Back in Belgium, in the 26th round of the League, Genk faced Bill Short. Although the long-distance travel made the players exhausted and sleepwalking on the field, the return of Aaron Abigail and Carl Beth also formed a vital force, and the two sides fought 0-0 in the first half.
Before the start of the second half, head coach Aimee Antonis communicated with Nagi whether to replace him for a rest. Nagi waved his hand and said no. Anderlecht is currently only three points behind Genk, and this game must be won.
Nagi's state on the field gradually recovered. In the 77th minute, Genk launched a quick counterattack from the left. Beth passed directly to Barry in the frontcourt.
Nagi was standing at the top of the arc at this time, seeing the momentum and quickly started, he used his body to squeeze away the defenders, and volleyed directly against the rolling ball. Bill Short's goalkeeper was standing close to the left post, so Nagi hit a far corner.
The ball drew a diagonal line in the air and hit the side net inside Bill Short's goal.
"The ball went in, goooooooooooooooooooal!"
"In the 77th minute, Mina scored a banger and knocked on Bill Short's door."
"The confrontation between Mina and the opponent's defender was very fierce. After finishing this shot, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. Bill Short's defense did not miss any omissions, but Mina relied on his physical fitness and foot skills to forcefully tear a gap."
After Nagi got up from the ground, nearby Genk players rushed over and surrounded him.
"This is Mina's 31st league goal this season, and he still leads the scorer list!"
In the 85th minute, Nagi and Barry formed a wonderful cooperation on the right. In the end, Barry inserted into the penalty area and scored the goal. The score was finally fixed at 2:0, and Genk won the opponent.
After the game with Bill Short, Genk will sit at home against Schalke 04.
The morning before the game, Genk's training camp was already full of fans. They were all Genk local fans, and they came to cheer for the players.
After all, Genk had not entered the quarter-finals of the Europa League for many years, and their best result is to stop at the quarter-finals. Now that there was such a "miracle" player as Nagi in the team, they look forward to the team even more In this season, it can tie history, or even surpass history.
The club has not seen such a battle for many years. The team manager Bill Albert personally came to the scene and directed the security personnel to maintain order to avoid accidents.
Every training session of the Genk players will cause bursts of cheers from the fans on the sidelines, especially for Nagi, whose name was constantly being shouted.
Many fans pulled out banners, which were filled with praises for Nagi and the words "continue to cheer". Albert looked at all this and couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
The praise and love of these fans are all earned by Nagi through his hard work and hard work. No matter where Nagi plays football in the future, he could already be called a legend of Genk.
After the training session, the club arranged a fan meeting, Nagi Mina, Gareth Barry, Christian Chivu and Jason Aldridge were asked to interact with the fans and fulfill their small wishes.
Several people greeted enthusiastic fans with smiles, took photos with them, and sent their autographs.
Nagi was surrounded by the most fans, and there were many young girls with very devilish figures who kept pushing forward on Nagi's body. Some of the brave ones even pulled on their clothes and even their shoulder straps, trying to make Nagi Sign it.
Nagi could only deal with it with a wry smile. For him, this was harder than training.
Nagi, as a young man with a fresh blood, was blushed by these bold young girls, which aroused their interest even more, and they even took a selfie with his arms around him.
The teammates next to him could only look at Nagi with envy and hatred surrounded by people, while their side could only be described as empty, it was too miserable.
After finally dealing with the enthusiastic fans, Nagi, who returned to the lounge, collapsed on the bench with a look of lovelessness.
Seeing Nagi like this, Barry walked over with a smirk on his face, and said in a low voice, "You must have endured a lot just now. It seems that your concentration is good, and you didn't make a fool of yourself in public."
Nagi stared at him blankly, not knowing what he was talking about. After a while, he finally understood, and waved his hands in disgust: "Go, go, why are you thinking so dirty."
Chivu complained and said, "Why do all the girls come to Nagi's side? Am I not handsome enough or strong enough?" After that, he also hammered his chest muscles.
At this moment, Beth responded abruptly: "Most girls like handsome guys who are fresh and young, rather than muscular weirdos with heavy tastes." Everyone in the lounge burst into laughter when they heard this, and Chivu ran over angrily to get entangled with Beth , everyone started to fight together.
Several elderly players in the club were very relieved to see this scene. They have seen too many intrigues and intrigues in the locker room of the team, and they understand how much a harmonious locker room can affect the team's performance.
The atmosphere in the team's locker room this season can be said to be extremely harmonious. Everyone celebrates together when they win, and they don't blame each other when they lose. A large part of this is because they have Nagi, who dares to take responsibility and is worth relying on.
Everyone was chatting, and suddenly the topic of women came up. Barry asked, "By the way, King haven't you found a girlfriend yet?"
Nagi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm only seventeen years old, I'm not an adult yet."
"What's the matter if you're not an adult, I dated a blonde girl when I was 15 years old, it feels amazing." Aldridge flaunted from the side: "Why don't I introduce some girls to you, and they treat you But it's very nice."
Nagi scolded with a smile: "Don't talk about you, a big carrot. Who in the team doesn't know that you change girlfriends as diligently as you change clothes. I don't want to know girls you know."
"But in our team, you should be the only one who doesn't like girls. Is there anyone else?" Everyone shook their heads, even the nerd Beth was among them.
Nagi suddenly felt that the world was full of malice, while Barry comforted him: "It's okay Nagi, after this week's game, I'll take you to Holland, I'm familiar with that place."
"Then introduce us, how familiar are you?" Aldridge interjected, and there was another burst of laughter in the lounge, and then they all asked, a group of energetic big men are most interested in this kind of topic .
It wasn't until the captain Aaron Abigail saw that the words were getting worse and worse, so he came forward to end the topic. "Finding a decent girlfriend is the right way, don't keep thinking about messing around." Abigail warned.
In Europe, football players, especially players from the highest level domestic leagues, are very attractive to girls because they are physically strong, young and rich, and many young and beautiful girls line up to visit them.
Because of this, many young players with outstanding talents indulge in the gentleness and ruin their careers. Nagi doesn't want to do this. He can be strict with himself in his normal life, so naturally he won't be unrestrained in this respect.
The second round of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 was held at the Luminus Arena as scheduled. Schalke 04 must win, or draw and achieve more than two goal difference, so they can be said to be a last stand.
Only 6 minutes into the game, Genk formed an exquisite cooperation in the front field. Jason Aldridge knocked back to Gareth Barry in front of the penalty area after receiving the ball from the left. Barry pretended to hit the goal and tricked the defender. After falling to the ground, he pushed with his right foot to Carl Beth in the middle.
Beth did not stop the ball, but followed the ball to the right, and the ball flew over the defender's head and came into the penalty area. Nagi, who had been in ambush for a long time, volleyed directly against the falling ball, piercing through the goal of the visiting team.
After scoring the goal, Nagi rushed to the stands. He was greeted by cheers from the fans. The Luminus Arena, which can accommodate 25,000 people, was full of seats. At this moment, it was boiling like boiling water.
This goal was a huge blow to Schalke 04. In the next 30 minutes, they failed to organize an attack. The head coach Herbert Vysok rarely used it in the first half. Two substitutions were made, but the situation on the field still did not improve.
In the 43rd minute, Genk Barry was pulled down by the opponent while holding the ball in the front field. The referee awarded a free kick and Nagi decided to take the free kick. With continuous practice, he feels that his free kick skills have been greatly improved and can be used as a conventional weapon.
Hearing a "bang", Nagi kicked the ball out with the back of his right foot. The ball drew a circular arc in the air, bypassed the left side of the wall, and then turned a corner and flew towards the upper right corner of the goal. , very similar to Beckham's famous skill "Full Moon Scimitar".
The goalkeeper of Schalke 04 rushed the ball in a hurry, but in the end he just threw it in the right direction without touching the ball, and the ball flew into the goal against the post.
2:0! Nagi scored twice! At this time the total score has come to 4:2, Genk has achieved an absolute advantage.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Nagi was substituted, and Genk took a defensive stance to consolidate the lead. Schalke 04 had to rely on Emile Mpenza to get back a goal in the 85th minute, but it was too late.
Genk successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, tying the best record in team history! With 11 goals, Nagi also ranked first in the Europa League scorer list.
In the last game of the two-week four-game match, in the 27th round of the Ligue 1, Genk played against Standard Liege. In this game, Aimee Antonis adopted a rotation lineup, and Nagi and some other main players were put on the bench.
Although the current lead over Anderlecht was only three points, the continuous high-intensity combat has made it difficult for the players to cope, so after careful consideration, Antonis still resolutely decided to rotate.
But looking at the big 0:1 on the scoreboard, Antonis was still extremely anxious. Earlier, the match between Anderlecht and Segra Brugge had ended, and they beat their opponents 5:0. If this If Genk loses the game, they will give up the first place in the league due to the disadvantage of goal difference.
At this time, the situation on the field was still extremely dangerous for Genk, both offensive and defensive ends are very bad. Fortunately, the goalkeeper performed bravely and failed to make the gap further widen.
Antonis looked back at Nagi who was sitting on the bench, and Nagi happened to look over at this moment. Looking at each other, Antonis saw the firmness and confidence in Nagi's eyes, as if saying: "Let me play, leave it to me."
So Antonis gave Nagi full trust. In the 71st minute, Wang Feng was placed in.
Seven minutes later, Nagi received the ball with his back on the right. He picked it up with his toes, and the ball passed over the defender's head behind him. Nagi also took the opportunity to get rid of it.
When he dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area, facing the interception of two defensive players in the penalty area, Nagi dribbled the ball horizontally along the sideline of the penalty area to the left, using his speed to create a gap, and then kicked the goal without hesitation.
The ball rolled out a slanted line on the ground and went to the lower right corner of the goal. The goalkeeper of Standard Liege fell to the ground to catch the ball, but because the ball bounced on the ground with a jump, it was directly refracted from his saving arm into the net.
1:1! Genk equalized the score, and Nagi never disappointed the fans!
This score was also maintained until the end, Genk struggled to score 1 point, and continued to overwhelm Anderlecht with this one-point advantage.
Finally, a devilish schedule was over, and all the soldiers in Genk breathed a sigh of relief, and the team ushered in the long-lost two-day holiday.
Nagi consumes a lot of physical energy, so the extra exercises are mainly restorative, and physical exercises are canceled. Both Beth and Chivu were unwilling to come to the training ground in advance, so Nagi practiced holding the ball alone again.
Put up a row of wooden dummies in the frontcourt, and Nagi used them to practice positioning the ball. Left, middle and right, 20 meters to 30 meters, Nagi tried every different position.
Through his keen senses, he corrected the length of his run-up, . The kicking part, the posture of the body, the strength of the force, etc., the kicked ball drew one after another strange arcs in the air, some hit the wooden dummy, and some were kicked away.
As the number of practice times increased, the number of times the ball entered the goal also increased, but still failed to achieve all hits. Nagi had a clear realization that even if every kick in the same position is guaranteed to be played in exactly the same way, due to changes in environmental conditions, it is still possible to hit or miss.
No wonder the set piece is as strong as Beckham, and it can't be said that it is used as a conventional offensive weapon, but only occasionally has amazing performances. The reason why Nagi's set ball hit rate is so high so far is because of the small number of free kick.
However, Nagi has unparalleled perception, so he can roughly grasp the best way to set the ball in each position through practice, and normalize this offensive method. Just imagine, a forward who is very threatening within 30 meters of the penalty area , I didn't dare to easily foul and give him a set kick, what a terrible thing this is.
After thinking about it for a while, Nagi came back to his senses and continued his practice. On the training ground, only the sound of "bang", "bang", "bang" kicking the ball was heard.
After a day of practice, Nagi took a shower in the club before leaving as usual. When he left, he took a copy of Sofia Levski's player information, which the club had just collected.
Sofia Levski was Genk's opponent in the top 8 of the Europa League. It is one of the most famous football clubs in Bulgaria. The team's best result is also in the top 8 of the Europa League, so the overall strength is not very strong. It is said that one was drawn.
While rejoicing, the top management of the club also urgently collected the opponent's information and provided it to the coaching staff to arrange tactics. The whole team hoped to surpass this opponent and create a new history.