Wenger is fighting for his team's championship, and Luton's bus has already come off the M1 motorway and entered the urban area of London.
The team needs to pass through the city streets to reach a hotel for a short rest.
When the bus entered the city, the speed inevitably slowed down.
London is a super big city, comparable in size to New York.
As for the Luton team, the people of London seemed very enthusiastic, with London fans waving and cheering at Luton's bus all the way.
It is clear that for a team that has reached the FA Cup semi-finals, other London fans, except for Arsenal and Chelsea fans, have a good impression of them—as long as their own team is not eliminated, everyone has respect for the dark horse.
"I didn't expect us to be so popular in London..." Drinkwater said, looking out the window.
"Hey... Hey... Look!!! Jamie!!! Is that girl winking at me!!!" Drinkwater said, quickly pushing Vardy, who was dozing in his seat, awake.
Vardy squinted impatiently and looked out the window, only to see a hot girl wearing a Tottenham Hotspur jersey blowing a kiss at Luton's bus...
"She's clearly a Spurs fan... Danny!" Vardy said with a look that implied, "Your brain is broken."
"If you score a hat-trick in this semi-final and eliminate Arsenal, getting her to sleep with you is just a matter of saying the word..."
"Really?!!" Drinkwater was a little skeptical, his eyes shining with anticipation.
"Stop thinking about it, Danny.
Only strikers can do the flashy stuff..." Vardy pointed to himself with his finger, "For example, me, your grandpa Vardy!!"
"As for you, just do your own thing..."
Drinkwater was a little discouraged.
The goal scorer on the field is always the most watched, which is determined by the position on the field, not by anything else.
However, he looked at Vardy's rough face and then touched his own smooth and tender face.
"I really want to go and ask for her phone number..."
Looking at the girl getting farther and farther away, the young virgin Danny Drinkwater was full of longing.
"Maybe she'll come to the hotel to find me!!"
Drinkwater said to Vardy.
...
In the end, Drinkwater's wish was dashed before his afternoon nap—even if the girl came to find him at this time, he wouldn't dare to go down and see her.
Gao Bo's management of the team is very strict, and no other activities are allowed during the lunch break!
The match started at five o'clock in the afternoon.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the urging of assistant coach John, the players got up from their nap.
They boarded the bus in the parking lot behind the hotel and headed to Wembley Stadium.
After passing through some parts of London, the bus bypassed Wembley Train Station, and the Wembley Stadium's rainbow arch was already visible in the distance.
Luton's players all stood up, holding onto the backs of their seats, craning their necks, looking at this national stadium of England.
The newly completed Wembley Stadium is one of the most modern stadiums in the world!
The most impressive feature of the new Wembley is a 133-meter high arch, with a total length of 315 meters, making it the world's longest single-span roof structure.
The Wembley Arch has excellent lighting effects, resembling a beautiful rainbow bridge at night, and it perfectly complements the famous giant Ferris wheel, the "London Eye," not far away.
Of course, the Wembley Arch is by no means a simple decoration; its purpose is to fix the north side roof and 60% of the south side roof of Wembley Stadium with dozens of steel cables.
Therefore, the new Wembley does not require support columns to hold up the roof like the old stadium, ensuring that all 90,000 seats in the new Wembley have an excellent view of the game from every angle.
As the distant Wembley Stadium gradually grew larger,
The entire stadium came into view.
This is the holy land of English football.
The English players on the bus had longing in their eyes....
Playing for the England team in this stadium is the dream of English players.
The bus passed the White Horse Bridge, and Wembley Stadium was right in front of them, already too large to see the full view at a glance.
The bridge leading from the stadium to the city is named the White Horse Bridge, in commemoration of the "White Horse Final," the first match at the old Wembley in 1924.
German fans jokingly call it the "Dietmar Hamann Bridge," because German player Hamann was the last player to score at the old Wembley.
"Hey... Bobby!!" At this moment, George Parker shouted out of the bus window.
"Come on!!! Bobby!!!"
"Hello!!! Bobby!!!"
The players all waved out the window; it was a statue.
A proud football player with his head held high was stepping on a ball.
The figure in the statue is Bobby Moore.
Bobby Moore was the captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup.
As the captain who led England to victory in the World Cup, Bobby Moore is highly respected in England.
Luton's English players were expressing their respect for the championship captain in this way.
...
Around Wembley Stadium, there was already an atmosphere of an impending battle.
After the team bus crossed the White Horse Bridge, a large number of Luton fans wearing orange jerseys could be seen!
Luton's 30,000 tickets were already sold out.
Including Luton fans who bought tickets in the neutral zone, there were at least 40,000 Luton fans present to support the team!
For a small team like Luton, this is probably all of their fans.
Many fans came to the stadium with their families, and even the diligent Uncle Margies came to the stadium with Alexander and the others.
"Oh... There are so many people here!!!" Mrs. Margies held Margies' arm.
The two had the same silver-grey hair, both wearing old Luton jerseys and wide jeans, looking very much like a couple.
"The atmosphere is not as good as our Kenilworth Road stadium..." Uncle Margies shook his beard, always mentioning Kenilworth Road.
"Why are there so many people for the semi-finals? Isn't there still a final?" Mrs. Margies was a little confused.
"Because we're not necessarily going to the final," Margies said seriously.
"With our strength, reaching the semi-finals is already very impressive.
This is an opportunity to watch a game at Wembley, and everyone doesn't want to waste it!"
"Didn't you say Wembley is not as good as Kenilworth Road?"
"Uh... Wembley can accommodate more people than Kenilworth Road.
In the past, when we wanted to watch a game, some fans always had trouble buying tickets... They're here!!!"
Margies pointed to the orange-colored bus that appeared in front of the fans.
The fans crowded to both sides of the road, cheering at Luton's players.
Gao Bo asked the driver to roll down the window, and he reached out, greeting the Luton fans outside the window.
There were also many reporters at the scene.
When Gao Bo appeared at the bus window, the flashlights flashed in a continuous stream!
The bus parked in the designated parking lot.
Gao Bo was the first to get off the bus.
He looked at the distant rainbow arch that was already lit up, the bustling crowd in the plaza at the entrance in the distance, and the Luton fans shouting slogans outside the cordon not far away.
This kind of atmosphere can be seen every week in the Premier League, at the home stadiums of those big teams every week.
But for Luton fans, Kenilworth Road Stadium is only a stadium that can seat only ten thousand people, and there is not much space for expansion, while Wembley, as a stadium for ninety thousand people, can allow three or four thousand Luton fans to enter and cheer for the team.
For the fans, this is their festival.
They came here with their families to enjoy the FA Cup semi-finals with the team.
This is Wembley!