The path to becoming a football legend began with being ousted from Carrington by Manchester United.

"What did the coach just say to you?"

It was clear that Yaya Touré, David Silva, and others were very anxious about the situation on the field. As soon as there was a dead ball opportunity, they immediately surrounded Lin Yi to ask if head coach Mancini had made any targeted adjustments on the sidelines.

Lin Yi shook his head: "It's not of any value."

Glancing at Aguero, Lin Yi added, "The coach is telling certain people who don't deserve their price tag to have some self-respect."

"Oh? You mean the kind of center forward who can't win headers?" Aguero quickly retorted.

Yaya Touré stopped the two: "Shut up, you're arguing all the time. Look how passive we've become, if this continues we'll concede a goal sooner or later."

Lin Yi comforted the other side: "Since the coach hasn't made any adjustments, let's continue playing like this. Don't just aim directly at my head. It's okay if the ball lands a little off-center. When it comes to running, I can leave him in the Mariana Trench."

"Let's try this for now." Since no one could think of any better ideas, they had no choice but to try it as Lin Yi suggested, even if it seemed hopeless.

"Sergio," Lin Yi called out to Aguero, specifically instructing him, "Stay away from me later, don't get in my way."

"Relying on you? Ha! You should get out of the way and watch how I break through Tottenham's defense."

"Watch your legs."

"Get out of here, you piece of trash."

The game continued amidst their incessant arguing.

Tottenham continued to rely on Modric and Van der Vaart to orchestrate attacks from the center and utilize the two flanks.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Modric delivered a precise long pass with the outside of his foot to Bale on the left wing.

Bale made a strong breakthrough, and this time he didn't choose to pass the ball, but instead relied on Manchester City's right-back Zabaleta to take a direct shot.

Joe Hart didn't expect Bale to shoot directly from the wing, and by the time he tried to react, it was too late.

Bale's powerful shot flew straight into the near corner of the goal, and just when everyone at Manchester City was in despair, the goalposts at White Hart Lane saved them.

With a loud "thud," the football struck the goalpost and bounced back into the penalty area.

Kompany controlled the first ball, and Manchester City tried to win the ball back several times with long passes, so he didn't want to blindly kick the ball long and risk passing it to Yaya Toure on the edge of the penalty area.

Toure used his physical strength to hold off Van der Vaart and complete the turn, then looked up to observe the situation on the field.

Besides Kranjcar closely marking David Silva, Tottenham's right winger Lennon had also sprinted back to defend, watching Silva intently from a short distance away.

Nasri and Aguero were also in poor positions, with opposing defenders closely marking them.

Van der Vaart kept interfering with Toure's possession of the ball from behind, and seeing a Tottenham player in a white jersey approaching, Toure knew he couldn't afford to delay any longer.

He first passed the ball across to his partner, another defensive midfielder Gareth Barry, and then quickly moved diagonally forward to break free from the opponent's encirclement.

Tottenham continued their high-pressing tactics in the attacking third. Crouch, who had just pounced on Toure, took a long stride and charged toward Barry, who had the ball.

Barry had no choice but to pass the ball back to Toure, who had been patiently observing the movements of the attacking players before receiving it.

Unfortunately, Aguero and the others were unable to get into a good position through Toure's pass, and the situation was basically the same as before.

At this point, Toure had only two options: either pass back to the center-back to reorganize the game, or launch a long pass directly.

Suddenly, Toure remembered Lin Yi's instructions. Without hesitation, he kicked the ball directly into Tottenham's backfield with his right foot.

This time, his long pass was no longer aimed at Lin Yi's location, but rather he deliberately added power and angled it further, sending the ball flying towards an unoccupied area.

Dawson and Lin Yi, who were constantly vying for position, roughly judged the ball's landing point at a glance, and then the two ran towards the landing point together.

Just as Lin Yi said, when it comes to running, the big and burly Dawson is no match for him. Almost the instant the two turned around, Lin Yi had already taken the lead by half a body length.

The experienced Tottenham captain knew he couldn't race against Lin Yi, or he would be left far behind.

Dawson stretched out his thick arm and wrapped it around Lin Yi's right hand as he swung his arm. Since Dawson did not make any obvious pulling motion, the referee would not call a foul on him.

However, the result of doing so was very obvious: Lin Yi was greatly disturbed and had no way to accelerate.

Lin Yi tried to pull his arm away, but Dawson wouldn't let him get away so easily. Their arms remained entangled, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

Dawson, like a persistent leech, always kept a half-body distance from Lin Yi.

The Tottenham captain was secretly pleased. As long as Lin Yi didn't shake him off, there wouldn't be a big problem. When Lin Yi controlled the ball and made his next move, he would have plenty of time to give the opponent enough interference, which would definitely be a successful defense.

As the ball drew closer to its landing point, Lin Yi no longer had the energy to pay attention to Dawson behind him; he had to focus his attention on the ball.

Lin Yi regained his composure, turned around while running, and stared intently at the ball flying towards him from behind.

Dawson felt the time was right, and suddenly pulled hard on Lin Yi's right arm, instantly closing the distance between them and allowing Dawson to press himself against Lin Yi.

To avoid being called for a foul, Dawson immediately raised his hands to show his innocence after the shot, concentrating his strength on his shoulders and creating physical contact to interfere with Lin Yi's ball control.

Under the pull and bump from the other party, Lin Yi's body swayed noticeably. He quickly tightened his core and forcibly maintained his balance.

Since he couldn't shake off the opponent's defense, Lin Yi made a bold decision.

Just as the ball was about to fall, Lin Yi used his core strength to bump into Dawson next to him, forcing the opponent to be unable to extend his leg immediately.

Just as Dawson regained his balance and prepared to tackle the ball.

Lin Yi seized this fleeting opportunity, swung his left leg, and before the ball hit the ground, unleashed a powerful volley.

The football, which had flown over most of the field, successfully changed direction and took off a second time, heading straight for the Tottenham goal.

When Lin Yi took the shot, he made a noticeable lift with the instep of his foot, giving the ball a strong topspin.

Due to the spin, the football flies to its highest point and then suddenly drops, experiencing a noticeable secondary acceleration in the air.

Goalkeeper Friedel, who had been observing the situation in front of the goal, never expected Lin Yi to shoot directly at the goal.

In his mind, Dawson's defense was very solid, and Lin Yi would have a hard time dealing with the high ball coming from behind, so he made no preparations.

Faced with this astonishing volley, Friedel could only stand there, wide-eyed, watching the ball fly into the goal he was guarding.

"Lin-goooooooooooooooooooal!"

"Lin Yi's incredibly imaginative performance is truly remarkable!"

"Goal! A first-time shot from Lin Yi! That beautiful volley reminds me of Robin van Persie, who's known for his inability to control the ball!"

"The winner of this round's Premier League Goal of the Week is already decided; I hereby declare Lin Yi's goal a clear winner!"

Lin Yi's goal was like a startled dragon, exploding across the sky above White Hart Lane. The commentators did not hold back their praise, doing everything they could to extol this brilliant goal.

Among these requirements is literary merit, and it must be written in Chinese. Zhan Jun commented in the live stream:

"The Night of the Full Moon!"

"At the summit of the Forbidden City!"

"A sword comes from the west!"

"A celestial being descending from the heavens!"