In the 12th round of the League, Genk challenged Brussels away.
From the very beginning of the game, Nagi was active in the front field. In the last few games, the opponent's marking on him had become more stringent. Therefore, he was consciously expanding his range of activities, which could not only contain the defensive force, but also consume the opponent's strength.
As for his physical fitness, he was not worried at all. After unremitting exercise, especially swimming training, his physical fitness had grown rapidly, and now he could play for 90 minutes without any pressure.
In the 31st minute, Nagi suddenly started to throw off the defense, received a pass from Gareth Barry in the middle, and then rushed forward. The follow-up defensive player saw that the situation was not good, so he decisively shoveled and stopped him even if he made a foul.
But when the opponent's player stretched his legs, Nagi picked up the ball with his toes, and then jumped, easily dodged the tackle, and then took advantage of the opportunity to enter the penalty area.
Brussels defensive players failed to tackle the ball and created an empty space. After entering the penalty area, the defending players did not dare to make big moves. Nagi swayed past one person with leg chops and kicked the goal. The ball passed through the goalkeeper's fingertips , flew into the goal.
"goooooooooooal, the goal is scored! It's Nagi Mina again, he scored the first goal for Genk."
"Brussels defenders tried to stop Mina with a tackle, but they didn't expect him to dodge the ball. Let's watch the replay again. Mina's foot handling was so elegant, it looks like a scene from a cartoon."
The Japanese manga "Captain Tsubasa" had a relatively large readership both in Japan and overseas. It seems that this commentary was a manga fan, which is why he described Nagi's performance in this way.
The fans in Brussels at home were very dissatisfied with the team's performance. They booed bursts, especially against No. 15 Geoffrey Larsen, who not only failed to stop Nagi's breakthrough, but also slipped on the ground. The tackle made the gap.
After taking the lead, Genk continued to play steadily, defending while waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. In the 67th minute of the second half, Nagi and Beth staged an exquisite two-for-one cooperation, but Nagi's cross was missed by Barry, who was following up, and failed to expand the lead.
After this round of competition, Anderlecht lost 0:1 to Segra Brugge in an upset. Therefore, Genk, who had won two consecutive victories, successfully overtook and regained the top of the standings with a one-point advantage. The third place was Brugge, 4 points behind Genk, fourth place was Standard Liege, 8 points behind Genk. If there was no accident, the champion will be produced among the top three.
In the league scorer list, Nagi still tops the list with 14 goals, while Jan Koller, who is second, has only 9 goals. In addition, Nagi also has 4 assists, ranking 6th in the assist list.
A total of 18 goals were scored in the 12 rounds of the league. All the Belgian media felt that Nagi's state seemed unstoppable. He should become the youngest top scorer in the Belgian First Division.
In the second round of the Europa League group stage, Genk will face Lokomotiv Moscow at home. The schedule of double matches in a week does not seem to affect Nagi's state. In the 15th minute of the opening, he received a precise through ball from Barry on the right. The foot continuously changes direction to smash the ball, swaying past the blocking defensive player, and inserting obliquely into the penalty area.
Nagi, who entered the penalty area, did not choose to cross, but directly hit the goal with a small angle on the outside of his foot. The ball drew a large arc in the air and hit the far corner of the goal. The goalkeeper of Lokomotiv Moscow made a misjudgment and could only watch the ball go into the net.
After scoring the goal, Nagi was quickly replaced to rest, while Genk retreated across the board. The victory in the first group match made them play more relaxed. Although Lokomotiv Moscow adopted a strong attack strategy, it was still unable to pry open Genk's iron barrel array.
In the end, Genk beat their opponents 1:0, and their two consecutive victories in the group stage also allowed them to step into the top 32 of the Europa League.
In the 13th round of the League, Genk played against Roeselare at home. In the 11th minute, Nagi was pulled down by the opponent's defender when he broke through from the right, and the referee awarded a free kick near the penalty area.
He discussed with captain Aaron Abigail and decided to take the free kick himself. Nagi had been doing free kick training before, and he wanted to develop his offensive ability as much as possible.
Standing at the run-up position near the penalty spot, Nagi glanced at his teammates in the penalty area. Jason Aldridge was the most threatening point. He was tall enough and has good jumping ability. If he could be found, the ball will surely will be very threatening.
Nagi calculated silently in his heart, and when the referee blew his whistle, he ran up to the position of the ball, and then kicked the ball into the penalty area with the inside of his foot. Overwhelmed by the defensive player's fight for the top, came to the back point.
Aldridge, who jumped in quickly, jumped high and just hit the ball, as if the ball was coming towards his head, so he was so powerful that he directly pierced Roeselare's goal.
After scoring the goal, Aldridge ran around the field excitedly. At the beginning of the season, he was transferred to the first team when they were in danger. Even he himself did not expect that he could gain a firm foothold in the first team and score consecutive goals.
Nagi, who followed, hugged him from behind and congratulated him on his goal. Aldridge raised Nagi's hand, indicating that Nagi was responsible for the goal.
Now he really admires Nagi from the bottom of his heart. Playing next to Nagi was very comfortable. He could always attract defenses, open space for other players, and could also pass out subtle assists. His teammates only need to eat cakes easily.
Changed sides to fight again, in the 77th minute of the second half, Rennie Delvo, who came off the bench, failed to make a breakthrough from the left. He could only knock back in the middle, the ball hits the defensive player, and the refraction flies up and down near the middle.
Nagi kept up with his heart, and before the ball hit the ground, he hit a world wave with his left foot. The ball flew out like a cannonball. Although the goalkeeper rushed in the right direction, he still failed to touch the ball.
The miracle reappears! Wang Feng kicked in the shocking Heaven's Dragon again!
And this time it was farther away from the goal, reaching thirty-five meters! When facing Anderlecht last season, Nagi scored such a goal. At that time, many media commented that this must be the wonderful goal of the century, but it is difficult to be copied.
Unexpectedly, in less than a year, Nagi successfully used this method to score an even more exciting goal.
After scoring the goal, Nagi rushed to the stands and celebrated with his hands pointing at the sky, accepting the cheers of the fans. At this time, the packed Luminus Arena was roaring like a tsunami. Everyone praised Nagi with various words, and many girls fans screamed.
Genk, who led by two goals, almost secured the victory. The only mistake was that in stoppage time, Roeselall took advantage of the mistakes in Genk's defense and pulled back a goal. In the end, Genk defeated the opponent 2:1.
Both Anderlecht and Club Brugge won this round and continued to form the leading group. It is worth mentioning that Jan Koller scored twice in this game. He does not intend to give up the competition for the league golden boot.
In an interview after the game, a reporter also asked this question. Nagi said: "Jan Koller is one of the best shooters in the league. He was the top scorer last season. With him chasing after me, my desire to score is even stronger."
"However, I believe that I will not lose to him. I am in good form now and will have enough rounds this season."
"Sports Daily" agreed with this point of view. It said in the article: "Mina only played after the winter break last season and scored 23 goals. Since the beginning of this season, he has maintained a high offensive efficiency. , will undoubtedly aspire to the Golden Boot."
"Standard" is as always pessimistic about Nagi. It believes: "Genk's lineup this season is not deep enough. In the second half of the league, if they fight on two or even three lines, there will definitely be problems, and they may end up with nothing. "
"Mina is still a young player, and it would be unwise for Genk's top management to put treasure on him."
Nagi would also read these reports, and I have to say that the "Standard" was really clever in its mentality manipulation methods. Sometimes Nagi also worries about whether he could maintain this high level and lead Genk to victory.
Fortunately, the head coach Aimee Antonis was very careful, and the captain Aaron Abigail is also an experienced player. They would comfort the anxious Nagi and tell him that youth is the greatest capital, and don't take it as a limitation.
"Besides, you can never satisfy everyone, Mina." Abigail said: "If your goal is the top five leagues, you must learn to bear these doubts and criticisms."
Everyone's encouragement made Nagi feel much better. At the same time, the salary and bonuses paid by the team are also very generous. Apart from the part used to pay for personal trainers and living costs, he still has a deposit of more than 100,000 euros.
Foreign bank interest rates are very low, so it is very uneconomical to deposit money in the bank. So Nagi planned to send some of them back to the country, and then learn to make some investments. After all, athletes are living in youth, and only better financial management can prevent them from going bankrupt after retiring.
He commissioned Francisco Balmond to conduct a survey, focusing on high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises that need investment, and try to make some angel investments. Even if they fail, they will not be very distressed.
Nagi was Balmond's cash cow, and Balmond met his demands immediately. Soon, information from several companies was sent to Nagi, and one of them, a toy company named Lilliputiens, came into Nagi's sight.
The company was a local company in Belgium, which had only been established for about five years, but it has already occupied a market for children's toys. The company is currently expanding, so it urgently needs financial support.
Nagi felt that he could try to invest in this company. He took the time to visit this company with Balmond. They are located in Brussels, the capital, and they were a small company with less than 50 employees.
The founder of the company was also very happy to learn that Nagi wanted to invest in them. To him, Nagi is a famous football star, an existence he needs to look up to.
Several people exchanged views on the main content and development of the company. Nagi quickly decided to invest in this company, and then they simply finalized the investment rules. This part was still troublesome. Fortunately, Balmond found a professional legal advisor to come to help.
Nagi invested 100,000 euros and could get 30% of the company's share income, but does not participate in operation and decision-making. According to the current market, he can get at least 30,000 euros a year.
Nagi was quite satisfied with this income. He could make money in about 4 years. If he was not satisfied, he could withdraw or sell this part of the equity.
This was just an attempt by Nagi. He thought that if he could earn more money in the future, he would set up an investment company to be responsible for this business.
In the 14th round of the League, Genk challenged Liers away.
In the 21st minute of the first half, Liers used a quick counterattack to knock on Genk's door.
In this unfavorable situation, Nagi stood up again. In the 34th minute, Nagi retreated to the midfield to get the ball. He first used a beautiful Marseille maneuver to get rid of the entanglement of the defender, and then poked the ball forward before the arrival of the supplementary defense, using the ball to pass and pass another player.
Finally, at the front of the penalty area, he made an emergency stop and changed direction, passed the last defensive player, and calmly pushed the shot successfully.
Nagi helped the visiting team equalize the score, even the on-site commentary was stunned. In less than a minute, he ran for more than 50 meters and scored the ball with three players in a row. It was really wonderful. The best embodiment of Nagi's personal ability.
In the 56th minute of the second half, Nagi suddenly became active on the left. Barry in the middle sent a through ball. Nagi successfully turned offside and got the ball in the penalty area. He did not make any adjustments and directly volleyed with the inside of his left foot.
The ball flew towards the goal. Although Liers' goalkeeper had a good position, his reaction was a bit slow. The ball passed between his legs and entered the net.
With the whistle of the referee, the game ended. Genk scored twice with Nagi and reversed Liers 2:1.
Both Anderlecht and Bruges were blocked in this round, and each drew a game. Therefore, the difference between Genk and the second place has been pulled to 3 points, and the half-time championship of the league is just around the corner.
This week there will also be a contest between the Belgian Cup and the Europa League group stage. Therefore, Genk would play with all substitutes in the Belgian Cup, and the opponent was Danzig, the second team. Even though Genk's main force was on a rest, they still defeated their opponents 4:2 and advanced to the top 16.
Then Genk would fly to Catalonia, Spain, to compete with the Espanyol in the group stage. Since Genk has won all the previous two group matches, as long as this game is tied, a qualifying spot can be locked .
Japan has also focused on this game. Although there is no live broadcast, the sports channel would release a recording. The contest between Nagi and the La Liga powerhouses was very attractive to the Japanese people.
In the just-concluded Asian Cup in Lebanon, the Japanese team lost to China in the semi-finals, and lost to South Korea in the third- and fourth-place competition. Fans feel that the overall performance of the national football team was not bad, but the results were somewhat disappointing.
"If Mina participated in the Asian Cup, would his results be better?" On a well-known forum, some fans posted such a discussion topic. Most people believed that Nagi's strength was enough to be selected for the national team and improve the striker's situation. Even if it is not guaranteed to win the championship, it will be more competitive when facing China.
This topic became more and more noisy, and even mainstream magazines began to report and discuss it, but the Football Association remained indifferent and had no plans to recruit Nagi to participate in the World Preliminaries. In fact, there are also some different voices within the Football Association, who believe that Nagi's entry into the national team will have a better strengthening effect, especially on the side of foreign teacher Reo, who had been applying for the recruitment of Nagi.
But most people still don't like a player outside the system to divide their cake. Some people said in private: "Our team is full of talents. What can a child do?" So this matter was left alone.