During the New Year, Nagi talked on the phone with his family members. The difference from last year was that they could celebrate the New Year in their new house instead of being crowded in a small bungalow. That was some earth-shaking changes.
His mother babbled on the phone: "Ah Nagi, you have to keep warm, eat something good during the New Year, be careful when you are outside alone, and call back to talk to your family when you are lonely." He choked up as he spoke.
Nagi had no choice but to comfort her, saying that he would not feel lonely because of the lively New Year's Eve. In fact, Ostend was indeed much more lively than Verton and Genk, and there would be a "sea jump" event on the beach during the New Year.
Many people gather at the seaside, they barbecue, sang and dance to celebrate the arrival of the new year, and also set off dazzling lights to celebrate, Nagi was on the balcony of the villa, watching this lively scene, So he would not feel lonely anymore .
As for why he didn't participate, it was mainly because Nagi's temperament was relatively reserved, and he was not very used to such cheerful gatherings abroad, so he just waited and watched from a distance.
The winter break was also a day for various clubs to strengthen and trade. Anderlecht, Club Brugge and other teams were busy improving their lineups and wanted to reverse Genk in the second half, but Genk did not make any moves, not because of the perfect lineup , but because of the cash-strapped.
At the beginning of January, before the players gathered for training, Nagi finished his extra training and returned to Genk.
During the assembly, the players were not in good physical condition, and Beth even gained a lot of weight. He was a very homely person, and he doesn't want to avoid eating, so he became round.
Head coach Aimee Antonis was very angry. He ordered those who were in poor physical condition to practice as soon as possible, and must recover their state before the start of the second half. Looking at Nagi's physical report, he nodded in satisfaction, and couldn't help thinking in his heart: "Nagi is still reliable. He must have trained very hard during the holidays. If the core of the team is self-disciplined, it will save a lot of trouble."
Outside of training, Nagi often chats with his family, especially after his sister taught him how to use a product called QQ, he gave up international calls and started chatting online instead.
For this reason, he had to buy the latest expensive ThinkPad T20, and his uncle helped him configure the desktop and network cables at home. But his younger sister also wanted to have her own computer, so she stalked Nagi relentlessly. When there was no other way, he also paid for her sister's laptop.
Now in his QQ address book, there are mother, older sister, younger sister, and Miu. Mio's family situation is not bad, so the family had a luxury like a computer for a long time. When the younger sister revealed that Nagi also had QQ, Mio bribed her with snacks and successfully obtained Nagi's QQ number.
Maybe it's because there was not face-to-face. Mio on the Internet would not be shy and speechless, but often chats with Nagi and shares anecdotes in her life.He was happy to chat with her.
Through chatting, Nagi knew that Mio's family wanted her to study abroad, but she was worried that she would not be able to live abroad. Nagi comforted her and at the same time had an idea. Didn't his mother want my sister to study abroad ?
So he took this matter to the bottom of his heart, his sister still had a year and a half to graduate from high school, and he would talk to her then.
Apart from helping Nagi find a villa in Ostend during the early winter break, Francisco Balmond spent the rest of his time in Japan dealing with Nagi's business affairs. Since Nagi became Japan's first Asian Footballer of the Year winner, many domestic manufacturers had contacted him one after another, wanting to endorse him.
Adhering to the idea of Balmond, Nagi carefully selected three companies to endorse, and he was able to get a total of seven-figure endorsement fees, which increased his income by another step.
Genk's training camp was mainly recovery training and tactical drills. Nagi was in the best condition, so he could train with the ball when other teammates are exhausted.
The tactical drill was to follow the 442 formation adopted in the first half to train the tacit understanding of the players. During training, Nagi obviously felt that his catch and pass became smoother, mainly because he stopped the ball better.
This was due to the flexibility of the body during the winter break and the ball-jumping training of different parts. He firmly remembered the strength and effect of each part of the ball, so every time he stopped the ball, the ball seemed to stick to his body Same.
The effect of this is that his shooting has become more threatening. No matter where he catches the ball near the penalty area, he could quickly adjust and shoot. In a certain group confrontation, he even achieved a hundred shots. He scored 7 goals with his feet and kicked the opponent into a daze.
Rennie even exclaimed that this guy was on the drugs. Only the head coach carefully discovered the clue. It was Nagi's excellent stop that made him threatening at goal. It seems that as long as the midfielder gives Nagi enough support, He could do incredible things.
In the first game of the second half, in the 17th round of the League, Genk would challenge Bruges away.
Before the game, Brugge's head coach Jerry Anderson was making the final mobilization for the players: "Come on guys, It is very slim for us to qualify for the Europa League, so lets take the league home guys."
"We're third in the league right now, Genk have a small lead and a win against them will take them off the top of the table."
At the beginning of the game, Brugge launched a rush attack. Forward Darin Mulazik hit the goal from a small angle in the penalty area and was saved by the goalkeeper. Although the attack did not concede the ball, it still made the Genk players break out in a cold sweat. Antonis couldn't sit still anymore, and walked to the sidelines and yelled loudly to make the players concentrate.
In the 17th minute, Genk got a throw-in in the front field.
"Barry threw the ball to Mina on the wing, and Mina held the ball steadily. Brugge's defense was very active. The defender kept pushing Mina, and Mina knocked back to Barry."
"Barry dribbled the ball horizontally and passed it to the penalty area. Mina inserted it at high speed and hit the goal. Goooooooooooooal, the goal was scored! In the 17th minute, Mina broke the deadlock and opened the scoring for the visiting team!"
"Beautiful coordination of receiving and passing the ball. Nagi showed his skillful skills when receiving the ball from the sideline. Even if the defensive players kept interfering behind him, he could smoothly stop the ball at his feet."
"Then knocking back to Barry and quickly inserting into the penalty area is also an excellent choice. Mina's offensive sense on the court was too sensitive. He knows how to create better opportunities. This will definitely become a nightmare for other team's defenders. ."
"Of course, this goal is also due to Barry's excellent awareness and passing skills. He could understand Mina's offensive intention and realize it."
After scoring the goal, Nagi rushed to the sidelines, pointed at Barry, and motioned for him to come and celebrate the goal with him.
The first half ended with Genk leading by a goal. After changing sides and fighting again, Brugge replaced two offensive players one after another, posing a last stand.
This gave Genk a chance to defend and counterattack. In the 71st minute, Christian Chivu intercepted the ball and passed it to Carl Beth in the middle. The ball hits the forward field.
On the other side, Jason Aldridge was also quickly cutting in. Bruges formed a two-on-three in the backfield. Facing the Bruges central defender who came to defend, Nagi stepped on the ball and turned around during the march. A nice roundabout.
Coming near the front of the penalty area, the only defensive player in the penalty area could only choose to step forward to defend. Before he arrived, Nagi nudged the ball into the penalty area, and Aldridge followed up with a shot. The defensive players and the goalkeeper didn't expect that Nagi would pass the ball, so they couldn't react in time, and was caught by Aldridge. They easily succeeded.
After scoring the goal, Aldridge jumped on Nagi excitedly, and said, "Your pass was amazing. You could play this ball with confidence. Why pass it to me?"
Nagi smiled and patted his head: "I can't let you make this trip in vain, besides, your position was better than mine."
Aldridge looked at Nagi with gratitude and admiration. Although the age difference between the two was very small, Nagi's skills and mind were beyond comparison.
Jarrell Anderson, who was sitting on the coach's bench, had a livid face. He knew that Brugge had lost this game, and he tried his best to prevent Nagi, and the league championship was getting farther and farther away from them.
Was Brugge going to be empty-handed this season? It seems that we can only strive to win in the cup. I hope Genk understands the truth that he can't eat more than he can chew, and stop sending the main force to play in the cup.
The game was exactly as Anderson expected. The Bruges players were completely defeated by the second goal. They had lost their fighting spirit on the field, and the final 2:0 result was maintained until the end.
On the other side of the Lotto Park Stadium, Anderlecht beat La Louvies 5:1, Jan Koller scored a hat-trick, but Genk continued to beat Anderlecht with a record of all three points top the list.
In the scorer list, Nagi continues to lead with 19 goals, while Jan Koller, who is second with 17 goals, is second, and the competition is fierce.
In the 18th round of the League One, Genk played against Lokeren at home. Before the game, Nagi said in an interview with the media that although he was competing with Jan Koller for the Golden Globe, the more important thing was the competition for the league championship. "I shoot because I want to score goals, winning is my number one pursuit."
In the 3rd minute of the game, Nagi received the ball in midfield, blocked the opponent's defender with his body, and rushed forward with the ball. He observed that Jason Aldridge was in a better position at the front point, so he decisively passed the ball to the back of the defense.
Aldridge accelerated to chase the ball, and the guard defending him was already one position behind him. If the ball was received, it would be a one-off.
Lokeren's goalkeeper made an emergency attack and rushed to the outside of the penalty area to clear the ball with his foot, but he kicked the ball away in a panic and did not use his strength.
Nagi followed up to the front field and judged where the ball landed. Before the defender arrived, he stopped the ball with his chest and volleyed directly. Lokeren's goalkeeper had just returned to the sideline of the penalty area, so he could only look back and stare blankly. Watching the ball fall into the net.
1:0! Nagi opened the scoring for Genk with an ultrdistance world wave.
After scoring the goal, Nagi flew across the billboard and ran along the stands pointing to the sky to celebrate. The fans did not expect that Genk take the lead so early and scored such a wonderful goal, and they all shouted Nagi's name excitedly.
Genk, who took the lead, did not stop their attacking pace. In the 34th minute, Nagi received a pass from Beth near 30 meters in the front field. The defensive player fell to the ground decisively and tackled the ball.But he put the ball through his legs, and continue forward.
Seeing this, the two defenders of Lokeren quickly followed up to supplement the defense. They tried to encircle Nagibone by one. Nagi took his time and hit the ball with his left foot, past one of the opponent's central defenders, and then poked the ball forward with his foot, passing the ball to get rid of the other defender.
"Beautiful! After Mina passed the three defenders of Lokeren in a row, he rushed into the penalty area, forming a single-handed fight."
"Hit the goal, the ball goes in, goooooooooooooal!"
"In the 34th minute, Mina scored another goal for Genk. Following the super-distance world wave of the previous goal, Mina staged a scene where three players were passed in a row and scored a single-handed goal."
"In the second half of the league, his form is still hot!"
Nagi opened his arms and ran recklessly. He was very excited because he obviously felt that his strength had improved again, and he became more comfortable when facing the defense.
When Nagi scored the second goal, the head coach, Aimee Antonis, also pumped his fist excitedly to celebrate. This kid is amazing, although it can be seen that Nagi was in good condition during the winter break training , he didn't expect this state on the field to remain unabated. It seems that Genk's results this season are promising!
The first half ended with Genk taking a two-goal lead. Shortly after the second half, Nagi received a pass from the right. Facing the defensive player, he continued to step on a bicycle and successfully entered the penalty area along the bottom line, and then passed to the penalty kick.
Barry, who was inserted in the middle, made it 3:0!, Genk established the victory .After that, Genk did not shrink back to defend, but continued to attack. In the 67th minute, Nagi, Beth and Barry completed a wonderful triangular pass cooperation, tearing apart again Unfortunately, Barry in the penalty area hit the post and popped out, and the rushed defensive player cleared the sideline.
The anger of Lokeren's defensive players was also blown out, and the movements of their hands and feet were very large. In the 69th minute, the defensive player directly kicked Nagi's calf bone when he tackled Nagi, so he also received a yellow card.
Every time Antonis saw Nagi fall to the ground, his heart would thump. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Nagi tidy up the guard and stood up, but he didn't dare to let Nagi stay on the field any longer. He went up and decisively replaced him with a central defender.
In the rest of the game, the score did not change. In the end, Genk defeated Lokeren, and won two consecutive victories in the second half of the game, continuing to lead the standings.
In this game, Nagi scored 2 goals with 4 shots and almost participated in planning all of Genk's threatening offensive opportunities. The Belgian media exclaimed that Nagi had surpassed the scope of a shooter and had become a A terrifying attack machine.
Jan Koller did not score a goal this round, so the gap between him and Nagi was widened to 4 goals. Many people believe that it is a certainty for Nagi to become the youngest Golden Boot of the League this season.
Jan Koller was very helpless about this. If there was no accident, this season would be his last season in the League. Bundesliga Dortmund has made it clear that he will introduce him this summer.
After five years of fighting in the League, he hoped to end with the Golden Boot and the league championship, but he never expected to meet such an unreasonable evildoer as Nagi. Although the whole team tried their best to help him create opportunities, it still fell short a lot of.