The focus of other European media was on Nagi's malicious foul and his performance of scoring goals with injuries. Spain's "Marca" pointed out that Nagi made history. No player could persist in the game and score a goal despite muscle injuries.
The British "Sky Sports" interviewed Manchester United coach Ferguson about Nagi's performance. He said: "Yes, I saw this magical scene. I don't know how to describe it. Mina's skills are beyond doubt, but his physical strength are contrary to my expectations, come to the Premier League boy, the head-on style here is definitely suitable for you."
The Italian "Gazzetta dello Sport" said with envy: "If Ronaldo's physical fitness is half that of Mina, Inter Milan will not fall into the quagmire of defeat. The former alien has become a glass man. Massimo - Moratti will have to swallow this bitter pill."
The rigorous German media even invited professional doctors to analyze the foul and Nagi's injury. "Sports Bild" pointed out that after repeated comparisons of the videos, the doctor believed that Nagi's injury should at least be a joint ligament sprain, because the downside The moment he landed, Nagi's feet were twisted.
"If Genk Club hadn't lied about the injury, we can think that Nagi's physical fitness is terrible. A young player with excellent skills and excellent physical fitness. Which club would not want to have it?"
The major European giants are all paying attention to the next formation of Genk. If it is as they reported, Nagi should be able to continue playing soon.
Although there was no live broadcast of this game in China, it was still recorded and broadcast. The two commentators were also very angry when they saw Nagi being fouled maliciously.
"This is a crime. The leg didn't go towards the ball at all, it went towards Mina's feet." The commentator roared angrily. At this time, there were countless Japanese fans in front of the TV who uttered the same roar.
Seeing that Wang Feng insisted on taking free kicks with injuries and scored the ball, the commentator choked up a little: "We can see that our excellent Japanese player Nagi Mina is not silent when facing malicious fouls." The sound is not a fierce dispute, but a powerful goal counterattack, completely smashing the opponent's hope and dragging the opponent into the endless abyss of failure."
"We in Japan need such players and this kind of spirit."
After the whole game was played, domestic fans were still unsatisfied, and they poured into online forums to discuss the game. Most people think that Nagi's work was too beautiful, "returning a malicious foul with a goal, what's more exciting than this?"
Many people also expressed concerns about Nagi's injury, even though many media reprinted Genk's official statement, "This malicious foul is too serious, such a player should be suspended for life!" Some fans left a message saying indignantly.
Nagi's mother also contacted him as soon as she saw the relevant reports: "Ah Nagi, I didn't think that playing football was so dangerous, why don't you stop playing and go home, we are earning money now." Enough is enough, you go home and set up a small factory, and forget about being the footballer."
Nagi could only explain to his mother dumbfounded that he had not been seriously injured, and he would not always encounter such a situation when playing football, "Don't worry, I am so young, and I will soon recover from bumps and bumps." Well, besides, I'm still a boy, so it's nothing to get hurt." After all, he finally persuaded my mother.
Mio had also been leaving messages on QQ, hoping to know how Nagi was doing now. Nagi also explained to her in the same way. Although it was very troublesome, he still feels very happy in his heart.
For Genk coach Aimee Antonis' bombardment of the referee, UEFA obviously would not let it go easily. He was fined and suspended for two games, which means that he would not be able to coach in the next round of Europa League knockout matches.
The red cards of Aaron Abigail and Karl Beth had not been cancelled, and UEFA would not slap themselves in the face, so they would miss the next knockout game. The defensive player who tackled Nagi was suspended for three additional games, but Slavia Prague had already been eliminated, so they would only have a chance to implement it next season.
In the 24th round of the Ligue 1, Genk played against La Louvière. Nagi did not appear in the squad for this game. The two sides played a dull game, and finally shook hands 0:0. Anderlecht won this round, narrowing the point difference in the standings to 5 points.
The result of the Europa League round of 16 draw had also come out. Genk, the only remaining player in the League One, will face the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04. This result made the Belgian media collectively mourn, lamenting the bad luck of the League One club.
In fact, there were no obvious teams that can reach the top 16. Most of them are strong teams in the five major leagues, and it was difficult to play against anyone.
The 25th round of the League Genk played against Segra Brugge, Nagi appeared on the substitute list, in the 33rd minute of the first half, Segra Brugge relied on a quick counterattack to open the lead Sheep gate.
As time passed, the score of 0:1 made coach Antonis feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, and the Genk fans in the stands began to call Nagi's name. Whenever the team faced adversity, he would never disappointed.
In the 79th minute of the second half, Nagi was finally replaced. In fact, he has basically recovered, but he was still undergoing recovery training, so the coach originally did not intend to let him play.
Five minutes after Wang Feng played, Genk created a wonderful opportunity. Nagi received the ball from Gareth Barry on the right side, quickly started down the bottom line, suddenly stopped and smashed the ball near the bottom line, and got rid of the defense Player, enters the penalty area laterally.
Then Nagi sent a low ball to the back of the penalty area with his left foot, followed by Barry and hit the goal directly, which was saved by Segla Brugge goalkeeper, but the ball was too powerful and the goalkeeper failed to hold the ball.
Naturally, Nagi would not let go of this opportunity. In fact, every time he attacked, he would find the best position after passing the ball, just to seize the chance of a supplementary shot, so he made it and helped the team equalize the score.
After scoring the goal, Nagi used the remaining time to continue to organize the attack, but there was too little time left for him. In the end, the two teams shook hands 1:1 and made a draw. After this round, Anderlecht continued to win and narrowed the point difference to With 3 points, the competition for the league title was on the rise again.
Nagi scored a goal in 11 minutes of playing, and his state was as brave as ever. It also proved that the club's report of his injury was not biased, and the pursuit of him by the major giants became more urgent.
This was the core of team building for the next ten years, or even twenty years! Few clubs will resist the temptation.
In the middle of the night at Gelsenkirchen International Airport in Germany, a plane had just landed. The Genk players got out of the plane tiredly. There was only one day left for them to rest and train. The Europa League round of 16 will be played the day after tomorrow. Held in the afternoon.
Nagi yawned. He seemed a little listless after he just recovered from his injury. At this moment, Gareth Barry came over and said, "Would you like some chewing gum to refresh you?"
Nagi took the chewing gum he handed over, threw it into his mouth, and complained while chewing: "This shit schedule, there are four games scheduled in two weeks, I'm afraid just thinking about it."
Barry nodded: "And they are all very crucial games. We can't afford to lose. If we lose in the Europa League knockout round, we may lose our top spot if we lose in the league."
Assistant coach Quick Martin came over at this time: "Let's play game by game. Our coaching staff will also observe your situation at any time for rotation. If you feel tired, you must tell us in time."
At the tactical meeting before the game, the head coach Aimee Antonis said: "In this round of the game, we lacked three main players, and we will definitely be very passive, but our goal is not to lose by a big score and try to score away goals. In this way, it will be better to play at home next time."
At the beginning of the game, the situation was as expected. Schalke 04 had an absolute advantage. In the 21st and 36th minutes, striker Emile Mpenza scored two goals. The Belgian Standard Liege player , transferred to the Bundesliga last year at a sky-high price of 8.5 million euros, and has performed very well in the league and the Europa League since this season.
Nagi was in trouble. Schalke 04's captain Tomas Vadoh defended him very tightly. Without the support of Beth in the middle, Nagi had fewer opportunities.
At the end of the first half, Nagi finally got a better chance. This time he retreated to the middle to receive the ball, then took the ball to the front field, and passed the ball to Barry in the middle before the opponent's defensive player pressed.
After passing the ball, Nagi quickly rushed to the side. After receiving the ball, Barry took a distance, and suddenly kicked the ball to the back of the defender on the side. There Nagi catches the ball.
After receiving the ball, Nagi ran towards the baseline while protecting the ball. Wadoh was pressing beside him. He suddenly stepped on the ball and made an emergency stop. pass the ball.
The ball flew to the back of the penalty area. Jason Aldridge headed the goal without any defense. Unfortunately, the angle was too right and was saved by the Schalke 04 goalkeeper. Then the defensive player kicked the ball out of the sideline .
Aldridge, who missed the opportunity, scratched his hair angrily, and shook his head to Nagi, indicating that it was his own problem.
A few minutes later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The Genk players walked into the locker room with their heads down, looking very decadent. So far this season, they felt the pressure of being crushed for the first time. It felt that even Nagi was not surprised.
The coaching staff discussed the situation and tactical arrangements in the first half, and it took a while to reach a consensus. The head coach Antonis came over and said: "Everyone cheer up, we are not ready to admit defeat yet."
He pointed to the tactical card and said: "In the first half, our midfield and frontcourt were out of touch, which made the offense unable to play a threat, and the defensive loopholes were also very large. Therefore, in the second half, we need to organize a more threatening offense and not let Schalke 04 came out with ease and threatened our goal."
He said to Nagi: "Mina, in the second half, I need you to retreat to the midfield to get the ball and play the role of central midfielder, just like you did at the end of the first half."
"Your position is not fixed, it can be in the middle or left and right. You can actively run to open up the defense. I believe that with your ability, you can definitely turn Schalke 04's defense upside down."
"Everything is up to you!"
Nagi nodded solemnly when he heard the words. At the beginning of this season, he would do this in some games, but as the cooperation between his teammates became more and more tacit, he waited more for the midfield pass. But now that the main force is absent and the midfield support is insufficient, he can only go back to his old business and play a guest role as an offensive organizer.
After changing sides and fighting again, Wadoh found it more difficult to mark Nagi. His range of activities is very wide, and his speed and explosive power were very strong. As a veteran, he was gradually exhausted.
In the 61st minute, Nagi took the ball directly to the side after receiving the ball in the middle. Wadoh failed to follow up in time due to a moment of ecstasy, so that Nagi went directly to the edge of the penalty area.
Three nearby defensive players quickly surrounded him to prevent him from further dribbling and passing. Nagi carefully protected the ball and moved forward slowly while waiting for his teammates to respond. When he saw the figure of Aldridge, he suddenly accelerated and rushed in front of the defender.
The defender was taken aback, and subconsciously stretched his leg to steal it, but he didn't expect Nagi to push the ball to the other side, avoiding the stretched leg, and then cut inside into the penalty area and passed the ball to the back point.
Aldridge, who was plugged in, seized this opportunity. He hit the goal directly with his right foot without stopping the ball, piercing through the ten fingers of the Schalke 04 goalkeeper.
After scoring the goal, Aldridge rushed to celebrate by kneeling near the football area, and then Nagi and other players who arrived also hugged him. The score was rewritten to 1:2, and Genk scored a valuable away goal.
Schalke 04 head coach Herbert Vysok looked angry he couldn't sit still any longer and was going to make substitution adjustments, replacing the exhausted Wadoch with a young defender The players came to keep an eye on Nagi.
In the 79th minute, Genk made a counterattack from the backfield, and Nagi was actively participating in the defense, so his position was relatively low. After Christian Chivu passed the ball to Nagi, Nagi dribbled the ball through the midfield himself.
At this time, Aldridge in front was accelerating, so Nagi sent a lob with his right foot. Aldridge avoided offside successfully and got the ball before the defender, but his explosive power was not so strong, so he took the moment he reached the ball, he was still entangled by the player returning to defense.
Nagi also ran forward after passing the ball. At this time, he was basically only one body behind Aldrich, so he crossed the middle. Nagi caught the ball with his left foot and kept going, and then dribble the ball to the left of the defender.
When Nagi entered the penalty area, there was only one defender standing in front of him. Nagi moved the ball to his right foot and made a gesture to hit the goal.
The defensive player barely restrained himself, and then blocked Nagi's left side. As a result, Nagi just made a fake goal and shifted the ball to his right foot. This time, the defensive player could no longer maintain his center of gravity and was knocked down on the ground.
Nagi hit the goal, and the ball flew into the goal along the post. The Schalke 04 goalkeeper was also confused by Nagi's continuous fake moves, and the timing of the ball was a little late.
2:2! Genk equalized the score!
After scoring the goal, Nagi flew to celebrate with open arms, soaring like an eagle over the Veltins Stadium, while the defensive player who fell behind him sat on the ground with a sad face. This scene was perfectly recorded by the camera. The next day it appeared on the news covers of major European sports media.