On the night of August 3, Xiao Yuyi, 27, a member of China's women's national soccer team, took to social media platforms to post an image of her night flight home. She cleverly quoted a line from Gu Yuan Gao Ming's Pipa Chronicle: "I would have turned my heart to the bright moon", which seems to hide a deeper meaning that is not known to the public.
The original meaning of this poem is that I originally wanted to place my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon only illuminated the ditch. This reflects that I originally treated you with sincerity, but you were ungrateful and unappreciative. Xiao Yuyi seems to use this line to express his helplessness and disappointment in this World Cup.
This year's World Cup, Xiao Yuyi failed to get a chance to play in any of the three group matches, despite being selected for the final tournament. She became the only Chinese women's soccer player who didn't get a minute of playing time in this World Cup, the other being Jiang Pan Hongyan.
Surprisingly, although Xiao Yuyi was not injured, she did not get the chance she deserved under the guidance of Shui Qingxia. In last year's Asian Cup final, Xiao Yuyi took an assist from Wang Shanshan in extra time and saved the day, contributing three crucial goals to help China's women's soccer team return to the top of Asia.
In addition, Xiao Yuyi is currently playing in the Australian league, which can be regarded as her second home ground, and she has fully adapted to the local climate and pitch environment. However, in the group stage, the Chinese women's soccer team failed to score any goals in three matches, and Xiao Yuyi even failed to score any goals, so it is not difficult to understand her loss and lamentation.
