Faced with Lin Yi's blatant provocation, Bell will not be as submissive as Nasri.
Although he still doesn't understand how Lin Yi suddenly darted over and stole the ball, Bale, with two goals under his belt, still feels like the coolest guy on the field.
"Today's grudge is today's revenge," Bell said, baring his teeth and claws as he lunged at Lin Yi, intending to take him down on the spot.
"Win the ball! Dribble into the penalty area! Pass it back in a triangular fashion! Rafael and Luca won't let me down!"
Bell was making plans in his mind.
When Lin Yi saw the opponent pressing him, he didn't make a move immediately. He continued to keep his right foot on the ball and looked at Bale with a smile.
It wasn't until Bell rushed up to him and stretched out his leg to steal the ball that Lin Yi calmly took a step back and pulled the ball back, dodging the opponent's seemingly inevitable attack.
Lin Yi perfectly demonstrated what it means to be as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit. He was standing still just moments before, but suddenly he moved like lightning.
Before Bell could retract his leg, Lin Yi poked the ball with his toe and then, with lightning speed, completed the process from stillness to start moving.
With a beautiful nutmeg, Lin Yi successfully redeemed his teammate.
After getting past Bale, Lin Yi began dribbling at high speed along Manchester City's right flank.
Bell did not give up. He put aside the frustration of being outmaneuvered by Lin Yi with a dribble and chased after him.
Unlike Bale's previous dribbling, which was mainly along the flank in a straight line, Lin Yi started moving diagonally forward from the moment he started.
As a result, Lin Yi's route forward was closer to the middle, and naturally, he was more likely to be blocked by his opponents.
The first player to block Lin Yi was Tottenham Hotspur's attacking midfielder, Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart, who knew that his defensive abilities were not enough to stop Lin Yi directly.
Therefore, Van der Vaart did not rush in to intercept, but instead blocked the path and retreated sideways.
Their objective was clear: to slightly hinder Lin Yi, and then, once Bell caught up, the two of them would join forces to take him down.
Lin Yi saw through the opponent's intentions. He changed his route again, using the outside of his left foot to zigzag, returning to the wing and moving away from Van der Vaart.
Throughout the entire process, Lin Yi did not slow down at all. Bell was desperately chasing after him, but he could never see the distance between the two of them closing.
This was baffling to Bell, who was absolutely confident in his speed, especially since the situation was the opposite of what had just happened.
The player dribbling the ball is Lin Yi. He needs to observe the route forward, avoid the Tottenham players' defense, and control the ball at his feet, while Bale only needs to swing his arms and chase.
Logically, under these circumstances, Bell should have been able to catch up with Lin Yi very quickly.
But the reality was beyond Bale's expectations. Lin Yi seemed to run faster and faster with the ball, and Bale could only follow behind him and get left in the dust.
Bell's confidence began to waver, and he doubted whether he could really catch up with Lin Yi ahead of him.
In this situation, he had no choice but to pin his hopes on his teammates, hoping that the others would slow Lin Yi down and create an opportunity for him.
The second person to come over to help defend was Scott Parker, a defensive midfielder who joined Tottenham this season.
He moved ahead to his own left flank, hoping to create a barrier in front of left-back Ekoto.
Meanwhile, his teammate Modric also came over, maintaining what he considered a safe distance from Parker, ready to provide backup defense for Parker at any moment.
Bale had just dribbled at high speed from his own half to near Manchester City's byline, and then immediately turned around to chase back.
Even someone as physically gifted as Bale was almost exhausted after that series of back-and-forth runs.
With each breath, he felt as if he were inhaling a ball of fire into his lungs, burning his throat painfully.
My thigh muscles were sore and aching, and they started to tremble slightly involuntarily.
But Bell persisted because Lin Yi had gone through the same sprint and turnaround, and he didn't want to give up so easily.
Seeing that his two teammates had already taken their positions, Bale felt that the perfect opportunity had arrived.
He roared, bit his lip, forcibly suppressing all the discomfort in his body, and rushed towards Lin Yi with all his might.
Faced with being blocked in front and pursued from behind, Lin Yi showed no fear. He did not slow down and charged forward with all his might.
As Lin Yi rushed in front of Parker, he changed direction for the third time. He used the inside of his left foot to cut the ball away from Parker's frontal block, and before Modric could come up to cover, he used his right foot to change the ball's trajectory again.
"Beautiful! A croquette!" the commentator exclaimed, stunned by what he saw. "Unlike Andres Iniesta's agile maneuvering in a small area, Lin Yi's croquette was completed while dribbling at high speed. This imaginative dribble not only allowed him to break through Parker and Modric's blockade in an instant, but Lin Yi didn't even need to slow down."
"Bell hasn't given up; he's still trying to catch up with Lin Yi. Can he succeed? It seems a bit difficult; the gap between the two is widening."
"The only person who can stop Lin Yi is Ledley King, the center-back who has played for Tottenham for 16 years. Can the 32-year-old King, who has a recurring knee injury, stop Lin Yi?"
The answer is obvious: no!
Lin Yi dribbled past King as easily as crossing the street at three in the morning, a simple flick of the ball and change of direction was all it took to get past Ridley King.
Jin's heavy knees and aged body made it difficult for him to keep up with Lin Yi's movements, but he stubbornly turned his body and tried to reach out and knock Lin Yi down.
Unfortunately, Lin Yi was just too fast, and Jin couldn't even foul him.
Lin Yi's dazzling movements and clean, efficient dribbling finally left Bale in utter despair. He stopped, clutching his knees and panting heavily, watching with resentment as Lin Yi deftly pushed the ball into the goal, completing this solo goal.
"That was amazing!"
"Lin first stopped the arrogant Gareth Bale, then dribbled the ball for more than 80 meters, passing Van der Vaart, Parker, Modric and Ledley King in succession, and single-handedly helped Manchester City pull back a point."
"The Premier League Goal of the Season is already decided!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, can you hear the deafening roar around me? Lin's spectacular goal has ignited the entire Al-Ittihad stadium!"
"Lin proved with this goal that in today's English football, no one can match his speed!"
"Gareth Bale was also great; he never gave up and chased them all the way back from the goal line, but unfortunately, he was facing the fastest footballer in the world."
"Huh? Why is Bell lying on the lawn? And Ridley King is sitting down too. What happened?"
Tottenham's team doctor rushed onto the pitch, first helping Bale, who was cramping up, stretch his legs, and then quickly turned around to check on Ledley King.
"Your knee? Is it ruined?" Kim asked the team doctor calmly.
The team doctor hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "It was probably injured when he forced his way to turn around just now, and the situation doesn't look good."
"That's it. It's not shameful for an old car to lose to a new sports car." After saying this, Ridley King closed his eyes and lay down on the stretcher.
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