"Consecutive victories", "Sport" reported Genk's recent record with a big red headline, "So far, Genk has been unbeaten for 12 consecutive rounds, and the league has also achieved a good record of 7 consecutive victories."
"With 7 rounds left, Genk's current ranking has risen to 5th, only 7 points away from the Europa League seat. He has every chance to come from behind and win the Europa League seat."
"Nagi Mina's performance can only be described as crazy. He has scored 13 goals and 6 assists in the league, ranking sixth in the scorer list. Anderlech is currently the top scorer. Jan Kohler, 21 goals."
The rave reviews from the outside world did not make Genk forget about it internally. The players' mentality was natural, but the coaching staff believed that the victory covered up some problems, especially on the defensive end, which needed to be addressed.
For Nagi, he has become the core figure in Genk's locker room. His humble and hard-working attitude and sharp striker role have given him more and more power to speak.
In the middle of the week, Nagi accepted the invitation of team manager Bill Albert to visit Genk's youth training camp, which is also to cultivate the emotional connection between Nagi and Genk.
When Nagi arrived at the training camp, the children on the training ground surrounded him excitedly. They tugged on Nagi's clothes, their eyes full of admiration. The youngest child here is only 6 years old, and the oldest is only 12 years old. .
The 16-year-old Nagi could only pretend to be calm, and then patted their heads one by one, and satisfied their requirements for a group photo and autograph. Of course, the on-site performance is also indispensable. Nagi first performed a fancy kick for them, and then conducted confrontation training with a few older children.
This was no difficulty for Nagi, so he could see him dribbling the ball on the court, passing five or six players without any problem, and then easily sent the ball into the goal. The small audience off the court watched The admiration in Nagi's eyes became stronger with his brilliant football skills.
In the end, Nagi had lunch with everyone, and then he was about to say goodbye and leave. At this time, Andre Diest came over and said, "Mina, we recently found a new seedling who plays football. There just happens to be a game in the afternoon. Are you interested in watching it?"
Diest can also be regarded as Nagi's friend, and it is precisely because of his strong recommendation that Nagi can enter Genk and shine. He thought for a while, and didn't want to disappoint, so he said, "Okay, your vision must be fine, otherwise you wouldn't have discovered me." Diest laughed loudly: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see your value , I'm just one step ahead, and if we're late, I'm afraid you'll go to Anderlecht."
The two came to a small football field in Delongen, where a football match between primary schools will be held soon. Seeing that the field was full of nearly a thousand people, Nagi couldn't help but sigh: "Belgium, whether it's youth training, or The football atmosphere is full of life."
Diest said proudly: "Of course, youth training is the foundation of a strong football. I won't tell you in advance who we are optimistic about the young players, and see if you can guess it yourself."
After the game started for a while, Nagi shrugged his shoulders and said: "It's too obvious, that No. 12 has solid foundation skills, has ideas in passing, and can pass others, and his level is much higher than others. Cut, it must be him, right?"
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from your eyes. It is him. His name is Kevin De Bruyne. We plan to sign him after a while and let him enter the youth training camp to receive systematic training."
Looking at the blond boy on the field, Nagi felt a kind of love for football in him. This kind of love was even stronger than his previous self, and it was something that Nagi had never seen in domestic players.
"He will become an excellent player." Nagi said firmly: "Genk will not regret signing him, just like They will not regret signing me."
After the game, Nagi took the initiative to find De Bruyne and had a chat with him. Unexpectedly, De Bruyne was still a small fan of him, because De Longen is relatively close to Genk, and he supported Genk since he was a child. The performance of the Nagi has long conquered all Genk fans.
"Keep your love for football, little Kevin." Nagi patted his head and said, "We will have a chance to compete together in the end, and I am waiting for that day to come."
De Bruyne was greatly encouraged by Nagi's words, and he set a goal in his heart to catch up with Nagi's footsteps.
Participating in the youth training activities is just an episode, Nagi still spends most of his time on training and preparing for the match, and soon the 28th round of the League One will be ushered in, Genk will face the rival Anderlecht, Anderlecht It is the giant that has won the most championships in the League, and it is also the current league leader.
Genk was the league champion last season. Although it withdrew from the championship competition early this season, it has now created the longest winning streak of the season. The confrontation between the two has attracted much attention in Belgium.
Before the game, Anderlecht coach Edger Weiss and his team were concentrating on studying their opponent Genk. Weiss rubbed the corner of his eyes and said seriously: "We must win Genk, Currently we are only 5 points ahead of Club Brugge, the advantage is not reliable."
Assistant coach Ernest Karen responded: "It is true that Genk's overall strength has declined compared with last season, but because of the introduction of Mina, who has a strong offensive firepower during the winter break, he can make great strides."
"How to restrain Mina? The teams in front are not doing well enough." Weiss frowned, "His feet are very skilled, and we will be swayed by him if we are not careful, and his sprint speed is extremely fast. Quick, dangerous with left and right feet, and good at receiving passes."
"The only shortcoming may be the header, but he is a winger, and he has few headers." Weiss sighed: "Don't talk about the stars of tomorrow, it is a headache now. I really don't know what will happen in the future." How will it improve?"
"We should have tried our best to persuade the management to sign Mina, no matter what the price was." Karen said, "But now it's useless to say these things, let's think about how to stop him from wreaking havoc on our defense."
"I think two defensive players should be placed next to Nagi, trying to cut off his connection with other Genk players. Once he gets the ball, immediately step forward to double-team and block his passing and passing."
"As for the other Genk players, one or two can be properly leaked out. Without Nagi's support, their threat is not that great. It can be seen from the beginning of the season that facing the underdogs, even if they create space,Heng It is also difficult for Ke to break the goal, so there is a joke about the lack of strength."
Weiss thought about it and felt that this method should be the most suitable. He said happily: "Fortunately, Genk only has one Mina. If there were two, then there is no need to fight. Just give them the league championship." The others burst out laughing when they heard this.
Before the game, a reporter specifically interviewed Jan Kohler, the semi-legendary Golden Boot, about Nagi's recent performance. "Yes, Mina is indeed an excellent shooter, and his performance is enough to look forward to. But he is only 16 years old, and I will tell him that the future is his and the present is mine."
On the day of the game, the Luminus Arena at night was as bright as day, and the stands were crowded with people, and the sound was so loud that it could be heard from far away. The mood of Genk fans this season is like a roller coaster. As the defending champion team, they fell into the relegation zone at the beginning of the league, and the mood of the fans sank to the bottom.
Since the new year, when the young player Nagi joined the team, Genk has completely changed. He has won consecutive games and made the fans feel the long-lost happiness.
Before the players from both sides entered the field, many fans had already chanted Nagi's name, and when the Genk players walked out of the channel one by one, they stood up and applauded, until Nagi was introduced into the field, the whole stand was like Like an explosion, there was a roar of mountains and tsunamis.
Nagi, who just came out, was also taken aback. Although the fans are usually very active, he didn't expect this game to be so excited. The decibels should have broken a hundred.
Carl Beth put his arms around Nagi and said loudly in his ear: "We and Anderlecht are old enemies, and we won the league championship from them last year, so when it comes to playing Anderlecht, the fans Very excited."
With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began. After the opening, both sides were more cautious. Anderlecht's midfielder has many Belgian internationals and international players from other countries, so the overall level is higher than Genk. They quickly Take the initiative and try to attack Genk.
As arranged before the game, Nagi has been surrounded by two or more defensive players. They are all experienced defensive players, occupying positions very cleverly, not only defending Nagi's receiving route, but also blocking his breakthrough route.
The ball in the midfield couldn't pass to Nagi's feet at all, and he was frequently blocked when he retreated to get the ball, so he could only pass it out. Nagi played very awkwardly.
In the 27th minute, Anderlecht got a corner kick. When the ball passed to the penalty area, the 2.02-meter Jan Koller jumped up like a chicken and headed the ball into the goal. Anderlecht took the lead.
Seeing Jan Koller celebrating wildly, Nagi was very unconvinced. She called Carl Beth, Caspar Blanche and Adrian Gale aside and said, "Anderlecht just scored a goal. , the mentality must be relaxed, we will play a counterattack at the beginning of the game and try to equalize the score."
The three looked at each other, looked at Nagi's resolute eyes, and nodded.
"Jan Koller's goal this time is definitely the best embodiment of his physical ability. He is currently the best center forward in the League One. There is no dispute."
"We saw that Genk was about to pass, Beth passed the ball to Blanche, and Blanche took the ball forward, isn't he going to step back to press the rhythm? Nagi and Gale are also there Going forward, it seems like we're going to play a fast break."
"Blanche passed the ball to Gale and took it to the left. Anderlecht's defenders had already pressed over. Gail moved further and further to the side. The ball was about to be lost. This attack was a bit too anxious."
"Let's see how Gale handles it. He kicked the ball and made a forced pass. The landing point was not good. When he reached the top of the arc, Mina was responding. How is he going deal with it..."
The on-site commentator was extremely surprised. He covered his mouth, his face full of disbelief, and it took him a moment to react: "goooooooooooooooooooal! God, what did I see! Mina, Nagi Mina turned half sideways, facing the falling ball, and directly volleyed with his left foot The volleyed ball blasted through Anderlecht's gate like a cannonball."
"Let's take a look at the slow-motion playback again. Gale's cross touched the defender's calf. The ball flew a little high and landed near the top of the arc in the penalty area. Mina judged the landing point, adjusted his position slightly, and waited for the ball When it fell to his waist, it directly blasted a volleying world wave."
"My God, I can guarantee that this is one of the best goals in the league, no, even in European football, and even in world football. We are fortunate to witness history."
After scoring the goal, Nagi rushed to the stands to celebrate with the fans. He didn't expect the goal to be scored! When he saw the ball falling, he originally wanted to stop the ball and make a breakthrough, but at that moment, he had a feeling that it was better to hit the goal directly with his left foot, and the defensive players would be caught off guard.
He has always believed in his own feelings, so he no longer hesitated. Relying on his past training experience, he successfully hit the ball with sufficient strength. The ball drew a slightly curved arc in the air and fell into the goal.
Genk's teammates who arrived afterward jumped on Nagi's body one after another, pinning him down and stacking up . They were also shocked by Nagi's shot.
Less than a minute behind, relying on this wonderful world shot, Genk successfully equalized the score.
This score was also maintained until the halftime break.
In the 65th minute, Anderlecht passed the ball continuously in the backfield Genk. Finally, the ball came to Jan Koller.
1:2, Anderlecht once again overtook the score! After the goal, Jan Koller shook his fingers and ran to celebrate. Although this goal was not as exciting as Nagi's, it was a real world wave.
Jan Kohler is using his own performance to fulfill his pre-match rhetoric, Nagi's eyes ignited raging fighting spirit, I don't want any future, I just want now, in this game, to defeat him!
Afterwards, Nagi ran more actively in the field. For the first time, he felt tired. The organs in his body seemed to tell him that he had reached the load, but he ignored it, gritted his teeth and continued to run. In the 69th minute, Nagi, who received the ball in the midfield, passed two players one after another, but was tackled near the frontcourt. The defender was shown a yellow card, and the set ball was directly missed by Aaron Abigail. .
In the 72nd minute, Nagi broke through with the ball in the frontyard again. Seeing that the situation was not good, the defensive player directly hugged him and received another yellow card. In the 74th, 77th, and 79th minutes, Nagi acreated A very threatening opportunity, forcing the defensive player to foul. In just 10 minutes, Anderlecht's defensive players received 3 yellow cards, and almost everyone in the defense was yellow.
It's a pity that Genk didn't grasp the set-piece opportunity he got. Instead, in the 81st minute, Anderlecht counterattacked defensively. After forming a two-on-two, Jan Koller passed the goalkeeper and scored an empty goal. Chased back to the small penalty area, but unfortunately failed to stop it in the end.
1:3! Anderlecht sealed the victory and Jan Kohler scored a hat-trick.
Nagi, who galloped for more than 80 meters, was lying on the lawn, panting heavily, as if there was an evil voice whispering in his ear, rest, the limit is reached, no matter how hard you try, there is no power to recover.
There is no limit, he roared, stood up with support, picked up the football in the goal and ran towards the center line. The frustrated players around were moved when they saw this scene, and they quickly stood up. Captain Aaron Abigail even negotiated with the referee to stop Anderlecht from celebrating endlessly.