Chapter Eighty-Four: The Most Important Competition
As one of the most important races of the season.
A match that is directly related to the ownership of the Premier League title.
Of course, the media attention is not to the same extent as the average league.
When there are seven or eight hours left in the game.
Media from all over the world began to shoot around the Emirates Stadium.
The Premier League is the most commercially successful league in the world.
Every year the competition is quite fierce.
Overseas broadcast rights can be sold for more than 4 billion.
The envy of La Liga, Bundesliga and other big leagues is so purple that Gil is purple.
At this moment.
Reporters from all over the world stood in front of the camera with microphones in their hands, talking about the game.
"Hello everyone, we're reporting live from outside the Emirates Stadium right now, the game is still a few hours away, but now we can see a lot of home fans wearing Arsenal shirts around the stadium."
"It's already two o'clock in the afternoon, and we're still two and a half hours before the game starts."
"There were a lot of fans from both sides outside the Emirates Stadium. The local security department will definitely have a headache today, they sent a large number of security personnel to separate the fans on both sides to ensure that they do not have contact, although Arsenal and Manchester United are not mortal enemies, but the fierce competition this season has still made the fans of both sides full of hostility.
"Audience friends, we are now on the periphery of the Emirates Stadium, just in front of our camera, there are a large number of fans gathered, they are shouting slogans and slogans, at this time we are so noisy outside the stadium, you can imagine how big the decibels of the fans will be in the real stadium!"
In front of the camera, a reporter on the national television station of the Dragon Nation almost screamed these words.
Because there are more and more people on the periphery of the stadium.
The whole stadium was very noisy.
It's like a temple fair.
That's when it happened.
A group of Arsenal fans saw the team of Dragons reporters and they gathered in front of the cameras.
"Ye Luo! Ye Luo! Ye Luo! ”
Arsenal fans chanted.
And the reporter of the Dragon Country National TV also interviewed them.
"We've won! We've definitely won! We have Yelo! He can do anything! ”
An excited Arsenal fan said.
"I've been waiting for this day for almost ten years! We're finally back to where we belong! This is Arsenal! This is Arsenal! ”
The fan was even more excited.
Waiting for the fans to leave,
The journalist continued: 'See? That's how popular Yelo is here, and when we arrived, there were already a lot of Arsenal fans cheering us on and welcoming us. ’
"There are also quite a lot of reporters here, and the big local TV station Sky Sports TV has also appeared around the Emirates Stadium very early, and they even used drone equipment to shoot it!"
At that moment, the camera moved, and sure enough, a large amount of camera equipment entered the lens.
And at this time.
On the doorstep of the hotel.
The Arsenal players have boarded the bus.
The TV on the bus was also broadcasting the news of the game.
"Sky Sports News, we're on the periphery of the stadium right now, and there are at least 100,000 people gathered here today! We can see that many fans are holding signs hoping to buy tickets, but unfortunately, tickets are hard to come by at the Emirates Stadium today! It is said that yesterday a Dragon Country fan who was ready to spend 8,000 euros on a ticket was not able to do so, and no Arsenal fan was willing to sell him his ticket"
The Arsenal players were all scrolling through Twitter and playing on their phones.
But at this time.
Someone looks up at the TV and can't move their eyes.
Then.
One by one, the Arsenal players looked up at the TV.
Because at this time, the picture that appeared on the TV screen was too shocking.
Under drone photography.
The surroundings of the Emirates Stadium are unobstructed.
The crowd was crowded, and the dense crowd of human heads converged into a torrent, surging around the Emirates Stadium.
This is Arsenal's home turf.
So.
The color of the torrent is mostly red.
But among them, there is also a flood of colors wearing dark blue Manchester United away shirts.
View from the sky.
This torrent is sweeping and colliding.
An indescribable beauty.
Let everyone be in awe.
Players from both sides were watching the scene almost at the same time.
This is a race that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people have been waiting for.
Both players clenched their fists.
Formidable opponents.
Crucial matches.
Battle for the Champions!
Do you still need to mobilize for such a competition?
Not at all!
Fighting spirit, desire, stirring in the hearts of the players.
"Brothers, this is our stage!"
Ye Luo said suddenly.
Ferguson looked at his assistant McPhelan: "My heart is beating a little faster than usual. ”
Actually, it's more than a little bit.
Arsenal, Arsene Wenger.
This is.
It's been a long time since I've seen an old rival.
"This is a scene I haven't seen in a long time!"
In the studio of Sky Sports.
Stage.
It's also set.
In addition to the moderator.
The two guests invited are also big names.
King Henry of Highbury.
and
Former Manchester United captain Keane.
Henry was sighing at this point.
During his time at Arsenal, which were strong contenders for the Premier League title, Arsenal began to decline.
And now.
Arsenal have another chance to reach the top!
"Can you make a prediction about the outcome of this match?" The moderator said.
Keane pouted: "Yelo is good, but I don't think the rest of the Arsenal players can handle this pressure"
"Not necessarily!" Henry immediately retorted, "Yelo's influence on the game is by no means just on a technical level! He is the leader of the team and the player who is relied on by the players. ”
"So you can only rely on Ye Luo?"
'Isn't it okay?' ’
The game hasn't started yet.
The celebrities on both sides began to quarrel.
This made the host's face show an excited look.
It's good to quarrel.
If you quarrel, you will have ratings!
Fans, celebrities, media.
Internet, TV.
All kinds of people, channels, are talking about this game.
Or rather, arguing.
But.
At the center of the argument were players on both sides of the puzzle who appeared unhurried.
The bus slowly drove into the stadium.
Stopped at the parking lot.
Arsene Wenger was the first to get out of the car, followed by captain Yelo.
Instead of being interviewed by the media, all of them made their way into the locker room.
Soon.
Players from both sides showed up on the pitch to warm up.
The entire Emirates Stadium is now full.
Oh, and there are places that are not full.
It was two empty rows around the away team's seats.
This is for security reasons, fearing that fans on both sides will get too close and cause a mixed round.
It's a move that often comes up in important matches.
However, this approach made Manchester United very unhappy.
Because this comes at the cost of slashing Manchester United's away tickets.
Arsenal's share of fans has not been affected, but Manchester United's away tickets have been reduced from 3,000 to 2,000.
Manchester United would have had far fewer fans coming to the away stadium than the home team.
And so much more.
That's even less.
But how many tickets are given to the away team.
It was decided by the home side, and neither the FA nor the Premier League could interfere.
It's all conventional.
After all, everyone has to play home and away games every year, and if you give me fewer tickets today, go back to my turf, and I will also cut the share of tickets for you, so in fact, everyone rarely does anything with away tickets.
It's all according to the rules.
Arsenal didn't break the rules either.
For safety reasons, giving 2,000 away tickets is not a small amount.
But Manchester United, for their part, also seized every opportunity to create a buzz.
Stir up the game even more.
Whether it's two thousand or three thousand.
Compared to the more than 55,000 home team fans at the scene.
It's all trivial.
So from the beginning.
The Emirates Stadium is the home of Arsenal fans.
Manchester United fans couldn't make any noise.
In fact, there are quite a few Manchester United fans who come to London.
Most of them were unable to enter the stadium, but even so, there were plenty of United fans waiting outside the stadium to get closer to their team.
They believed that the walls of the Emirates Stadium could not withstand their cheers.
In this regard, the London security department is very nervous.
In the stadium, there are stands divided, and the situation is well controlled.
With so many people gathered outside the stadium, it would be fun if something happened.
Hidden dangers such as stampedes hang over your head like a sword of Damocles.
The authorities had to send more men to maintain order outside the stadium.
The game is so hot that it needs security not only in the stadium, but also outside the stadium.
This is also rare.
After the warm-up.
Players from both sides returned to their respective dressing rooms.
Home team dressing room.
Arsene Wenger has been waiting for a long time.
Tactics need no longer be said.
Wait until everyone comes back.
Assistant coach Blake closes the locker room door.
The hustle and bustle outside suddenly disappeared for a moment - the soundproofing of the home team's dressing room was very good.
Emirates Stadium at the time of construction.
Arsene Wenger put a lot of thought into the design of the home and guest dressing rooms.
Home team dressing room.
Spacious, bright, soundproofed and well-equipped.
This is not the case in the away dressing room.
It's cramped, it's dark, and most importantly, there's no soundproofing at all.
This kind of behavior is all too normal in England.
That's one of the home field advantages.
Even some teams have intermittent hot water in the away team's dressing room.
If there are visiting players who want to take a hot shower at this time, they will have fun
Hot and cold hot water, the main thing is an abstraction.
The visiting dressing room at the Emirates Stadium is certainly not so bad.
But in such a hustle and bustle .
If Ferguson's voice wants to be heard by all the players, he must scream!
Arsene Wenger looked at his players and said: "This is our biggest game of the season."
(End of chapter)