Chapter 27

In the 11th round of the competition, Genk played against Muskron at home. In this game, the home team tried their best to win.

Before the game, in the locker room of the visiting team, the Muscron players who just came back from the pre-match training on the field were sitting on the seats in front of the closet, looking up at the gray-haired coach in front of them.

Ward Orr looked at them with a smile and said, "Guys, don't be so nervous. Take it easy." frowning.

Since the start of this season, Muscron's performance has also been amazing. He is currently ranked sixth in the league and is expected to hit the Europa League seat. This is a young team with a very strong impact on the court.

In the past ten rounds, they have won six of them, relying on the fighting spirit and desire for victory of young players.

"Genk's strength is indeed very strong, but we are not completely without chance of winning." Orr said.

Many players nodded in agreement. Genk struggled a lot last season, and many of his main players have left the team this season. Although they has borrowed a lot of talents from major leagues, running-in is still a problem.

"The depth of Genk's lineup is seriously insufficient, and there is no way to support two-line combat at all. That's why they rotated in the last round and lost to Standard Liege. Although the main force returned in this round, the state is still difficult to guarantee." Ward -Orr speaks well-crafted words of encouragement.

Ward Orr is an old coach in League One. His player career was mediocre. He retired soon and started his coaching career as an assistant coach. Led the team to achieve commendable results.

Last season, Muscron's thrilling relegation, the former coach sadly dismissed get out of class, Ward Orr stepped in and took over the coach. The team management valued his rich coaching experience and his ability to guide players out of the shadow of last season's defeat.

"Genk's biggest killer is their striker Mina. We have played against him last season. I have watched his recent game videos. His skills seem to have improved again. We have to be more cautious."

Speaking of this, Orr looked at Muskron defender Keir Dougherty, "I need you to keep an eye on Mina so that he can't take advantage of his speed and breakthrough. This is your only task."

"In any case, Mina is still a 17-year-old Asian, confront him and make full use of your physical advantages."

Keir Dougherty nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, I'll make him suffer."

"The midfielder and central defender must cooperate with Doherty's defense on the left, and resolutely double-team at critical moments. No matter what, this game must freeze Mina for me, and I cannot let him have the slightest chance on the left. ."

"Believe me, as long as Mina is frozen, Genk is a tiger without teeth, and we will definitely get three points."

At the beginning of the game, as usual, Genk relied on Nagi to organize the frontcourt attack. In this game, head coach Aimee Antonis still has a four-four-two formation.

Last season, Genk mainly used a four-three-three formation, and Nagi played more of a winger role. This season, due to the shortage of strikers, he switched to a four-two-two formation. Fixed, but since he is right-footed, he is mainly on the right.

Dougherty has been closely guarding Nagi, no matter whether he has the ball in his hands or not, he wanted to use his physical fitness to suppress Nagi.

But things didn't seem to be as simple as he imagined. In the 4th minute, after Beth in the middle passed the ball to Nagi on the right, Doherty squeezed up, and there were still some small movements in his hands, trying to force Nagi to lose his balance and lose the ball.

But Nagi's lower limbs were very strong, his body remained motionless, he firmly protected the ball, and he swung back with his left foot, then turned around leaning on Doherty, and when he turned to the goal, he quickly started to get rid of the defense.

Then Nagi dribbled on the right side with the ball, and Dougherty could only catch up behind, but the difference in speed made them farther and farther apart, and they soon reached a position.

Therefore, Nagi was able to pass the ball easily, but unfortunately Barry, who was following up in the penalty area, missed the goal and the ball went slightly wide of the post.

Doherty looked at Nagi out of breath, his eyes were full of disbelief, this kid looked very thin, how could he be so strong in physical resistance.

What he doesn't know is that due to Nagi's persistent exercise, his physical fitness and stamina had greatly improved, and he has very keen senses, knowing which parts of the body to exert force could make him more advantageous in the confrontation .

Doherty gritted his teeth, even so, he didn't believe that he couldn't resist a brat.

Another attack by Genk, Nagi retreated to the midfield to get the ball, and he dribbled the ball forward. Keir Dougherty observed the positions of other defensive players on his side, and they were all reasonable, so he played a with the gesture of double-teaming, he stepped forward to force Nagi.

He originally thought that Nagi would slow down the speed, but he didn't expect him to come straight to himself, with his left toe tipping the ball a little to the left.

But after Nagi swiped the ball with his left foot, he moved the ball to his right foot, and then he pushed the ball with his right foot, breaking through the defense from the side. This is the deep fried ball technique.

Doherty was taken aback, and forcibly twisted his body to make up for the mistake, but unexpectedly, his left foot staggered, and he lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.

"Let's see this time, Mina took the ball to face the defense, so fast, he passed the opponent in an instant, the defensive player took a fake move, lost his balance, and reached the front of the penalty area, hit the goal!"

"goooooooooooooooal, the goal is scored! In the 11th minute of the game, Genk opened the opponent's goal."

"Mina kicked up and hit the goal suddenly near the top of the arc in the penalty area. The ball was very powerful and had a tendency to fall in the air. The goalkeeper couldn't react."

"Let's take a look at the replay. Mina dribbled the ball beautifully. With a standard fried ball, he easily got rid of the defense. Before other defensive players blocked him, he decisively hit a world wave."

Keir Dougherty sat on the ground and watched helplessly as Nagi galloped to celebrate on the sidelines. His physical fitness was so good and his foot skills were not bad. There was a sharp pain in the ankle.

After trying to take two steps, he found himself injured and could only greet the sidelines for a substitution.

"We can see that the opponent's No. 12 left back Keir Dougherty seems to be injured and is asking for a substitution. Did Nagi sprain it when he shook him?"

"We know that there are ankle breakers on the basketball court. Can Nagi also be called the ankle breaker on the football field?"

After a while in the game, Muskron had to use the first substitution quota, replacing Doherty. Their head coach Orr scratched his pale hair in distress. Who else could limit Nagi?

In the end, he replaced the full-back as a substitute, and told him to fight Nagi as much as possible to consume his energy.

Carl Beth ran over after Nagi scored a goal, hugged and celebrated with him, and said, "You did a great job, I didn't expect you to shake and hurt the defender."

Nagi shrugged with a wry smile. He didn't do it on purpose, he didn't even have physical contact, he just wanted to get rid of the defense.

"You are in a hot state today. We took the lead at the beginning, and we will play better in the future."

After kicking off again, Nagi was still active at the forefront of the offense, repeatedly posing threats in front of Musk's goal, and the defensive player who replaced Keir Dougherty was much worse than Dougherty. He was at a disadvantage in the confrontation, and it is difficult to compete with Nagi in consciousness.

In the 33rd minute, Genk made a counter relying on a quick counterattack with a backfield steal.

Christian Chivu accurately passed the ball to Nagi on the right in the backcourt. Nagi lifted the ball and unloaded it. Relying on his own training experience, precise senses and control ability, the ball seemed to stick to Nagi the same as on his feet.

Facing the two defensive players who rushed up, Nagi rushed forward calmly, and through continuous counterfeit spikes, he found a gap in the surrounding defense, brought the ball out, and made a successful bottom.

Then Nagi made a cross easily, and the ball came to the feet of Jason Aldridge in the penalty area like a seeking missile. He only needed to poke the ball with his toe, and the ball entered the gate of Muskron.

2:0, Genk made another victory!

After scoring the goal, Aldridge ran to Nagi excitedly, gave him a big hug, and said, "I am so happy to play football with you. I never thought it would be so easy to score a goal."

Other teammates followed one after another, and everyone formed a group. At this time, Genk seemed extremely united.

When Nagi assisted and scored the second goal, Ward Orr shook his head in frustration. He knew that in this game, the chance of Muscron's escape was very slim.

Keir Dougherty's premature injury and leaving the field was something he never thought of before the game, and Nagi's physical confrontation is not bad, and his foot skills are so strong, how to limit him will be a headache for all League One teams .

Genk coach Aimee Antonis breathed a sigh of relief. He insisted on rotation in the last round and lost the game. He was also under a lot of pressure. Genk absolutely cannot accept losing streak.

And Nagi's one pass and one shot almost secured the victory and relieved his pressure a lot. Nagi's progress is getting faster and faster, he is undoubtedly a genius.

But the most indispensable thing in football is talent. Every year, there will be many amazingly talented young players, but many of them are immersed in the praise of the outside world after they become famous, and give up hard training. In the end, they can only be lost in the crowd. At present, Nagi was not such a person, and his hard work is even more impressive.

Antonis believes that as long as he does not experience major injuries, he will have a chance to reach the pinnacle of football. He said to the assistant coach beside him, Quick-Martin: "After Nagi was injured last time, although his body was checked in detail, no problems were found, but you should not be careless."

"We need to monitor Nagi's body in real time. Doesn't he practice more often? We should have some routine checkups every day, and a comprehensive physical examination on a regular basis."

Antonis hopes to train Nagi into a superstar, which is a coach's dream and will be the glory of a lifetime.

After that, neither side scored any more goals. In the 60th minute, head coach Aimee Antonis made a substitution adjustment. Central defender Kali Prohaska replaced forward Nagi. Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Nagi walked off the pitch.

In the end, Genk defeated Muskron at home and got a valuable three points.

After the game, Muskron head coach Ward Orr said helplessly in an interview with reporters that they did not limit Nagi well, which was the main reason for the team's loss. "Even Anderlecht can't do things well. It's even harder for us."

He added: "Unfortunately, our main full-back Keir Doherty was injured early in the game, he sprained his ankle and is expected to miss the next two weeks. It's just worse."

He explained to some reporters that Nagi shook Doherty and caused him to be injured: "I don't think this is decisive. You know, Keir is an experienced veteran. I have played the whole game many times, and I think it is more of an injury caused by fatigue."

The next morning, Nagi came to the training ground for additional training as usual, but at this time the main coach Quick Martin was already waiting for him: "Nagi, we knew you would come today, Mr. Antonis has something to do. Let me tell you, Mr. Albert is here too."

Nagi was a little puzzled, but he followed him to the manager's room. In addition to these two people, there was also a team doctor and his personal trainer Abel Le Goff. Nagi asked, "What can l do for you?"

Antonis said: "Nagi, I have read your medical report. Your physical condition is very good and there are no hidden dangers. But you often practice more, which is still risky for your age."

Nagi nodded and said: "I know, so I have been training according to the plan formulated by Mr. Le Goff, and I will stop when I feel uncomfortable."

The team doctor said at this time: "Mr. Le Goff's plan is more reasonable, but you can't wait until your body can't bear it and you feel it before reacting. At this time, the hidden injury has already occurred."

"So we plan to arrange a routine inspection every day and a massage after training to relax, and a comprehensive inspection every two weeks. We must not be careless."

"But my physical condition is very good. Is this kind of inspection too frequent?" Nagi said, he can fully control his physical condition, so he doesn't quite understand everyone's concerns.

The team manager Albert said at this time: "Nagi, this is the club's decision. You must know that you are just seventeen years old, not yet an adult, and your body is in the developmental stage, so it is very fragile. A small injury An illness can affect your entire career."

"We want to be responsible for you, rather than simply using you to achieve good results. After our discussions, we also decided to give up the competition for the Belgian Cup this season and fully compete for the league title and Europa League results."

"So we will adopt a complete rotation for the Belgian Cup. Of course you are also included in the rotation and will not appear in the squad. I hope you can understand."

"You know Ronaldo?" Antonis asked, Nagi nodded, the youngest player in the world, of course he knew something, "After he joined Inter Milan in 1997, he was often plagued by injuries. Although it is related to the rough style of Serie A, it is also inseparable from his early injuries."

"The experience of Eindhoven and Barcelona made him full of honors, and he was overused and left with hidden injuries. This will greatly shorten the peak period of his career. If you want to become a superstar like him, you must pay attention to it. This is a lesson learned."