Chapter 918

If you talk about the World Cup in South Africa, many people will think of Yang Yang leading the Chinese team to qualify from the group, some will think of Iniesta's lore goal in the Spanish final, and some will remember Germany's four-goal victory over Maradona's Argentina...

But there is one name that fans and non-fans alike will not be unfamiliar with.

Octopus Paul.

I am afraid that no one can imagine that in the World Cup in South Africa, the most popular is a big octopus living in the German Oberhausen Aquarium, whose full name is Paul Allen.

How hot is it?

During the popularity period, an aquarium in Spain offered Paul the octopus a transfer fee of up to 30,000 euros, which created the highest transfer price in the history of the octopus world, almost 30,000 times higher than other octopuses.

Even according to a plan sketched out by the local council in Spain, they intend to make Paul the Octopus the representative of the city, using its fame to boost tourism throughout the region.

Octopus Paul is well-known all over the world, driving the sales of surrounding products, and even making the Oberhausen Aquarium where he lives famous all over the world, becoming a must-see attraction for countless tourists after arriving in Germany, and becoming a cash cow for the aquarium.

In August after the World Cup, although Paul the Octopus has German nationality, he was born in the UK and also has British nationality, so he urged Paul Octopus to be the ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid.

But unfortunately, on the evening of October 25th, the octopus Paul died at the Oberhausen Aquarium at the age of two and a half. He finally failed to last until December, so that at the end of December, England bid for the second After the failure of the 2018 World Cup, many people believed that it was because of the unfortunate death of the ambassador for the bid.

Looking at the record of Octopus Paul, in the two competitions of the 2008 European Cup and the 2010 World Cup, Paul predicted that the success rate of the game was as high as 92.85%. Octopus Emperor.

After the death of octopus Paul, octopus emperors from all over the world have emerged in an endless stream, and various "Paul II" have emerged.

There are also two octopus emperors living in the Benalmadena Aquarium in Madrid, Spain, and they are unanimously popular among Madrid and Spanish fans. Even before, the media often published the prediction results of the two octopus emperors in newspapers.

Interestingly, the aquarium staff gave each of the two octopuses a very eye-catching name.

The Mediterranean octopus weighing 1.5 kilograms is called Iniesta, because the named staff is a fan of the core of Barcelona.

The Pacific octopus weighing up to 16 kilograms was named Igor, which is the name of Real Madrid captain and goalkeeper Casillas. Needless to say, this staff member must also be a Real Madrid fan.

These two octopuses have a lot of background, and the prediction success rate is also very high. Before every major game, the Benalmadena Aquarium will attract a large number of fans and media to gather to pay attention to the predictions of the two octopus emperors.

This time is no exception.

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Before the 32nd round of La Liga, a large number of fans and media gathered in the aquarium, all waiting for the prediction results of the two octopus emperors.

As predicted by octopus Paul, there is a special aquarium in the aquarium. Two transparent glass test tubes are placed in the box. The team logos of the two teams are placed in the test tubes. After the prediction starts, the staff will put the octopus in the After entering the box, let it swim for a while, whichever test tube it climbs on will represent who will win.

In the 32nd round, La Liga will usher in the second century derby of the season, followed by the King's Cup final.

The two matches are one after the other, and the previous one is undoubtedly crucial, and this is related to the La Liga title this season.

Real Madrid can only have a chance to reverse their opponents if they win Barcelona at home and successfully shorten the five-point gap to two points.

Therefore, everyone is very much looking forward to this duel, and they are very concerned about who can win?

Octopus' prediction came as a surprise.

After cruising for a while, "Iniesta" brazenly climbed the glass test tube with the Barcelona label written on it, which means that this Barcelona fan octopus is very optimistic about Barcelona's victory.

Later, the Real Madrid fan octopus "Igor" was also put into the aquarium, but after a difficult decision, it did not choose any side, it seemed that it was unwilling to make a choice, and abstained. suspected.

Most of the fans at the scene were Real Madrid fans, and they all sighed.

The Octopus Emperor's prediction cast a shadow over the hearts of the Real Madrid fans present. Could it be that Real Madrid will really lose to Barcelona at home and lose this season's La Liga title race?

A careful analysis is not impossible.

The gap of as much as five points makes Real Madrid have to bear heavy pressure and burden. If the team must win the opponent at home, it is bound to choose to attack decisively, but this undoubtedly hits Barcelona's heart.

Everyone knows very well that in the first derby of the century last season, one of the most important reasons why Real Madrid was able to beat Barcelona with five goals at Camp Nou was that Real Madrid was leading in points and left all the pressure to Barcelona.

But now, the situation has reversed, Real Madrid is now behind, and the league has entered the final stage, leaving less and less time for Real Madrid. Under such circumstances, who dares to say that Real Madrid will not take a chance? ?

If it is facing other teams, Real Madrid fans must be full of confidence, but in the face of Barcelona, ​​especially Barcelona, ​​which has reached its peak in passing and controlling the ball this season, can Real Madrid have a chance of winning by taking the initiative?

Today, the Octopus Emperor's prediction has made Real Madrid lose a game before the battle, and it has also made fans even more worried.

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Yang Yang saw the prediction of the two octopus emperors in the newspaper while eating the next morning.

He snorted directly and almost didn't laugh.

"Eating as soon as you eat, why do you laugh like this?" Mother sat across from her and asked with a bit of resentment.

Yang Yang shook his head with a smile. Su Ye, who was sitting beside him, took the opportunity to come over and follow Yang Yang's fingers. After seeing the news, she also followed Yile, feeling that this kind of thing was quite interesting.

"Paul the Octopus has been popularized by popular science so many times, but so many people still believe it." Yang Yang felt incomprehensible.

Su Ye understands this phenomenon, "It's mainly boring, it's purely an interesting thing to participate in, but it can be seen that it can attract so many people to the aquarium to see the Octopus Emperor, and the battle of the century is attracting the attention of the whole world. "

Yang Yang nodded, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two strongest teams in the world today, and the Derby of the Century is also the most attractive football game in the world. Since both sides are full of superstars, the attraction of this event is not weaker than others. Contest.

"By the way, how is your team going to play this game? Do you have any confidence inside?" Su Ye asked with concern.

The game is tomorrow night, and Yang Yang will stay in the hotel with the team tonight, which is also the tradition of Real Madrid the night before the game.

"I don't know." Yang Yang shook his head, "The current internal atmosphere of the team is very good, and we are full of confidence in the game, but no one knows what Benitez is thinking. He talked to me privately and also No word of mouth was revealed."

This is also a habit of Benitez.

It's not that he can't trust the players, but because he has suffered losses and learned lessons.

He believes that if players know in advance, once they are interviewed by the media before the game or communicate with friends, they will often reveal some information unknowingly.

Every team will collect all kinds of information before the game, because this is a war, and intelligence is always the most important means to win the war, and once a little bit of words are revealed, even if it looks like a fool to outsiders If they can't fight, the team's secrets may be leaked under the opponent's spying and layer-by-layer excavation.

It is a very scary thing to be understood by the opponent before the game.

Therefore, since Liverpool, Yang Yang has become accustomed to the elusiveness of Benitez. The Spaniard almost never reveals his tactics before the game. He prefers to tell everyone before the team warms up and returns to the locker room and prepares to play. people his ideas.

During this period of time, Real Madrid has been practicing two different sets of play, one is a double midfielder, and the other is a three midfielder.

Kaka's recent state is quite good. If he adopts a double midfielder, he is estimated to be at the meeting, but if he adopts a three midfielder, then we have to see how Benitez arranges it.

Thinking of Kaka, Yang Yang was concerned about the birth of Kaka's daughter.

Yang Yang and Kaka are neighbors. In the past two years, Su Ye and Caroline have had a very close relationship. The two are of the same age, and their relationship is naturally very good. Especially recently, they are both pregnant women and often exchange experiences together.

Caroline has already given birth to a three-year-old son and is more experienced in this regard.

It was learned from Su Ye that Kaka's daughter should have been born at the end of April, but no one knows exactly when, the only certainty is that Kaka should be playing with the team at that time.

"Originally, Caroline planned to go back to Brazil, and they had even chosen a hospital before, but then she accompanied me to La Mora Reja Hospital for a maternity check and thought it was very good, so she chose to stay in Spain, Kaka's parents have also come to Madrid to take care of her."

Kaka also hired an experienced obstetric escort through Yang Yang before, I believe it should not be a problem.

Yang Yang is very clear that Kaka has been very motivated recently, and his performance on the court is getting better and better, showing a very good momentum. If he can continue to develop in this direction, I believe the Brazilian can successfully transform and continue his career. .

Of course, he definitely can't become the chasing teenager who galloped in the European arena back then.

Kaka is now twenty-nine years old, let alone returning to the peak. Even if he regains his state, it may be difficult for him to last for a long time, and no one knows how he will develop in the future.

But as a friend, Yang Yang asked himself that everything he could do had already been done.

Sometimes, some things, really do not believe in fate.

Yang Yang even thought to himself, will he be like Kaka in the future?

In other words, how to avoid being like Kaka?