The Era of Emerald

() Zhuang Mingge, who left Lyon, was not in a hurry to return to Florence, but went south with Groz Jr., and once again came to Monaco in the south of France, because in two weeks, this pocket country will host a new tournament European Super Cup.

According to historical development, this season's European Super Cup should still be a home and away two-round system, and the game time is also arranged in the middle of the season. It can be said to be a rather tasteless event, although its name sounds good-Europe The top of Europe, but no one will really take it seriously. It is the champion team of the European Champions Cup that really stands on the top of Europe.

The reason why the European Super Cup launched reforms several years earlier than in history is also very simple. Everything is the butterfly effect caused by the early emergence of the Bosman Act.

In July, after the complete failure of the action to obstruct the implementation of the Bosman Act, UEFA President Johansson, who accepted the reality, obviously also realized the huge impact that the Bosman shock wave will have on the structure of European football, and has been committed to The old man Johansson, who is interested in expanding the influence of European football, will naturally not let go of this godsend opportunity (although he himself had a bloody breakthrough in this matter before).

So, after the Bosman Act was officially announced and implemented, Johansson called together his subordinates urgently and began to study how to make the several cups controlled by UEFA - especially the European Champions Cup - more influential. Going up to the next level, although after a long discussion, I feel that it is a bit hasty and imprudent to reform the Champions Cup so rashly, but this does not prevent Johansson from practicing with other cups first-the best training object Naturally, there are only two games, and the schedule is easy to arrange and plan the European Super Cup:

After UEFA officials worked overtime and communicated with participating teams, finally in early August, Johansson publicly announced the plan to reform the European Super Cup with a smile on his face:

[-]. Cancel the two-round system of home and away games and change it to a game to determine the outcome. The venue of the game is determined to be the Stade Louis II in Monaco.

Second, the game time was moved from the middle of the previous season to the last weekend in August. This schedule change directly led to the postponement of Fiorentina's first Serie A game this season.

Third, after the UEFA Super Cup, UEFA will award a series of awards based on the performance of the players last season and the number of votes received, such as the European Best Newcomer Award, the European Champions Cup Best Player, etc.; at the same time, UEFA The federation also set the European Champions Cup group stage grouping time on the day before the European Super Cup match. The purpose is to use the popularity of the European Champions Cup to make the European Super Cup attract more fans' attention.

Therefore, in the case of the European Super Cup restructuring, Zhuang Mingge did not return to Florence as scheduled on the grounds of "inquiring news for the team in advance", but came to this small pocket country in southern Europe.

Monaco, the second smallest country in the world, with an area of ​​less than two square kilometers and a population of no more than 3, is a very special country on the European continent.There is a famous football team in Monaco, and that is Monaco Football Club, which has cultivated well-known stars such as Henry and Trezeguet. When Zhuang Mingge first came to Monaco, he formed a good relationship with Monaco coach Arsene Wenger Friendship, this time he plans to ask for some convenience from Wenger, the host, such as the use time of the competition venue and so on...

Moreover, the most important reason for Zhuang Mingge to come here is that Little Groz insisted on pulling him here, saying that Monaco is one of the three major casinos in the world, and it is not easy to go in by himself, so a bodyguard is needed...

Although Zhuang Mingge scoffed at Little Groz's statement in his heart, he didn't dare to express his opposition publicly, so he had to come to this "European casino" obediently.

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The Monte Carlo Casino, the largest casino in Europe, has a history of more than 100 years. It should be more famous than Las Vegas in the United States.

The security of the casino is quite strict. When Zhuang Mingge and Little Groz came to the gate of the casino, they saw two security guards. The job of these two security guards was to check whether the guests who planned to enter the casino were over the age of eighteen. ——At this point, little Groz also made a joke: when he entered the door to check his identity certificate, because he was too young, the security guard at the door mistakenly thought that little Groz was forging his age in an attempt to sneak in Casino underage girls...

"Haha..." After entering the casino, Zhuang Mingge's first move was not to marvel at the scale and luxury of the casino, but to bend down, trying to suppress his expression, lest he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"No, don't laugh! What's so funny!" Little Groz stood in front of Zhuang Mingge, baring his teeth and waving his claws, threatening, but no matter how you looked at her, she looked more like a big cat disguised as a tiger.

"Okay, let's go in and have a look, Rebecca 'Ms.'." Zhuang Mingge emphasized the word "Ms." when speaking, and after the shy and angry little Groz stomped Zhuang Mingge's foot, he was furious walked into the casino.

After the limping Zhuang Minge followed Little Groz into the casino, he exchanged a stack of chips of about [-] euros under the guidance of the waiter in the casino——he was here just to have fun.

After getting the chips, Zhuang Minge found that the total amount of chips in his hand seemed to be much more than [-] euros. He looked at the waiter strangely, and Little Groz, who was standing by the side, explained: "It's still worth exchanging one hundred euros now." You can send [-] euros of chips, and there are other discounts at the same time... Of course, unless you gamble a certain amount in this casino, you can exchange the chips in your hands for cash, and the staff of the casino will not I will give you the opportunity to spend money for nothing.”

Zhuang Mingge scratched his head, he really had the idea of ​​exchanging these chips for cash just now...

Turntable, slot machine, baccarat... Zhuang Mingge and Groz Jr. observed every game in the hall with great interest, and also placed their bets on some projects they were interested in. Zhuang Mingge didn't think it was a brain-intensive thing to play Texas Hold'em for someone who required technical content.

However, Zhuang Mingge is obviously not the only football player who came to Monaco ahead of time...

When he almost lost all the chips in his hand, Zhuang Mingge clapped his hands and was about to leave this world-famous casino. No, he was stopped by another visitor, and the voice of this man was Zhuang Mingge who swore that he would never want to be there. Heard it here:

"Chairman Corleone, what a coincidence, so you have also arrived in Monaco!"