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

Lin Yi received the ball at a position quite far from the goal.

After all, if he doesn't drop back deep, he'll have to receive the ball under physical pressure from Dunn.

Lin Yi had tried this before, but the results were not ideal.

Standing at 188cm tall and weighing 95kg, Dunn would exert physical pressure on Lin Yi the moment he received the ball. On two occasions before, Lin Yi was forced to turn around and had no choice but to pass the ball back.

This time, when Lin Yi dropped back to receive the ball, the players interfering with him became Aston Villa's two defensive midfielders: Gardner, who had been outmaneuvered by Lin Yi before, and Villa's captain, the Bulgarian Petrov.

This Petrov's full name is Stelian Petrov, and he is not the same person as Martin Petrov, who once played for Manchester City. He has no special feelings for Manchester City or Lin Yi.

Based on previous encounters, these two are much easier to deal with than Dunn.

Sure enough, even with Gardner and Petrov both pressing forward, they couldn't stop Lin Yi from receiving the ball smoothly.

Lin Yi not only easily turned to face the goal, but also decisively dribbled past two opponents by taking advantage of their tackles.

Although Balotelli didn't quite understand Pellegrini's complex runs, the idea of ​​helping his brother was deeply ingrained in him from the very first time the two appeared on the field together.

Wearing the number 45 jersey, Balotelli had already made a deep run into Villa's penalty area long before Lin Yi received the ball, drawing the attention of Villa's young Irish center-back Collins.

At this moment, Lin Yi broke free from the opponent's two defensive midfielders and dribbled the ball towards Villa's penalty area.

Balotelli held off Collins behind him, not giving him a chance to help defend, thus creating an opportunity for Lin Yi to take on Dunn one-on-one, if we disregard Gardner and Petrov who were chasing back.

In fact, the two people desperately chasing behind Lin Yi were negligible, because after Lin Yi got past them, he dribbled at full speed, and even when he was about to face Richard Dunn, he showed no intention of slowing down.

In this situation, Gardner and Petrov would have no chance of catching up with Lin Yi and effectively interfering with him; they were destined to become nothing more than background figures in the duel between Lin Yi and Dunn.

Despite being Irish, Dunn's playing style is that of a typical traditional English center-back.

He is physically strong and defensively aggressive. During his time at Manchester City, he was named Manchester City's Player of the Year for four consecutive years and held his own against most of the top Premier League strikers.

Lin Yi once tried to outrun his opponent with speed. However, Dunn, who was the same height as Lin Yi but weighed 20 kilograms more, could not match Lin Yi in absolute speed, but he had superb positioning skills and a not clumsy first step.

Dunn can block the line when Lin Yi starts to move, and then use his strong body to separate Lin Yi from the ball, thus completing a successful defense.

Facing Dunn's direct defense once again, Lin Yi looked full of confidence, and coincidentally, Dunn was just as confident.

With Lin Yi dribbling at high speed, the distance between the two was closed in the blink of an eye. Dunn started to move and took the initiative to meet Lin Yi.

Lin Yi didn't feint; he simply changed his dribbling style to cutting the ball with the outside of his foot, ensuring a safe distance between himself and the ball.

With two meters remaining, Lin Yi and Deng En were so close they could almost hear each other's rapid heartbeats.

They were getting closer. Dunn lowered his center of gravity, waiting for Lin Yi to make his move.

Lin Yi moved. Without slowing down, without feinting, without changing direction, without anything, he flicked the ball forward with his left foot, pushed off the ground hard with his right foot, leaned his whole body forward, and then dashed out like a sprinter.

Dunn seemed to have anticipated Lin Yi's choice. He turned around immediately, but instead of starting, he threw his body out to block Lin Yi's path.

Unlike their previous encounters, this time Dunn's body didn't block Lin Yi, and even his waving arm couldn't touch Lin Yi's body.

Through his peripheral vision, Dunn noticed that Lin Yibin, who had launched himself, did not choose to move in a straight line; he didn't even run in an arc.

To be precise, Lin Yi drew a somewhat exaggerated semicircle, thus avoiding Dunn's seemingly inevitable block.

However, the price of doing so was that Lin Yi became very far from the ball, so far that no one on the field believed that Lin Yi could touch the ball before Dunn. Even Given, who was guarding the goal line, felt that this was a rare opportunity and chose to abandon his goal and rush out.

Although Dunn was surprised by Lin Yi's choice of route, he relied entirely on his physical instincts to react, taking the shortest straight line between the two points to chase the rolling football, thanks to his rich experience in the game.

Lin Yi's choice turned this game of offense and defense into a chase of speed, with the participants including Richard Dunn and Shay Given, in addition to himself.

This speed race was unfair; Lin Yi was the one who took the longest route and was furthest from the finish line.

"Isn't Lin's choice a bit too overconfident? How fast does he have to be to get control of the ball before Dunn and Given?" Even Martin Tyler, who has always supported Lin, spoke with deep doubt.

Alan Smith was even less convinced of Lin Yi's abilities: "If he wants to overtake successfully, Lin would have to be a Transformer, transforming right now into an Aston Martin or a Lamborghini or something."

Alan Smith never imagined that his casual remark would become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Under the leadership of its new CEO, Aston Martin will change its business strategy of showcasing its brand image through sponsoring races and participating in high-end events.

They signed three athletes from different fields as global brand ambassadors in one go. In addition to Vettel, who won the F1 World Championship in 2010 and 2011, and Bradley Wiggins, the star driver of Team Sky who is preparing for the Tour de France, the third is Lin Yi.

Lin Yi, the Aston Martin ambassador who has not yet been officially announced, has now completely transformed into a high-speed, roaring sports car.

He overtook Richard Dunn, who was running in a straight line, by taking an unreasonable turn and passing him.

Then, before Given could make his run, he gently poked the ball with his right foot, scoring a goal in front of everyone's incredulous eyes.

In the final minute of regulation time, Lin Yi used his signature speed and dribbling skills to complete a solo goal.

Manchester City secured a crucial 3 points with a last-minute victory against Aston Villa away from home.

After the match, Richard Dunn immediately found Lin Yi and grabbed Lin Yi's head with his exaggeratedly thick arms.

"You brat, running so fast makes me lose face!"

The sparring match made Lin Yi realize the difference in strength between himself and his opponent. Instead of trying to break free, he used his right hand to reach around his opponent's groin and gently squeeze QQ.

In order to save his own life and avoid being forced to switch to women's football, Dunn had no choice but to let Lin Yi go.

"Nonsense, how can it be shameful to lose face if you can't outrun me?" Lin Yi pointed to Aguero, who, although he didn't play, rushed onto the field to celebrate the victory as soon as the game ended. "That short mule is known as a speed striker, but he's no match for me in terms of running. Even someone as short as him can't beat me. You have more wind resistance, so losing isn't shameful."

"I don't care, I can't let this go without a single autographed jersey!"

"The original flavor?"