“A country pending an octopus …”, thus began the chronic of the special envoys on the eve of the final against Germany. Paul, he Abseiling of the cephalopods, it took only three minutes to eat the mussel from Spain with the cameras Four and Telecincor live. The euphoria had been unleashed in our country and Paul's fame had crossed borders. Until Relaño left carry by the stream. I would gladly say that I know him well: “Yes, football is played with the head and the feet, that is its mystery, and the octopus is a cephalopod, right? What does that mean? all head and legs. ask your opinion about soccer to an animal I can't think of another more suitable “, he wrote don alfredo. Paul nailed all the heats from South Africa 2010. They placed two mussels in the bottom of your aquarium and the octopus ate the one that carried the Selection flag destined to win the match. The eve of the final against Germany, with Canal + Fútbol and Cuatro live (his performance was also followed by Antena 3 and TVE) he ate First the clam of Germany, selection to which wins the brown for third and fourth place (3-2), and then the mussel from Spain (1-0). Effectively, Paul traced the results of the World Cup. Paul's program was also followed by the national team players.
The AS Special Envoys they had a appointment with Iniesta (What a good idea!) The preview of the match, and Maroto was delayed a few minutes because he had discussed with Paul Carreño the feat of Paul. Iniesta greeted him with a joke: “Gee, Maroto, I never thought you were going to leave for an octopus ... “. Matallanas, witness of the scene, was dying of laughter.” We are happy to live this moment. But we have ahead the challenge of win a World Cup. We are cautious because we know that we still have the last step, which is the most difficult, but also the most beautiful. We have a country behind and we want to do happy to all the Spanish“the La Mancha footballer told this newspaper the eve of the final, in which he posed for AS with the national team scarf. The next day, Iniesta was going to be the protagonist of the most beautiful day in the history of the Selection. This was the atmosphere that was lived in the Selection on the eve of the final, with journalists and players living together not in peace and harmony, but in camaraderie, at the concentration headquarters in Potchefstroom.
That day, like so many others in Johannesburg and throughout South Africa, the cold was intense. Three degrees at nine in the morning, with a gusty wind. But all the rest was good news. Three of our players, Iniesta, Xavi and Villa, were nominated for the World Ballon d'Or, eight out of 23 players Del Bosque were candidates for the ideal team, Spain was devastating in the bets …