The Era of Emerald

"Tony, come and tell us, why are you so confident in the list of the best shooters?"

"Although Brazil's head coach Pereira is a Brazilian, his coaching style is extremely conservative. This is from the fact that he abandoned No. 10 Lai and switched to defensive midfielder Dunga as the field captain. The team's offensive At that time, it almost completely relied on the personal abilities of Romario and Bebeto, two super forwards."

"Not to mention Italy. The reason why the old man Sacchi can lead Italy to the final is actually relying on the outstanding performance of two players-goalkeeper Pagliuca and striker Roberto Baggio."

"So, I think, under the conservative tactics of these two head coaches, this US World Cup final may be the most uninteresting match in the history of the World Cup." Zhuang Mingge made a simple analysis. "It is precisely because these two coaches both value defense, so they will not invest too much force in offense, let Baggio or Romario face the opponent's entire defense line from the midfield? Hehe, I don't think they have such a strong individual ability."

"By the way, Antonio, I took a look at the list of candidates for the best shooter issued by those Southeast Asians. Why are there only fifteen people on it?" Little Groz raised his doubts.

"Whether it is the best shooter or the best player market, they are all aimed at players participating in the World Cup, but there are so many participating players, not everyone can have du li market, only those single Players with a betting amount of more than 100 million US dollars will be locked in, and these Southeast Asian casinos will offer specific betting odds for these players.” Zhuang Mingge made a detailed explanation to the “ball-blind” Groz explain.

"The lower limit of $100 million? No wonder, those Southeast Asians have only fifteen candidates for the best shooter, and only 12 candidates for the best player."

"That's right, that's it! But, how did I let those Southeast Asians succeed in their scheming?! It's enough to give them face without being cruel!" Having said this, Zhuang Mingge's mind quickly flashed Numerous images, such as the scandals of Southeast Asian gambling syndicates buying European players to play match-fixing, such as the massacre of Chinese in Indonesia a few years later, and the anti-Chinese incident in the Philippines that occurred the year before time travel...

"Antonio, I'm sorry, we promised not to ask you for specific details before, hehe, but we are really a little curious!" Rosella Sensi, who also works in a football club, knew it very well and wanted to The suspense of guessing the best shooter is much more difficult than guessing the score in a single game before.

Zhuang Mingge, who was questioned repeatedly by the women, finally held on to the last "suspense". The US World Cup, which he thought he could control, was another test full of suspense for him!

"Tony, I remember that Southeast Asian casinos seem to have a handicap where no one scores in 90 minutes, but this handicap is relatively unpopular. I remember yesterday's odds were 1 to 3. Do you think the final will go to overtime or even Is it... a penalty shootout?" The careful Karin deduced an "extreme" result from Zhuang Mingge's words, although she hadn't thought that Zhuang Mingge would think that there would be such a score in this final, and she didn't pay attention to this special Handicap, it's just that she habitually pays attention to the changes in the odds of each handicap in the final every day, so now she can keep up with Zhuang Mingge's thinking.

"Hehe, that's right, this is the handicap I bet on."

"Sorry, Antonio, excuse me, can you explain the reason for such a bet?" It was still the "ball-blind lady" Groz Jr. who suddenly raised the question.

"How to put it... I am optimistic about Italy's defense, just like I am optimistic about Brazil's offense." Although these words are nonsense in many cases, for Groz Jr. at this time, it is absolutely appropriate But no explanation.

This is a contest between spear and shield. This kind of contest itself can be concluded through theoretical quantification, but it is difficult to distinguish the superiority and inferiority in the scorching heat and pressure of the World Cup finals. The same applies between the Italian striker, which is supported by Baggio alone, and the Brazilian defense, which is overshadowed by the "Romario-Bebeto" striker combination.

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On July 7th, the World Cup final was held at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California!

"Mr. Pele, who do you think will win the Hercules Cup between Italy and Brazil?" At this time, the Brazilian football king Pele, who was interviewed by an Italian reporter before the game, appeared on the TV broadcast.

"Well, although I hope it's Brazil, I'm more optimistic that Italy will win the final championship..."

"Oh, God! This Brazilian actually thinks that Italy will win the championship, poor Italy!" The Italian reporter who conducted this interview was very helpless to this "cunning" football king, and he had to pray for his country secretly in his heart.

The scorching sun can't stop the joyful sea of ​​fans, the dancing yellow, the flowing blue, the Rose Bowl will witness a real duel, this day is a festival for fans all over the world!

The lineups of the two sides were completely expected. The Brazil team was led by Romario and Bebeto in the striker line, Santos, Ardair, Blanco and Jurgenho were in the defense, and captain Dunga and other midfielders were in the middle. Adjustment; Italy, Baresi, who was injured in the group stage, made a miraculous comeback. Maldini repeated the trajectory of this year's Champions League final, partnering with his club captain Baresi as a central defender. Sans who was suspended for three games Pudoria goalkeeper Pagliuca replaced Cegiani in the starting line-up, along with Tassotti, Benarivo, Albertini, Dino Baggio, Berti, Donadoni, Salo... and Roberto Baggio with a thick bandage on his right leg.

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"Damn it! You guys, tell me, what's going on with this 200 million dollar bet on Salenko to become the best shooter?!" Comrade Susilo in Bali, facing his opponent The horse boys under him roared angrily.

"Uh, this, Manager Susilo, don't you still have 45 minutes in the second half? Don't worry, I think the two forwards, Roberto Baggio and Romario, should be able to score goals."

One of Susilo's subordinates was careful to appease the emotions of his boss. Salenko, who was born in the World Cup, made everyone present very depressed.At the beginning of the opening of the World Cup, when they just received the bet, everyone present was very happy, thinking that the 200 million US dollars was simply a free lunch thrown by God, but no one expected that at the end of the group stage In one round, the Russian striker, who had been unobtrusive before, scored five goals in one breath and directly dominated the scorer list with six goals.

Later, Stoichkov also scored six goals after the World Cup semi-finals, tied with Salenko for the first place in the shooter list, as long as he scored another goal in the third or fourth finals, he could lead alone, but To Susilo's disappointment, the Bulgarian did not play because of "mood problems"!

Therefore, on the list of shooters in this matter, the only ones who hope to surpass Salenko are Romario and Roberto Baggio who scored five goals, and there is still half of the game left.

While Susilo and others were frightened for the winner of the Golden Boot, the last game of the World Cup in the United States had already entered the second half. The Brazilian team gradually took the initiative on the field. The bright spot, he repeatedly threatened Italy's goal with his bottom pass from the right, and the experienced Italian defense, led by Baresi, successfully froze the opponent's arrows Romario and Bebe support.The Brazilian team's vigorous offensive, in front of the Italian's concrete defense, everything seemed to be safe and sound...

The game entered overtime, and Blanco's shot hit the goal post, which shocked Pagliuca into a cold sweat...

beep!As the whistle sounded at the end of overtime, the thrilling penalty shootout finally ushered in!

Susilo, who also heard the whistle from the TV, sweetened his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

despair!Because poor Comrade Susilo clearly remembered that there was an account from Panama that placed a heavy bet of 200 million on Salenko, and the odds of Salenko winning the Golden Boot were as high as 1 to 100...