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[0702 Chapter] Visiting London for a monthly pass and

Tottenham Hotspur, nicknamed "Bai Lily", is located at the New White Hart Lane Stadium in Tottenham, north London, England. As early as the First World War, they have become mortal enemies with Arsenal, who is also a North London team. The "North London Derby" is also one of the world's famous city derbys.

In the early 20th century, Tottenham became the first team in England's top league history to become a double champion of the league and the FA Cup. It is one of the three teams that can win two consecutive FA Cups, and it is also the only team that has achieved this result twice, with a brilliant history.

When Tottenham Hotspur was in the Premier League and European arena, Manchester United was nothing but looking up to Tottenham.

However, the world has changed and the team has fluctuated. After entering the 21st century, Tottenham's record has fluctuated and is unable to attack the European arena.

Hoddle took over as head coach on April 2, 2001. Tottenham Hotspur ranked 13th at the time and had a group of old, weak and disabled soldiers (9 players were 30 or older). Hoddle's first coaching match happened to meet his arch-rival Arsenal in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and was eliminated after the season. What's even more frustrating is that captain Sol Campbell joined his arch-rival Arsenal for free after the off-season.

Later, when Arsenal was visiting White Hart Lane, fans in the stands even held up slogans of "Judas" to mock Campbell for joining his mortal enemy for a high salary, and the scene was once very chaotic.

What made Bai Baihe fans even more worried was that the team handed over the qualification of the UEFA Champions League to their mortal enemies in the city in the last round of the 2005-06 season, and the team was nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

The performance of Tottenham Hotspur in the 2005-06 season made fans overjoyed because the team stayed in the top four in the standings for six months in the season. Until the last match against Arsenal in the Premier League, Tottenham still led the opponent by one point and ranked fourth in the standings.

Unfortunately, more than half of Tottenham players suddenly became infected with gastroenteritis caused by the Norwalk virus before the game, and the half-struggle Tottenham lost in the North London derby, and at the same time handed over the precious UEFA Champions League qualification to Arsenal.

In the 2006-07 season, Joel scored fifth place in the Premier League again, but the club management, who was eager to go further, began to lose patience with Martin Joel, so he invited Juander Ramos, who had a high salary to take over as coach early in the 2007-08 season.

That's right, this Ramos is the Spanish coach who led Sevilla to teach with Manchester United in the European Super Cup last month. After a month, he met Sir Ferguson in the Premier League again.

For this reason, the media has a very tricky appearance of this game, believing that this is a showdown between the new young coach in the European continent against the conservative English coach. Ramos, who lost the game last time, may not necessarily lose again!

In the last round of the game, Ramos, who had just taken over the team, immediately led the team to beat Derby County with a score of 4:0, and got a good start.

The victory in the first game also allowed Ramos to quickly gain a foothold in the team, but what he was a little unlucky was that the second game was against Manchester United at Bailu Lane!

In the face of Manchester United, Ramos not only needs to calculate the old accounts with the Red Devils, but more importantly, it is to safeguard the honor of Tottenham!

In Tottenham's long history of more than 100 years, in addition to the first team in the 20th century to win the FA Cup and League championship, the European Cup Winners won in 1963 made Tottenham the first team to win the European tournament championship.

However, Tottenham has a record that may only be clear to senior fans and club staff, that is, the record of 11 consecutive wins in the first round of the top league in England.

In the history of England's top league for more than 100 years, due to the fierce competition between various teams, even Arsenal, who won the championship unbeaten in the season or Liverpool, who dominated Europe, could not break the 11-game winning streak in the 1960-1961 season!

This data is also a Scorpion poop in the history of the five major European leagues. It is the only one. Even AC Milan, which has created 58 consecutive unbeaten games in the league, cannot break this record.

Last season, Manchester United swept the entire Europe and won the "four championships" with an unbeaten record, setting many new records in European football history. However, even though Manchester United was arrogant, they still failed to break the record of Tottenham's start-up victory streak, because they were tied 1:1 at home by their arch rival Arsenal in the fifth round, leaving a trace of regret throughout the season.

Although Tottenham and Manchester United have a good relationship, once the club is involved in the honor and disgrace of the club, the entire club will be mobilized. How can the 11-game winning streak not be broken by Manchester United? The only conclusion is to block Manchester United in the home game at Bailu Lane!

After all, you cannot put all your hopes on others!

Taking advantage of the 4-0 victory over Derby County, Ramos's players against Tottenham were a huge hit, and his tactical preparations were also extremely targeted.

However, Ramos would not expect that his career at Tottenham would be very bumpy, and it would even become a past that he could not bear to look back on.

The only thing worthy of praise for Ramos during his tenure was to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the English League Cup final in February 2008, winning the club's first championship since 2000. This championship is also one of the reasons why Ramos' prestige in Tottenham Hotspur team has become extremely high, but when Manchester United is fully fired this year, Tottenham's life will be unhappy.

Ramos' Tottenham's performance in the Premier League was capricious, and the early stage of the 2008-09 season was even more frustratingly at the end of the standings. Until the team lost to Italy's Udinese in mid-October, it was finally the fuse for Ramos to be dismissed immediately. However, the 2008-09 season became the worst performance in the history of Tottenham's club in the centuries-old club history.

But, all this has not happened yet!

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The news of Tottenham's active preparations reached Manchester United's club, but the atmosphere of the entire Manchester United club seemed quite relaxed. From the management to the masseurs of the team, everyone has a great impression of the "ext extension" that Manchester United asked for.

Compared with White Rose Leeds United, which dares to fight with Manchester United, many of Tottenham's players are more or less from Manchester United's past, and cannot fight with Manchester United at critical moments, and may even become the source of pressure for the team in the difficult situation.

Therefore, the English media often joke that Tottenham is Manchester United's caring little cotton jacket, and often appears when Manchester United needs it most.

However, this time Manchester United appeared in White Hart Lane with a record of 41 consecutive unbeaten league games. Media reporters and fans all hope to see a wonderful game.

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White Hart Lane Stadium, one of the oldest stadiums in the Premier League, is worth remembering every game. Therefore, two hours before the fourth round of the 2007-2008 Premier League season, countless Tottenham fans wearing white jerseys surrounded White Hart Lane one after another.

Tottenham's first match at White Hart Lane was in 1899, when the club obtained the land from a local winery owner.

At the beginning, the facilities on the sidelines were just simple movable guardrails, and the number of spectators could be accommodated was only 2,500. However, by 1905, after the club's continuous investment and reconstruction, the stadium had been completely renewed and could accommodate nearly 40,000 spectators.

After being promoted to the top league, the club planned to add 5,300 seats to the stadium and place a viewing area that can accommodate 6,000 people in the front. On September 11, 1909, the renovated stadium was officially put into use, and the game with Manchester United was also the first home game of the season. In 1911, the east stand of the stadium was also expanded. After the expansion, the number of fans that the stadium could accommodate increased to 50,000.

The confrontation and grudges between Tottenham and Manchester United have been buried in the bones of every player since a hundred years ago. Whenever they have the opportunity, they want to shine on this highly anticipated stage.

Most of the prize money after Tottenham won the FA Cup in 1921 was also used to add a covered stand on the Paxton Road stand. Two years later, in 1923, a similar update was made on the side of Park Road, with a cost of nearly £3,000. These improvements increased the stadium's capacity to 58,000 people, while 40,000 people could enjoy covered treatment. The reconstruction of the East Stand was completed in 1934, including the addition of 5,100 seats and a standing stand of 18,700 people, so the stadium's capacity was expanded to 80,000 people.

Just the struggle history of White Hart Lane Stadium has already seen English football come from the arduous journey and is moving towards a bigger goal.

The oldest west stand was completely demolished in November 1980 and replaced by a new building 15 months later. The new west stand was officially opened on February 6, 1982, in the home match between Tottenham and Wolves. In the summer of 1989, the east stand was also renovated, and the old floodlighthouse was also replaced by a new spotlight. The renovated stand was officially opened on October 19, with Arsenal's home match.

With the team's stock increase in 1996, Tottenham raised enough funds to add a new top-floor stand on the side of the Paxton Road stand, and completed at the end of the 1997-98 season. The plan also includes a large screen for the second Sony and increases the stadium capacity to nearly 36,240 people.

In order to watch Manchester United's game, nearly 40,000 people were in white uniforms and poured into the stadium, and the giant badges and flags that fans drove in the stands were even more amazing to all viewers watching the live broadcast.

Some professionals and fans who are good at observing can see the badges engraved on the flag at a glance, which is the unique aura of the company formed by Tottenham after years of evolution.

Since the 1901 FA Cup final, Tottenham has used a cockfighting pattern as a club symbol. Since the club was named after Sir Henry Percy of the Lancaster Dynasty (known as Harry Hotspur, who was once written into his play by Shakespeare), it is natural that he uses his famous Spurs and cockfighting as a symbolic image.

In 1909, a member of the team named William Scott cast a bronze statue for the team, but added a spherical base under the feet of the cockfighting, and the association decided to place the bronze statue on the roof of the west stands of the stadium.

The 100th anniversary celebration of the club in 1982 was also added to the meeting chapter.

In 1983, in order to fight against unauthorized pirated products, the chapters became more complicated. So the chapters added two red totem lions and club motto to the pattern. This chapters were used on Tottenham jerseys for more than 20 years.

In 1997, Tottenham's new badge was released, and landmarks and designs related to the Tottenham district were infiltrated into the shield-shaped herald. The lions on both sides of the shield are the emblem of the Northumberland family, because Henry Percy is one of the family members and the Tottenham's great lord. The castle painted on the upper left represents the Bruce Castle, which is only 400 yards away from the stadium, and its current location has been changed to a museum. The seven trees on the upper right commemorate the deeds of seven sisters planting forests in the green area. Local railways and subways, and roads are also named after this. The ribbon under the shield is also written with the Latin motto "audere    est                                                                                                                                                    �

On January 19, 2006, Tottenham Hotspur Club officially announced the launch of a new emblem.

To a certain extent, the ever-changing emblem is also a manifestation of the club's keeping pace with the times. Only by constantly adapting to the development requirements of the new era can the team burst out with new strength.

In 1909, a member of the team named William Scott cast a bronze statue for the team, but added a spherical base under the feet of the cockfighting, and the association decided to place the bronze statue on the roof of the west stands of the stadium.

The 100th anniversary celebration of the club in 1982 was also added to the meeting chapter.

In 1983, in order to fight against unauthorized pirated products, the chapters became more complicated. So the chapters added two red totem lions and club motto to the pattern. This chapters were used on Tottenham jerseys for more than 20 years.

In 1997, Tottenham's new badge was released, and landmarks and designs related to the Tottenham district were infiltrated into the shield-shaped herald. The lions on both sides of the shield are the emblem of the Northumberland family, because Henry Percy is one of the family members and the Tottenham's great lord. The castle painted on the upper left represents the Bruce Castle, which is only 400 yards away from the stadium, and its current location has been changed to a museum. The seven trees on the upper right commemorate the deeds of seven sisters planting forests in the green area. Local railways and subways, and roads are also named after this. The ribbon under the shield is also written with the Latin motto "audere    est                                                                                                                                                    �

On January 19, 2006, Tottenham Hotspur Club officially announced the launch of a new emblem.

To a certain extent, the ever-changing emblem is also a manifestation of the club's keeping pace with the times. Only by constantly adapting to the development requirements of the new era can the team burst out with new strength.
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