worthy of its name.

Just a week later, Zhu Zhongyi sent a design drawing that condensed the wisdom of the team.

And Pan Yi also passed directly with a stroke of the pen, and also held a high-profile press conference to announce the news that York City is about to build a new stadium!

Of course, this is also within Pan Yi's plan.

On the one hand, he did this to strengthen the confidence of the players and fans, so that they could understand that Pan Yi was playing for real here! The new stadium has been built, and it must be cultivated here, rather than running away with money like some capitalists!

On the other hand, this is also equivalent to an advertisement, which means that rich companies all over the world come and take a look, come to sponsor, want to invest, and come to settle in, all take a look, and there will be no store after this street!

When the reporters came to the press conference hall of the York City Club, they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the stadium design presented by the huge projection in front of them.

Beautiful, atmospheric! Is this a stadium designed for a League One club?

Even many giants don't have this! (Milan is crying)

Soon, reporters scrambled to ask Pan Yi about the stadium.

"May I ask Mr. Pan Yi, how much does this stadium cost?"

Pan Yi smiled: "Together with the surrounding land management, the total cost is about 300 million pounds!" ”

A group of reporters at the scene exclaimed.

You must know that in order to get a new stadium for Arsenal, Wenger directly fell into the dilemma of selling the captain every year to raise money, and this is still a Premier League team.

It is surprising that York City, as a League One team, can spend so much money to build a stadium.

When the reporter threw this question to Pan Yi, the latter smiled and nodded:

"We have a well-developed plan for the course and we intend to take all the surrounding land and it will become a huge commercial hub in Yorkshire. Therefore, I also hope that companies interested in developing with us can contact our Horta Director as soon as possible......"

A reporter asked, "But, Mr. Pan Yi, are you so confident?" Will there really be so many companies that choose to invest in you? ”

Pan Yi replied unhurriedly:

"First of all, our Horta director has already signed cooperation agreements with a number of companies, including Adidas, Citibank, Volvo and Okamoto, and they are very interested in the new stadium plan and will inject funds as soon as possible."

"In addition, Mr. Abu's West Siberian Company and Mr. Musk's SpaceX will also continue to invest funds, which will also help us in a big process."

"And ...... Do you think that as the owner of Yorktown, I have no money? ”

As he spoke, Pan Yi also winked at the reporters.

"It is rumored that Mr. Pan Yi has hoarded a large amount of bitcoin in your hands, and its value has reached about $30 million...... "A reporter from The Sun stood up, "and the number of people in the world who own so many bitcoins is very rare." Some people speculate that you are Satoshi Nakamoto himself, what do you think about this? ”

"......" Pan Yi was speechless for a while.

The news of "The Sun" came quickly, but the fact that he was Satoshi Nakamoto was too suspenseful, right?

Satoshi Nakamoto is the founder of Bitcoin, but he rarely reveals his true information, so guessing who he really is fun for many people.

But I didn't expect to guess Pan Yi's head......

Mainly if he is Satoshi Nakamoto, how can he have a million bitcoins in his hands, and he still needs to wait for the end of the year to dump the goods?

Seeing that Pan Yi didn't reply, the "Sun" reporter nodded and wrote on the notebook in his hand: "Pan Yi chose to acquies......ce in the face of his doubts about Satoshi Nakamoto."