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

It's no wonder Moyes was so angry. Everton's main strategy was to play a defensive counter-attacking style, and now they were already behind in the score less than ten minutes into the game, making all their pre-match plans useless.

It is foreseeable that Manchester City will take the initiative in the next phase, and they can freely provoke Everton, who are trailing in the score.

I jumped out, then stood back up. How about that? I jumped out again, hit me, you idiot!

If we don't fight, we're just waiting to die. If we do fight, Manchester City isn't Fang Tangjing, and Everton isn't Bao Longxing. It's not certain who will beat whom in the end.

The only saving grace is that Everton's captain, Neville, has finally calmed down and stopped bothering Lin Yi. It seems he can finally focus on the game.

Moyes's judgment proved correct. The experienced and highly intelligent Silva took the initiative to drop back, pulling the battle line back to his own half, successfully drawing Everton's two full-backs forward, and then began to try to exploit the gaps behind the opponent's defense.

Just minutes after Everton conceded a goal, Silva launched a highly dangerous attack.

Everton left-back Leyton Baines made a run forward, received the ball on the wing, and crossed it. Fellaini, who was making a run forward, was tightly marked by Kompany, and Lescott cleared the ball successfully with the help of his teammates.

Gareth Barry secured the second landing and passed the ball to the retreating David Silva.

Silva seized the opportunity, taking advantage of Baines' inability to return for a while, and delivered a long, low pass to an unmarked area on Manchester City's right flank.

This precise pass guided Lin Yi's movement, and he used his speed to successfully shake off the defenders around him and receive the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

Manchester City created a 2-on-3 situation in the attacking third, leaving Everton with only two center-backs and a desperately tracking defensive midfielder, Phil Neville.

The only slight drawback was that Manchester City's central striker was Aguero, who played as a shadow striker in this match, so everyone guessed that Lin Yi wouldn't pass the ball.

Everton center-back Gilka completely abandoned his protection of the middle and went all out to rush towards Lin Yi, who had the ball. Without a doubt, this was a gamble on defense.

Gilka emerged as the ultimate winner thanks to the feud between Manchester City's two strikers.

Lin Yi's forceful shot was successfully blocked by Gilka with his body, and a highly threatening counterattack ultimately turned into a corner kick.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, along with David Silva who orchestrated the attack, both wore expressions of disappointment. Phil Neville, who was halfway back in the attack, even shared a similar expression.

David Silva, rushing from the backfield to take a corner kick, whispered to Lin Yi as he passed by, "Why didn't you pass it to the middle?"

"Can that good-for-nothing handle it? Believe me, David, I'd rather do it myself."

"If you pass it and don't catch it, wouldn't that be embarrassing for him?" David Silva's tone was like a tempting little devil. "Doesn't that make sense? Try it next time?"

"Ha!" Lin Yi sneered. "Do you think I'm Mario? This childish attempt to provoke you works? Are you insulting my intelligence?"

Silva was taken aback and thought, "Aren't you two cut from the same cloth?"

Since they couldn't fool Lin Yi, Manchester City's counter-attacking threat was greatly reduced.

Silva, who is usually responsible for connecting Lin Yi and Aguero, needs to drop back to the backcourt to deal the cards.

The only remaining counter-attacking options in the attacking third are Lin Yi, Aguero, and Nasri.

Nasri's technical characteristics are very similar to Silva's; both are midfielders who play with their brains, are known for their short passes and through balls, and possess technical finesse that borders on art.

Although Nasri's first touch and ball control are top-notch in the Premier League, he is not known for his speed.

This makes it difficult for Nasri to shake off close marking, making him more suited to positional play rather than being the first point of contact on a fast counter-attack.

If the ball is handed to Lin Yi, who is relatively easier to create openings, then he will most likely do the same thing as before: go it alone and completely ignore Aguero's existence.

Thinking of this, David Silva quietly instructed Nasri: "Samir, when you counterattack, stay close to Lin. Now it's up to you to link those two clowns together."

Recalling the scene of him confronting the two men in the player tunnel before the match, Nasri sighed heavily. The love-hate relationship between these two was no less dramatic than the farce involving the French national team.

"This is ridiculous. There's nothing we can do with these two. Don't they even have the concept of unity in their vocabulary?"

Silva was taken aback and wondered, "Aren't the three of you cut from the same cloth?"

As the instigator of the "seat-grabbing" incident, Nasri sat in Henry's reserved seat on the team bus during the 2008 European Championship, which angered veteran Gallas. The two had a fierce conflict and became sworn enemies ever since.

The rest of the match unfolded like a DVD with a scratched disc, repeating the same scenes over and over again.

Everton crosses the ball, Manchester City defends successfully in the air, Silva gets into space behind the opponent, Lin Yi goes solo.

Everton crosses the ball, Manchester City defends successfully in the air, Silva gets into space behind the defense, and Aguero goes solo.

Everton crossed the ball, Manchester City successfully defended against the air, Silva hit the space behind the opponent, and Nasri was tackled.

Well, there are still some differences. Whenever Lin Yi gets the ball, Neville's defensive coverage and tracking back are relatively more aggressive.

"Those who waste opportunities will eventually be punished!" This famous saying from the football world came to Moyes' mind. Manchester City, you can have your fun. I don't believe that Cahill and Fellaini can't seize a single chance.

Time quickly passed to the 40th minute of the first half, with only 5 minutes remaining until the end of the half.

The familiar scene unfolded once again, with Silva controlling Kompany's clearance and launching an attack with a long pass. This time, Lin Yi moved to the left wing to receive the pass.

Without any hesitation, center-back Gilka immediately started his run, blocking Lin Yi's path and cutting off his shooting angle while quickly closing in on him.

Silva's pass was significantly shorter than his previous ones, and Lin Yi received the ball further back, not too far from Everton's defensive midfielder Phil Neville.

Neville's eyes lit up, like a lion lurking in the grass, finally waiting for the antelope to reveal its weakness.

He should have retreated into his own penalty area with the Manchester City players who were making forward runs to cover the gaps left by the center-backs pressing forward.

At this moment, Neville completely disregarded the fact that Gilka had actually formed an effective defense against Lin Yi, and resolutely went full speed ahead to pounce on Lin Yi from the side and rear, leaving only Distin to guard the penalty area.

Seemingly blinded by anger, the 34-year-old Neville made a poor defensive choice.

Lin Yi spotted Neville rushing towards him out of the corner of his eye. Not good at dribbling, he knew he couldn't break through the two opponents' pincer movement. If he shot directly, not only would the distance be too far, but the angle would also be completely blocked by Gilka.

In the midst of the crisis, Lin glanced towards the center and saw only one figure: Manchester City's number 19, Nasri.

Thankfully, it wasn't Aguero.

Having let go of his mental burden, Lin Yi seized the last opportunity and somewhat clumsily pushed the ball to the middle.

Little did they know, danger was about to strike.