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

Michael Dawson's center-back partner, Frenchman Kaboul, who is joining Tottenham for the second time, asked with an endearingly simple face, "Captain, I'm a bit slow. The coach gave us a whole bunch of instructions before the game, but how could I forget how he told us to deal with Lin?"

Dawson put his hands on his hips and shook his head, saying, "It's not that you forgot, it's that the coach didn't say it at all. Maybe he forgot, or maybe he thinks Lin isn't important?"

"So what do we do now?"

"How would I know!" The Tottenham captain said with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

In Redknapp's calculations, defending Lin Yi was not a crucial aspect. He believed that as long as David Silva was neutralized, Lin Yi and Aguero would lose contact and be forced into a one-on-one situation.

Based on the information gathered before the match, Lin Yibin is not the kind of player who can break through the opponent's defense on his own, so he specifically instructed his own defenders to be careful of Aguero and Nasri's breakthroughs.

However, he overlooked the arrangements for Lin Yi. Now, this unknown young player has blown his own goal with a stunning long-range shot, putting Redknapp in a dilemma.

If Manchester City intensifies their attack now, they will inevitably loosen their marking of David Silva, reactivating their front line and turning the game into a high-stakes gamble.

Whether he would equalize first or be torn apart by Manchester City's terrifying firepower, Redknapp was unsure.

After hesitating for a long time, he suddenly saw Lin Yi and Aguero whispering to each other on the court.

This gave Redknapp a bad feeling, and he felt that the other side must be plotting something. Out of caution, the Tottenham manager decided to get through the first half before making any further plans.

Little did they know that the conversation between Lin Yi and Aguero would take such a turn:

Aguero: "I can't take this anymore! Do you know some kind of Eastern magic? You managed to fool me like that! I've had enough!"

Lin Yi: "Bullshit! I scored that goal with my own skill. Look up to me, you trash!"

Aguero: "Are you kidding me? You think I'd believe that?"

Lin Yi: "What if I want one more?"

After a moment of silence, Aguero concluded the conversation with the most extravagant wager between men: "Fine, you win!"

The match resumed, and Tottenham, under the direction of their manager, continued to closely mark David Silva.

Silva quickly realized this as well. Taking the lead didn't give him more room to maneuver, so he simply dropped back to the edge of the penalty area to form a three-man midfield with Yaya Touré and Gareth Barry.

Tottenham couldn't afford to expend too much manpower in the opponent's half to swarm Silva; they simply held their positions and tightly guarded against Silva's forward passing routes.

Having gained some space, Silva began to use his footwork to pass the ball more in the backfield, wearing down the game's time and the opponent's morale.

Manchester City, the away team, began to increase their possession, but the game gradually became extremely dull.

Time ticked away as Manchester City passed the ball around in their own half, and soon it was the final moments of the first half.

Just when everyone thought the first half would end uneventfully, one person suddenly made a move: Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspur.

Bale had a terrible shooting night in the first half. Not only did he fail to create chances for his teammates, but his own beautiful shot was also denied by the post and instead went to the opponent.

Born in 1989, Da Sheng just celebrated his 22nd birthday last month. The young and impetuous man has been holding back for a long time.

Now, he believes the time is right, and Bale intends to use the final moments of the first half to launch an attack on Manchester City and break the previous slump.

Bale found what seemed like a good opportunity. David Silva was facing away from him at the time. Seemingly used to the slow pace after Lin Yi's goal, Silva's movements remained unhurried, as if he did not notice that Bale was accelerating towards him.

The Welshman is known for his speed, and in just a few blinks of an eye, he was behind Silva.

The wind created by Bale's rapid ascent had already ruffled Silva's long hair by his ears.

"Success!" Bale thought to himself, while extending his usual left foot to poke the ball at Silva's feet.

Just as Bale's lips were about to curl into a smile, he incredulously discovered that the football had mysteriously flown over his feet.

Having already observed the movement behind him out of the corner of his eye, Silva delivered a pinpoint pass at the last moment, dodging Bale's tackle and successfully passing the ball to the unmarked Zabaleta on the right flank.

Immediately afterwards, Silva turned around to let Bale, who had lost his balance, pass, and rushed forward at top speed.

Thanks to Bale's loss of position, Zabaleta now has a wide-open space in front of him, and the Argentine full-back strides forward with the ball.

Aguero, Nasri, and Lin Yi started moving simultaneously, making wide runs through Tottenham's backfield. The Tottenham players didn't dare to be careless and followed the opposing strikers.

The situation on the field instantly shifted from stillness to activity, and everyone became busy.

Kranjcar watched Silva surge forward and remembered the coach's pre-match instructions. He gritted his teeth, letting Zabaleta attack down the wing, and chose to follow the coach's instructions to continue marking Silva.

This means that the entire burden of defending Zabaleta falls on left-back Ekoto.

Ekoto, who holds dual Cameroonian and French citizenship, is 27 years old and in his prime, which is why Kranjcar trusts him.

Ekoto's positioning was very clever. He knew that heading was Manchester City's weakness in attack, so he tightly marked the inside, not giving Zabaleta the opportunity to cut inside or pass across the middle, forcing the opponent to cross from the byline.

Zabaleta understood what the opponent was thinking just by looking at their positioning. Having led Argentina U20 to the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup title as captain, he didn't force a cut inside to go head-to-head with the opponent, nor did he lob the ball into the penalty area after reaching the byline to fulfill the opponent's wish.

Zabaleta crossed the ball from the wing, not aiming for Tottenham's penalty area, but rather lobbing it towards the edge of the opponent's penalty area, where David Silva was making a high-speed run.

Tottenham's entire backline had retreated into the penalty area, ready to defend against the opponent's high balls, with only Kranjcar closely following Silva's forward run in front of the penalty area.

Kranjcar did not choose to jump; instead, he used his physical advantage to forcefully suppress Silva.

The intention was clear: to prevent Silva from getting the ball. As for what happened next, we'll deal with that later.

Silva, who was at a disadvantage in physical confrontations, was indeed unable to reach the ball under such close marking, and Zabaleta's cross flew over the heads of both Silva and Kranjcar.

Kranjcar placed his hand on Silva to make sure the ball wouldn't slip out of his control, then turned his head to observe where the ball would land.

Then he was horrified to see that Lin Yi had appeared outside the penalty area at some point, and was now facing the goal, drawing his bow to meet the incoming ball.

Faced with this high ball flying from the side, Lin Yi still chose to shoot directly without stopping the ball.

With a beautiful half-turn volley, Lin Yi's right leg, like a whip, accurately struck the still-flying soccer ball with a loud "thump!"

The ball, after being volleyed out, bounced inside the penalty area and flew into the net just above the opposing goalkeeper's hand.

2: 0!

Manchester City are leading by two goals away from home, with both goals coming from the same player.

Lin Yi, number 9, is a man forgotten by Redknapp!