Xiao Yuyi, a 27-year-old player on China's women's national soccer team, shared a photo of herself on a plane back home in the dark on the evening of August 3, Beijing time. She also quoted the famous line "I originally turned my heart to the bright moon" from the Yuan Dynasty's Gao Ming's Pipa Chronicle, which seems to have a special meaning.
The original meaning of this sentence is that I had hoped to have a bright moon in my heart, but unfortunately the bright moon only illuminates the ditch. It means that I had treated you with sincerity, but you were ungrateful for it and did not appreciate it at all. Their sincere efforts have not been duly rewarded and respected. Xiao Yuyi seems to have used this phrase to express his frustration at being "unrecognized" at this year's World Cup.
At this year's World Cup, 27-year-old Xiao Yuyi did not get a chance to play in any of the three group matches, even though she made the final roster. In this World Cup, Xiao Yuyi also became the only two Chinese women's soccer players who did not play a minute, the other is the third goal Jiang Pan Hongyan.
And it is indeed a bit surprising that Shui Qingxia's guidance did not activate Xiao Yuyi when she was not injured. You know, in last year's Asian Cup final, Xiao Yuyi, after receiving an assist from Wang Shanshan in stoppage time, withstood the pressure, pumped in and contributed to the winner, helping China's women's soccer team complete a three-goal comeback to beat South Korea 3-2 and reach the top of Asia again after many years.
In addition to that, she is now also playing in the Australian league, which can be considered as her second home ground, and she has already adapted to the climate and pitch environment in Australia. Xiao Yuyi didn't even get a minute of playing time in the Chinese women's soccer team's 3 group stage matches without scoring any sports goals, so it's no wonder that she was so frustrated and let out a sigh of relief.
