######## Achilles will soon appear as a phenomenal animal in the 2018 World Cup. (The Moscow Times)
Football in the modern era still can not escape from the element of mystical and superstitious smelly. Not only in local football, in soccer the world was about this superstition is also still a magnet that is strong enough to attract the attention of the public. Similarly, the grand title of the World Cup.
Maybe you still remember the figure of Paul is so phenomenal in the World Cup in 2010. Octopus who lives in an aquarium in Germany is considered able to predict the outcome of the game accurately. Including when predicting that Spain will win over the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final.
Eight years later, Russia was already preparing the figure of Paul's substitute animal in the 2018 World Cup mat. This animal is not an octopus. But a white cat that has been more than a year ago prepared as successor to traces of Paul as a predictor of the game. His name was short: Achilles.
Paul Octopus became the most famous animal in the world thanks to an almost accurate match prediction at the 2010 World Cup
Achilles is one of the cats who live in the Hermitage Museum in the City of St. Petersburg, Russia. Unlike the other cats, Achilles shows a high interest in football.
When he came to us, he already showed interest in football. However, people gave him overeating, so we also gave the diet program to Achilles, "said Anna Kondratieva, a veterinarian who treated Achilles specifically to The Moscow Times.
Talent owned by Achilles was then trained intensively by a special team from the Hermitage Museum. Achilles has been accustomed to choosing food in two bowls with flag decorations from different countries. Previously, he will see the game schedule posted on the wall, then choose the food provided.
Interestingly, Achilles turned out to be a deaf cat. So he will not be bothered to make predictions even in front of him there are many people who see. During practice, Achilles is often dressed in red ball shirts.
Achilles preparation to appear as a figure of predictors of the results of the match has been done more than a year ago. At the 2017 Confederations Cup, Achilles has begun to actively predict the outcome of the game. So, in this World Cup 2018 he is much more accustomed.
Achilles is now at work, he is preparing for the World Cup and continue to make the process of adaptation in order to perform with maximum, "concluded Anna.
While not training, Achilles can be easily found in the Museum grounds. He can be invited to take pictures and build the image as an animal that is able to predict the outcome of a soccer game. Build the image as the most famous animal in the 2018 World Cup.