After losing the third goal, the home fans were all silent, but seeing Nagi panting and running towards the center line with the ball, many fans' eyes were red, and they shouted "Come on, Mina, come on, Genk" discourse.
Some fans even sang the team song. Gradually, more fans joined in. They sang more and more neatly, louder and louder. Their voices soared into the sky, and the stars in the night sky seemed to tremble.
This scene shocked the fans and players of the visiting team. The head coach Antonis on the sidelines had a sore nose. He is back, all back, the glory of the past, the team spirit of Genk, all back!
The game restarted. In the 84th minute, Carl Beth, Caspar Blanche and Nagi passed consecutively. The ball quickly came to the top of the penalty area. Blanche passed it diagonally to Adrian Gale on the left. Gale used a beautiful crotch pass and successfully entered the penalty area.
Gale, who entered the penalty area, was blocked by two defensive players, and calmly picked a pass to the back point. Nagi clearly felt that his position was a bit forward, and it was not easy to grab a point to threaten the goal.
Nagi's body reacted subconsciously. He leaped high, leaned back, stretched his right leg upwards, turned his head downwards and feet upwards, and successfully shot a goal with the instep of his right foot.
"Golden hook upside down! The ball went in! Unexpectedly, Mina made another high-profile shot. The Anderlecht goalkeeper was caught off guard and could only watch the ball go into the net. In the 84th minute, Genk tied the score. 2:3!"
Nagi, who was trying this kind of action for the first time, fell hard to the ground, and his back ached. But he didn't care about that much, he quickly looked back, and only smiled when he saw the ball hit the net.
But soon he struggled to get up, instead of scoring a goal to celebrate, he ran to the opponent's goal to pick up the ball, and then ran back to the midfield to put it down. The teammates who wanted to gather around to celebrate also dispersed silently. , waiting for the opponent to serve.
The Anderlecht players were also a little flustered at this time, they had no choice but to keep passing the ball in the backfield to delay the time, but Nagi was still running tirelessly, and he would never give up until the last moment.
The time has come to the last minute of stoppage time, and the referee frequently looks at his watch, ready to stop the game at any time. At this time, Beth successfully snatched the ball by cooperating with Nagi's defense.
He hurriedly made a diagonal pass to the right, and Nagi hurriedly followed. His legs seemed to be filled with lead, but he still staggered and grabbed the ball ahead of the defenders.
Then, relying on continuous fake spikes, he successfully passed the defender and crossed into the penalty area. However, at this time, his physical strength was too high, and he was a little unstable, and the opportunity was fleeting. The defensive player in the penalty area And the goalkeeper is blocked.
At the critical moment, he kicked decisively to hit the goal. The ball flew over the defender's outstretched leg, brushed the tip of the goalkeeper's open palm, and went straight to the goal.
At this time, the audience on the field held their breath and prayed silently in their hearts. The coaches on the sidelines and the players on the field focused all their minds on the speeding football.
"Bang!", the ball hit the door frame heavily and bounced out. The defensive player who arrived hurriedly cleared the siege and kicked the ball towards Genk's backfield.
'Beep——" The referee also blew the whistle at this time to end the game.
After the Anderlecht players heard the referee's whistle, they let out a deep breath of relief, and then celebrated happily, 3:2, they defeated Genk with difficulty!
Nagi stared blankly at the door frame, the noisy voice in his ear seemed to be getting farther and farther away, the goal was missed, and he still lost!
Not reconciled, really not reconciled, if his physical strength was better, the technical action just now will not be deformed, this was a must for him.
If they could give him another ten minutes, no, five minutes, he will definitely launch another attack, this time he would definitely do better and score again.
It's a pity that there is no if, and if you lose, you lose. At some point, his eyes were red, and his vision gradually blurred.
At this time, a tall figure appeared in front of him, awakening Nagi who was in grief. He saw the Czech in front of him, looking at him with encouragement.
Taking a deep breath, Nagi said loudly, "You won, next time I will win!"
The bald Czech sighed helplessly: "You are so greedy, I am already 27 years old, the future is yours, and you want to take it away even now."
"Enjoy your failure. Your career is just getting started. To be honest, I've just reached my peak, but compared to you, I feel like I'm old."
Jan Kohler said with a smile: "Let's exchange jersey, future superstar."
The match against Anderlecht had been over for three days. On the Genk training ground, a boy with yellow skin and black hair was running round and round. It was Nagi who was training extra.
Due to the match day of the national team, the next round of the league will be held in two weeks. The team gave the players a holiday, only Nagi has been training extra.
There was a fire in his heart, and the last game exposed his major shortcomings, the first of which was physical fitness. Although Nagi's physical fitness has never been a problem, it's because the competition intensity of the regular leagues is not high. If he goes to the five major leagues or even European competitions, his physical fitness will not be enough.
So Nagi found a trainer in the team and wanted to train more physically. The trainer was very helpless. Nagi's physical fitness was already beyond the standard for his age, so he had no choice but to persuade him: "Mina, there is absolutely no problem with your physical fitness. As you grow older, as long as you don't slack off regular exercises, Physical fitness will also improve rapidly."
How could Nagi not know that is still in the stage of growing his body, so he can't overthrow the seedlings and encourage them to grow. But his keen senses told him that there is still a lot of room for development in this body, and there will be no permanent hidden injuries due to additional training.
Neither of the two could convince the other, so they had to discuss with the head coach and the team manager. The head coach Aimee Antonis firmly opposed Nagi's additional training: "You don't know what this means, Mina, this will Overdrawing your career, I will never allow it."
Looking at the serious old man in front of him, Nagi was a little moved, but he couldn't say it, his intuition told him no, even if he said it, Antonis probably wouldn't believe it.
The team manager's attitude is more ambiguous. He hopes that Nagi will perform better, whether it is to compete for the championship or sell, it will be more beneficial to the team.
Several parties discussed for a long time, and finally came up with a compromise plan. Nagi began to increase his physical fitness, but the team doctor needed to check his body regularly to prevent hidden injuries.
In this way, the trainer carefully arranged sprint training for Nagi, jogging for one minute and then sprinting for 30 seconds, doing 20 consecutive sets as a round. He thought that Nagi would not be able to do a complete round at first, but he insisted on finishing it.
From then on, after Nagi had trained his football skills, he would practice sprint running. In just three days, he was able to complete a round and a half consecutively. up.
The team doctor also gave Nagi a comprehensive examination as agreed, and the results showed that apart from a little fatigue, there was no problem, and Nagi's body was still growing step by step.
This made coach Antonis couldn't help feeling, what kind of monster he had coached, and after he had fully grown up, no one in football would be able to match him.
Nagi was not surprised at all, his control over his body seemed to have improved during the practice, every fatigue feeling, even the threshold of tolerance, was clearly fed back to the brain.
He has not yet reached his limit, and he can still get better. The feeling of continuous improvement through practice makes him fascinated.
After a day of training, Nagi specially invited the relevant staff to have a dinner together to thank them for their hard work. Because the team is on holiday, the staff will also be on holiday, but Nagi's extra training plan makes them have to work overtime.
Although the club will pay for overtime work, Nagi still feels embarrassed. He silently made up his mind that when his salary increases next season, he will set up his own private training team, and he can't always bother the staff.
When Nagi dragged his exhausted body back to the residence, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening. He was lying on the bed, thinking about the game three days ago. How he got out of the arena in the end, he was a little fuzzy. He only remembered that many fans in the stands called his name and cheered for him. They were really a group of lovely people.
The reports after the game were even more overwhelming, but Nagi didn't dare to watch it. According to his teammates, some media thought Nagi's performance was impeccable, especially those two difficult goals, which definitely ranked among the best in Europe. One of the best goals in football history.
French star Zidane also noticed Nagi's first goal. He said in an interview: "Mina's goal is full of passion and beauty. Somehow, I think I can try it too."
After hearing this, many Zidane fans curiously searched for Nagi's scoring video, and were overwhelmed by this goal. For the first time, Nagi really entered the field of vision of the top European football clubs. within.
It is worth mentioning that a certain god-level moderator on a domestic forum commented on this goal with "Dragon from Heaven", so this goal action was also nicknamed "Heaven's Dragon".
Of course, there are also many voices of doubt. The "Standard" must be on the list. It published an article that believed that Nagi was completely defeated by Jan Koller on the offensive end. Jan Koller not only won the victory, but also scored one more goal than Nagi.
"Compared to Jan Koller, the semi-finalist, Mina is still just an immature child. Genk could only lose against Anderlecht."
Nagi was angry and funny, no matter how badly he behaved, he still wouldn't look like an immature child. Obviously, he and Jan fought back and forth.
Why does the "Standard" always stare at Genk, and output it if there is a disagreement? I only found out after asking my teammates that this is a problem left over from the history of Belgium. The Dutch-speaking area and the French-speaking area do not deal with each other. The "Standard" belongs to the old hermaphrodite.
"You don't have to care about this, Mina." Aaron Abigail comforted, "We, the opponents, the fans, and even anyone who watched that game know your ability. Sometimes you push yourself too much. If it is tight, it will be like a string on a piano, which will be easily broken."
Maybe I really should adjust my mentality. This sixteen-year-old boy ushered in his first loss in his life, and he really began to transform into a professional player.
This night Nagi did not suffer from insomnia like the previous two days. He slept very soundly. In his dream, the family lived in a bright and spacious house. His mother and elder sister looked at him with smiles, and his younger sister pestered him like a little devil. He wants this and that...
On the second day, people around were surprised to find that although Nagi was still training hard, his face was always filled with a confident smile, and he was no longer as bitter as when he just lost. The head coach Aimee Antonis was satisfied Nodding his head: "To walk out so quickly, his maturity does not match his age."
Two weeks later, in the 29th round of the Ligue 1, Genk challenged Mechelen away. The long rest made the players of the two teams decline seriously. The player was not concentrating, made a fatal mistake, was intercepted by the Mechelen striker and scored the goal.
Under the unfavorable situation of conceding a goal first, the Genk players finally cheered up. At the end of the first half, Nagi formed a clever cooperation with Caspar Blanche on the right side of the penalty area. Blanche Taking the ball with his back and doing it back, Adrian Gale, who came in from the back, hit the goal and equalized for Genk.
In the 76th minute of the second half, Gale retreated to get the ball. After a one-on-one breakthrough from the left, he knocked back to Blanche in the middle. Blanche missed the goal with his left foot, but the goalkeeper let go. Nagi immediately kick supplementary shot .
In the end, Genk defeated Mechelen 2:1, and the trident cooperation on Genk's front line became more and more tacit. After this campaign, Genk's ranking has risen again, and has reached the fourth place in the league, reaching the qualification zone for the UEFA Cup.
The Belgian Cup semi-finals will be held in the middle of the week. This is the only honor Genk can get this season. Therefore, the whole team attaches great importance to it. The opponent of the match was Standard Liege, a powerhouse in the first league. Right after the start, the home team launched a fierce attack.
"Beth took the ball at the back of the midfield and gestured for everyone to stabilize the attack. After the game started, although Genk's offensive was very violent, the effect was very low."
"Look at this time, Beth made a long pass to the right, Mina caught the ball, it was beautiful, the ball seemed to be stuck to Mina's feet, and he caught it easily. Continuous smashes, successfully past the defense, cut inward to near the edge of the penalty area."
"Hit the goal, goooooooooooooooooal! Mina's left-footed long shot, let's take a look at the slow-motion replay. The ball is very powerful. The ball hits the dead corner of the goal. Although the goalkeeper of Standard Liege tried his best to save the ball, it is a pity that he still failed to touch the ball."
Shortly after the start of the second half, after receiving a pass from Blanche in the penalty area, Nagi suddenly turned around with his back against the defender and hit a volley with his right foot, extending the score to 2:0.
In the end, with Nagi's brace, Genk beat Standard Liege 2-0 at home, almost stepping into the final with one foot.
In the 30th round of the league, Genk challenged Gent away. Nagi was extremely active at the beginning of the game, and Genk's striker trident frequently posed threats to the opponent.
It's a pity that the luck seems to be not very good. In the 7th minute, after receiving Nagi's cross, Blanche hit the goal with a header on the crossbar. Only 5 minutes later, Gale broke through from the left and hit the goal from a small angle. The ball flew off the post. Out of line.
The continuous siege finally paid off. In the 30th minute of the first half, Blanche broke through the middle with the ball. After attracting a large number of defensive players, he distributed the ball to the right side of the penalty area. The unguarded Nagi quickly inserted and pushed. into the network.
Nagi, who finally scored a goal, also excitedly pulled Blanche to celebrate in the area of the Genk fans in the stands. Even in the away game, the fans were very enthusiastic and cheered for the team all the time.
Next, Gent further strengthened its defense and seemed to have no desire to attack. They are in the middle of the league this season and have no pressure on results, so they played very conservatively even if they fell behind.
In the end, Genk beat Gent 1-0 in the away game, and the fourth position in the league was more stable.