Chapter 62: Desperate Susilo
"Tony, tell us how confident Weishenme would be in this list of top scorers?"
"Brazil's head coach Andreas Pereira is Brazilian, but his style of coaching is extremely conservative, starting with his abandonment of No.10 Rai to defensive midfielder Dunga as captain, and the team's attacking needs are almost entirely dependent on the individual abilities of Romario and Bebeto."
"Not to mention Italy, the reason why the old man Sacchi is now able to lead Italy to the final is actually thanks to the excellent performance of two players - goalkeeper Pagliuca and striker Roberto Baggio."
"So, I think that under the conservative tactical arrangement of these two head coaches, this US Shijie Cup final may be the most uninteresting in the entire history of the Shijie Cup." Zhuang Mingge made a simple analysis. "It's because both coaches focus on defense that they don't put too much into attack, with Baggio or Romario facing a whole backline from the midfield? Hehe, I don't think they have such a strong individual ability. ”
"By the way, Antonio, I looked at the list of top scorers made by those Southeast Asians, why are there only fifteen people on it?" Little Groz raised his doubts.
"Whether it is the top scorer or the best player handicap, they are all aimed at the players participating in the Shijie Cup, but there are so many players involved, not everyone can have independent handicaps, only those players who have a single bet of more than $1 million will let these Southeast Asian gambling houses offer specific betting odds for these players." Zhuang Mingge seriously gave a detailed explanation to the "ball blind" little Groz.
"A $1 million floor limit? It's no wonder that there are only 15 top scorers and 12 best players from Southeast Asia. ”
"That's right, that's it! But how can I let those Southeast Asians' wishful thinking succeed?! It's enough to give them face if you don't give them a ruthless hand! Speaking of this, Zhuang Mingge's mind flashed through countless images, such as the scandals of Southeast Asian gambling groups buying European players to play match-fixing, such as the massacre of Chinese in Indonesia a few years later, and the Philippine anti-Chinese incident that occurred in the year before the crossing......
"Antonio, I'm sorry, we promised not to ask you for specific details, hehe, but we're a little curious!" Rosella Sensi, who also works at a football club, knows very well that the suspense of trying to guess the top scorer is much more difficult than guessing the score of a single game.
Zhuang Mingge, who was repeatedly questioned by the women, Zuihou still kept the "suspense" of this zuihou, and he wanted to grasp the American Shijie Cup, for him, it was not another suspenseful test!
"Tony, I remember that Southeast Asian gambling houses seem to have a market where no one scores in 90 minutes, but this market is relatively unpopular, I remember yesterday the odds were 1 to 3, do you think the final will go to extra time or even ...... Penalty shootout? The careful Karin deduced an "extreme" result from Zhuang Mingge's words, although she didn't expect Zhuang Mingge to think that there would be such a score in this final, and she didn't pay attention to this special handicap, but she habitually paid 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, that's what I'm betting on."
"Excuse me, Antonio, excuse me, can you explain the reason for the bet?" Suddenly, it was still the "ball blind lady" Groz Jr. who was questioning.
"How so...... I'm bullish on Italy's defense as much as I'm bullish on Brazil's attack. Although this is nonsense in many cases, it is definitely an appropriate explanation for little Groz at this time.
It was a battle of spear and shield, which in itself can be quantified theoretically, but it was difficult to distinguish between the scorching sun and the pressure of the Shijie Cup final, a contradiction that was equally applicable between the Italian front, which relied on Baggio alone, and the Brazilian defence, which was overshadowed by the "Romario-Bebeto" striker.
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On July 17th, the Shijie Cup final was held at the Rose Bowl in California!
"Mr. Pele, who do you think Italy or Brazil will lift the Hercules Cup?" At this time, it was the Brazilian king Pele who was interviewed by Italian reporters before the game.
"Well, while I'm hoping for Brazil, I'm more optimistic that Italy will win the championship for Zuihou......"
"Oh my God! This Brazilian actually thinks that Italy will win the championship, poor Italy! The Italian journalist who conducted this interview was very helpless about the "cunning" football king, and he had to pray secretly in his heart for his country.
The scorching sun can't stop the sea of joy composed of fans, dancing yellow, flowing blue, the Rose Bowl will witness a real showdown, this day is a festival for all shijie fans!
The line-up of the two sides was completely expected, with Romario and Bebeto leading the attack, Santos, Aldair, Blanco and Jurkinho at the back, and midfielders such as captain Dunga in the middle; In Italy, Baresi made a miraculous comeback after suffering an injury in the group stage, Maldini repeated the trajectory of this year's Champions League final, partnering his club captain Baresi in central defence, Sampdoria goalkeeper Pagliuca, who was suspended for three games, starting in place of Cegiani, as well as Tassotti, Benarivo, Albertini, Dino Baggio, Berti, Donadoni and Salo ...... and Robert Baggio, who wears a thick bandage around his right leg.
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"Damn it! Tell me, what is the deal with the $2 million bet on Salenko to become the top scorer?! The Bali comrade Susilo roared angrily at his horses.
"Uh, this, manager Susilo, isn't there forty-five minutes left in the second half? Rest assured, I think the two strikers, Roberto Baggio and Romario, should be able to score. ”
One of Susilo's subordinates carefully calmed the emotions of his boss, and Salenko, who was born in the Shijie Cup, made everyone present very depressed. At the beginning of the opening of the Shijie Cup, when they had just received this bet, everyone present was very happy, thinking that these two million dollars were simply a free lunch thrown by God, but no one expected that in the Zuihou round of the group stage, the Russian striker, who was inconspicuous before, actually scored five goals in one breath and directly dominated the scorer list with six goals.
Later, Stoichkov also scored six goals after the semi-finals of the Shijie Cup, tied with Salenko for the top scorer, and only needed one more goal in the third or fourth final to lead alone, but to Susilo's disappointment, the Bulgarian did not play because of "mood problems"!
As a result, the only players on the scorer list who have hoped to surpass Salenko with five goals and have half a game left are Romario and Roberto Baggio.
When Susilo and others were shocked for the winners of the Golden Boot, the Zuihou game of the American Shijie Cup had been played in the second half, and the Brazilian team gradually took the initiative on the field, replacing Jurquinho Cafu became the new bright spot of the Brazilian team, he threatened the Italian goal many times with his low cross on the right side, and the experienced Italian backline, led by Baresi, successfully froze the opponent's arrows Romario and Bebeto. Brazil's vigorous offensive in front of the Italians' concrete defence made everything look dangerous......
The game went into extra time, and Blanco's shot hit the post, startling Pagliuca into a cold sweat......
Honk! With the whistle blowing at the end of extra time, it was finally a thrilling penalty shootout!
Susilo, who also heard the whistle from the TV, had a sweet throat and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Despair! Because poor Comrade Susilo clearly remembers that there was an account from Panama that placed a heavy bet of 2 million on Salenko, and the odds for Salenko to win the Golden Boot award were as high as 1 to 100......