da 888casino： At the time of writing, Spurs have a 100% win record at their new stadium so far.
da bet nacional： Victories over Crystal Palace and Manchester City have ensured a perfect return home for Mauricio Pochettino’s men and it’s difficult to ignore the fact the feel-good factor surrounding the club right now could see them over the line in the Champions League and the fight for a top-four Premier League finish.
Hugo Lloris was quick to praise the more than 62,000 supporters who packed into the new arena to see them beat City in the Champions League, saying, “The crowd pushed us to the end, and I think they deserved this result.”
So it’s safe to say that players and supporters alike are enjoying these early days at the £1billion super venue, but what exactly is so impressive about it.
We’ve taken a look…
Capacity
If Spurs’ £1billion stadium looks big on TV – it appears even larger in person – that’s because it is, in fact, massive.
With the ability to seat a whopping 62,062, over 25,000 more than White Hart Lane, the new ground functions as the largest club stadium in London and the second largest in the Premier League behind only Old Trafford.
Outdoing London rivals Arsenal and West Ham, capacity is just one the features that’s turned Tottenham Hotspur Stadium into not only one of the finest stadiums in England, but the world.
However, West Ham could overtake them again if they get clearance to extend the London Stadium capacity to 66,000 over the coming months.
The Atmosphere
Noticeably missing during Tottenham’s temporary stay at Wembley was the same home atmosphere that White Hart Lane had once boasted.
The new stadium has delivered that and then some. Acoustically engineered in the likes of a concert hall, the stadium is designed to reverberate and hold in sound that builds upon itself, helping maintain an atmosphere from the opening kick to the final whistle.
Never before has a “Come on You Spurs” chant rung quite as powerfully as inside Tottenham’s new home.
The South Stand
Modeled after Borussia Dortmund’sSüdtribüne,the stadium’s 17,500 seat south stand holds the distinction of being the largest single-tier stand in the United Kingdom.
The stand is angled at 35 degrees, reaches more than 34 metres high and looms just 4.9 metres from the goal line.
Already nicknamed “The Wall of Sound”, the south stand is far and away the most distinct feature of Spurs’ new stadium.
Retractable Pitch
With dimensions of105m x 68m, Spurs’ new pitch is larger than their previous one at White Hart Lane, but it’s not the size of the playing surface that makes it remarkable.
Tottenham’s new stadium comes with the world’s first “half-dividing retractable pitch”, allowing for a second, artificial turf pitch to emerge for annual NFL football. Powered by threepitch-long steel sections driven by 68 motors, the surface can be changed in the span of just 25 minutes.
This piece of technology is part of what makes the new ground more than just a football stadium, and will allow the club to host a number of different events in the future.
The Golden Cockerel
Standing high atop the south stand, the iconic golden Cockerel sits among the most breathtaking features of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The new Cockerel was modeled from a 3D scan of the original, which was first introduced in 1909, and allowed the latest iteration to maintain the many bumps and dents while preserving the long history of the club.
Standing 4.5 metres tall – nearly double the size of the original – the Cockerel commands attention from every spot in the stadium.
Proximity to pitch
Once a staple of White Hart Lane, seating in close proximity to the pitch has been prioritized in the new Stadium as well.
Front row supporters at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium sit just eight metres from the touchline, topping Arsenal’s 13 metres from the pitch, the 18 metres Spurs supporters sat away from field at Wembley and the three miles West Ham fans are away from the action at London Stadium.
Replicating the intimacy that helped make White Hart Lane, supporters are never far from the action in the new ground.
The screens
Screens? The stadium has a lot of them.
Each corner of the bowl is fitted with a massive LED video display which make up a combined 1,000 square metres in size.
The pair of screens fastened to the 34 metre high south stand each total 325 square metres on their own and are now the largest stadium screens in Western Europe.
Elsewhere around the stadium are nearly 1,800 HD televisions stationed along the concourses, clubs and other premium areas. Whether it’s game action or promotional content, it’s hard to miss a thing in Tottenham’s new home.
Food and drink
Spurs have upped the culinary game in their new digs.
The stadium concourses feature 65 food and drink outlets including Chicken House, Smashed Olive, Naan and Noodle, and the four feature bars –The Shelf, The Dispensary, The White Hart and the Goal Line Bar (more to come on that) in the South Stand.
Presented at (relatively) reasonable prices, it’s hard to go wrong with the food and drink in Spurs’ new stadium.
Toilets
The state of the toilets may seem insignificant, but as anyone who’s raced against time at the break for the loo can tell you, it matters.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium features a total of 471 toilets – 84% of them for women – and a staggering 773 urinals.
With Spurs, you may never spend second half kick off at the toilet ever again.
Concourse floor
While the stadium concourses are filled with impressive food and drink outlets, the most interesting aspect of the walkways are what lies beneath your feet.
Mixed into the concourse floors all over Spurs’ new stadium is rubble taken from the ground at White Hart Lane that is now permanently embedded into the club’s future. Even deeper, over in the southeast corner of the stadium, supporters can find a plaque marking the centre spot from the pitch at White Hart Lane.
As they have all over this new ground, Spurs have ingrained the old in with the new, and the concourses are no exception.