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Chapter 388 Chapter [019] - Preparations before the game - [Today's third update]

BJ时间2009年8月9日，英格兰当地时间2009年8月8日，2009英格兰社区盾杯的比赛就即将开始。本场比赛的对阵双方是切尔西队和曼联队，而比赛的场地则是——新温布利大球场！

Wembley Stadium has long been the home of England's national men's football team, and the iconic twin towers are a place that fans yearn for.Now the stadium has been demolished to make way for a more modern and multifunctional stadium - the new Wembley Stadium!

Nowhere else is Wembley Stadium more christened 'Holy Ground' by football fans.Although demolished in 2003, Wembley is a true museum of British sporting history and footballing moments.Unlike other stadiums in the world, playing at "Wembley" has a special meaning-the pinnacle of football players is to express themselves under Wembley's magnificent twin towers.
For players from other countries around the world, playing at the Empire Stadium (as Wembley was originally called) means being closer to the birthplace of football.For England, Wembley holds countless memories.Wembley has hosted the best and worst of the Three Lions.England has presented itself to the world here since at least 1966.England became one of the few countries to win the World Cup that year
There are two famous FA Cup finals.One is the first FA Cup, the "White Horse" final in 1923; the other is the "Matthews" final in 1953.
The design capacity of Wembley Stadium is 125000 people, but the first FA Cup is said to have poured in more than 200000 people.Kick-off was delayed by 45 minutes because the ground had to be cleared because so many fans had packed the ground for the Bolton-West Ham game.The most distinctive feature when restoring order in the stadium is the policeman on horseback and the legendary white horse "Billy".Because of this, the iconic arch bridge of the new Wembley Stadium is named the White Horse Bridge.
Thirty years later, one of England's most revered players, Sir Stanley Matthews, was the star of another Bolton game.Rangers appeared to spoil celebrations for Stanley's first FA Cup title as they led 30-3.However, the "Dribbling Wizard" crushed his opponent.Those fans who watched the game live that day never stopped talking about the classic 1:4 reversal of Matthews' Blackpool.
Wembley does not generate national memories like other stadiums, and this is because of England's importance in the development of football, and their football memories appeal to everyone.
温布利球场在1955年欧洲博览会杯（欧洲联盟杯的前身）伦敦对阵法兰克福以及英格兰4：1击败西班牙的友谊赛中首次启用照明系统。温布利在1963年首次使用电子记分牌。1990年成为“全坐席”球场。
Wembley's famous Twin Towers were demolished in December 2002 and the new Wembley was opened in 12.

As we enter the 21st century, Old Wembley is becoming more and more old and aging. Although it is a football mecca, it can no longer meet the needs of modern football games.The FA finally chose to demolish the old Wembley Stadium. Most fans hoped that the Wembley Twin Towers could be kept when the stadium was rebuilt, but in the end they failed to do so. On May 2000, 5, Old Wembley hosted her last FA Cup final against Chelsea and Aston Villa. Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo scored the only goal of the game. On October 20, 2000, the last match at Old Wembley was between Germany and England. Hamann of the German team scored the winning goal and became the last player to score at Wembley. The loss of this game also directly led to the dismissal of England coach Kevin Keegan.After the game, many fans removed the stadium seats as a souvenir, and Wembley was officially closed after that.
Pele said: Wembley is the church of football, the capital of football and the heart of football.
In 2003, the Wembley twin towers were demolished, and the old Wembley completed all the demolition work.

In 2003, the new Wembley officially broke ground and began to build the foundation and the steel frame required for the stadium, but at that time there was a delay in the project due to rising costs.The new Wembley Stadium will open in the first half of 2007 and host the FA Cup Final on 5 May.The official spokesperson of the stadium stated that it will be open to the public on March 19, but it was finally postponed to March 3.The new Wembley, which cost 3 million pounds, is a modern high-tech stadium with 3 seats and a roof that can be floated and closed. It is the largest roofable stadium in the world.The new Wembley is currently a UEFA five-star football stadium and will host the 17 UEFA Champions League final.

The most impressive part of New Wembley is a 133-meter-high arch with a total length of 315 meters, which is the longest single-span roof structure in the world.The Wembley Arch has a good lighting effect, like a beautiful rainbow bridge at night, and it happens to be in harmony with the famous giant Ferris wheel "London Eye" not far away.

The new Wembley does not need support columns to support the roof like the old stadium, which ensures that the 90000 seats of the new Wembley have a very good view from every angle.The Wembley stands are divided into three tiers, with 34,303 seats on the lower tier, 16,532 seats on the middle tier and 39,165 seats on the upper tier.

The stadium has two super-large screens, each of which is as big as 600 ordinary TV sets, enough for fans to watch the slow-motion playback.Each seat in the new stadium has more space, which is larger and more comfortable than the royal box in the old stadium.
The new Wembley has 107 steps to the Royal Box, compared to 39 steps in the old Wembley.
Outside the new Wembley Stadium is a statue of Bobby Moore, England's captain when they won the 1966 World Cup.A bridge from the stadium to the city is named The-White-Horse-Bridge (The-White-Horse-Bridge), in order to commemorate the first game "White Horse Final" at Old Wembley in 1924.The German fans nicknamed it "Dietmar-Hamann-Bridge" (Dietmar-Hamann-Bridge), because the German player Hamann was the last player to score in the old Wembley.

On August 8, more than 8 people poured into the new Wembley Stadium, filling the entire New Wembley Stadium to the brim. The fiery atmosphere almost turned the New Wembley Stadium into a furnace. When Xu Zhou stepped into the stadium, they could clearly feel the whole ground trembling. The cheers from the surrounding fans were like thunder in summer, hitting his heart hard.

Although it has been a year since he came to the Premier League, Xu Zhou has never been to the new Wembley Stadium, whether it is the old Wembley Stadium or the new Wembley Stadium.About this stadium and the stadium that was demolished, Xu Zhou's knowledge was limited to information, so he looked through the information about Wembley Stadium in detail.Turning over is the early new Wembley Stadium has such an important position in the hearts of England fans and world fans.

The old Wembley Stadium turned out to be the closest stadium to modern football. Xu Zhou expressed regret that he had never been here.Although we still came to New Wembley today, people today can't see the story of yesterday.No matter how luxurious and brilliant the new Wembley is, it only belongs to the new Wembley!
There was nothing worthy of emotion, Xu Zhou immediately threw himself into the pre-match warm-up. At this time, there were bursts of shouts from the new Wembley Stadium: "Xu Zhou... Xu Zhou... Xu Zhou..."

Although Xu Zhou was Manchester United's mortal enemy last season, but this season just transferred, Manchester United fans expressed a very warm welcome to Xu Zhou. Almost every Manchester United pre-match warm-up, there will be special fans cheering for Xu Zhou. Moreover, since the new jersey was sold, Manchester United's new No. 7 jersey has been bought very well. It is said that he is now ranked first in the new jersey sales list, leaving Manchester United teammates far behind. How cost-effective it is for Sen to make this deal.

However, before the game, many fans and media questioned Alex Ferguson's signings this season.At the press conference before the start of the game, he was frantically questioned by the reporters. Faced with such inquiries, Alex Ferguson did not evade, and directly answered them directly.

His original words are like this:

Welcome back to Old Trafford, I am confident that the team will have another productive season, as usual, we will fight for every title, and I feel that the team has finished grinding.

Although in the summer, we did not buy players at high prices in the transfer market, compared with Real Madrid and Manchester City, our cost is obviously much less, but our goal is to remain stable and not be affected by them.

I know some fans will be disappointed because we didn't use the 8000 million pounds we got from selling Ronaldo to buy other big-name stars. I can do that, but I need to use my money well. In this summer, the transfer market is really crazy, and the transfer fees of some star players are really too high!Kind of unrealistic!
Some of the offers were unacceptable to us. Over the past few years, we have shown that we are not stingy with money. We are willing to pay a lot of money to acquire players, but if we feel that we are getting value for money, and in the last few months, I feel that everything has become crazy. It is impossible for us to increase the offer.

Our goal of acquiring players is only to place them in the positions that we feel need to be strengthened, rather than blindly introducing star players. Most of our acquisitions are young players. The purpose is to allow the team to have a long-term development plan. We will train these young players into top players.

Ronaldo is an example. We discovered him, spent about £1200 million, brought him to Old Trafford, and the rest of the story, as you all know, we spent six years making him the best player in the world. We really wish him the best for the rest of his career because we will miss him, especially the goals he contributed to the team.

But we will never be a one-man team, we have other players who can step up and fill the void that Ronaldo left, I am very confident that the rumors that the owner will not let us spend money on players are not true, believe me, this is entirely our own decision.

Maybe it's the nature of who I am as a Scot. I have to make sure I get my money's worth. I'm happy with the squad we've got, the players we've brought in, especially because we've done it for a reasonable price.

No, didn't we trade Xu Zhou from Manchester City?Although Xu Zhou is very young, his performances in the previous seasons have shown his strength to the world.I believe he will fill the vacancy of Cristiano Ronaldo, and even, he will do better than Cristiano Ronaldo.Because he has proven this in some warm-up games before, he has also integrated into the team very well, I think from this season, he will be a very important role in the Manchester United team!

We have also been looking at Obertin for a long time, he is a member of the France Under-21 national team, and he only cost us £200 million from Porto, and we believe he will continue to improve.

Perhaps the most controversial acquisition this summer is Owen. I believe he will continue to surprise people. He may not be able to play every game, but he can score a lot of goals for us. When playing for the England national team, Liverpool and Newcastle, he has always maintained a good scoring rate.

He's had a lot of injuries in recent years, which has made people question his quality and form, but you look at Scholes, he's had two or three serious injuries in the past and he's been able to come back, so we're not worried about Owen, he still loves the game of football, still wants to play.

I feel like the depth of the team is growing. We just bought Diouf. At this moment, we have a lot of good young players waiting for their opportunities, like Macheda, Welbeck, Gibson, Evans and the Silva twins, so we have a very good squad. Don't forget, we also have Anderson and Nani.

The team has a good balance, we have Scholes, Giggs, Neville, Ferdinand and Van der Sar, these veterans, we don't need to spend 8000 million pounds, so the fans don't need to panic.

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