"Which three words would you use to describe yourself?"
"Gentle, independent, brave." Xiao Yuyi said the first two words almost without thinking, thought about it a little, and then said the third word, and then smiled shyly, revealing a gentle and elegant smile of Chaoshan Ziniang.
"Because you may see that I am more vicious when I play on the field, I don't understand that I am actually a gentle girl in my daily life; independence, because I have been a relatively independent person since I was a child, and many things are done by myself; bravery, mainly reflected in the court." 」
On February 6, the Chinese women's football team staged a stunning reversal in the final of the 20th Women's Asian Cup, and under the unfavorable situation of falling behind by two goals in the first half, it scored three goals in the second half to defeat the Korean team 3-2, and won the Asian Cup championship again after 16 years.
Xiao Yuyi, who scored a killer goal for the Chinese women's football team, is a post-95 girl from Shantou, Guangdong Province (born in 1996). Recently, she returned to her hometown and was praised by her father and fellow villagers as "the pride of Chaoshan".
A few days ago, Xiao Yuyi was on vacation in Guangzhou, and the Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter conducted an exclusive interview with her.
The Asian Cup killer is an instinctive reaction
In 2002, at the age of 6, Xiao Yuyi moved to Shanghai with her family and transferred to Shanghai Hongkou Experimental School. When Xiao Yuyi was in the second grade, the Shanghai Municipal Sports Department went to the school to select talents to form a women's football team, and at a glance, she liked Xiao Yuyi. "I've loved sports since I was a kid, and it was at the time of the recruitment of women's football, and I started to get involved in football." Xiao Yuyi said.
Bole searched for a good colt, and Xiao Yuyi began her football life. "I have many enlightenment teachers, and after I entered the professional team, it was the water guide who brought me up." The "water guide" in Xiao Yuyi's mouth is Shui Qingxia, the current head coach of the Chinese women's national football team. Before and after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Xiao Yuyi successively entered the Shanghai Junior Sports School and the Shanghai Sports School, and then trained with Coach Shui Qingxia.
In the Final of the Asian Cup in February, the Chinese team fell behind by two goals, Shui Qingxia made a substitution adjustment, Xiao Yuyi came on as a substitute, and scored a killer goal in the 3rd minute of stoppage time. "I didn't think too much at the time, I just focused on scoring goals," she told reporters, "it was an instinctive reaction, in that area, there was a chance to shoot, if you thought too much, you could miss this opportunity." With Xiao Yuyi's golden foot in the door, the Chinese women's football team, which was not optimistic before the game, ascended to the throne of the Asian Cup for the ninth time.
"The coaching of the water guide is mainly based on the transmission control play, the style is more like to walk under the feet, and the passing and matching are more." This is very much in line with Xiao Yuyi from Guangdong. "My kicking is characterized by my speed, strong personal breakthrough ability, and I like to walk on the ground." Xiao Yuyi likes to use her brain when she plays football, and she admires Liverpool star Salah, "His breakthrough is very varied. ”
After more than ten years of getting along day and night, Shui Qingxia knows Xiao Yuyi's kicking characteristics very well and plays her role on the field to the extreme. Xiao Yuyi on the court is angry at his feet, good at organizing attacks, interspersed with running positions, and often causes a lot of pressure on the opponent's defense. For Xiao Yuyi, Shui Qingxia is also a teacher and a mother.
On the day of the interview, Xiao Yuyi was wearing white short sleeves and black sweatpants. Dressed in pure black and white, it is also like her simple and capable personality. "When the score was behind in the final, the water guide told us, don't have any baggage, let it be easy to fight." Xiao Yuyi believes that the team is a good medicine to regulate the mentality. Whenever she was depressed, the encouragement of her teammates allowed her to quickly regain her spirit and continue training, and also cultivated Xiao Yuyi's strong psychological quality on the field. "The spirit of Chinese women's football is to never give up, unite and cooperate, and dare to fight." She said.
I always miss my mother's fried horsehead fish outside
In Guangzhou, "two pieces in one cup" is the standard for Guangzhou morning tea, while Xiao Yuyi's "two pieces in one cup" is very Chaoshan flavor: white porridge, beef stir-fried rice noodles and fried horsehead fish. "When I go home, I drink a bowl of white porridge cooked by my mother in the morning, and I am very satisfied."
Training outside all year round, thinking about my parents, and missing the delicious taste of my hometown. "This time it was hard to go back to my hometown, and I ate both the dry stir-fried rice sticks and the wet fried rice noodles." With that, she smiled shyly and showed a sense of satisfaction on her face. "Our family actually goes out to eat less often, and likes to eat at home. I also eat relatively simple, as long as it is made by my family, I like it. ”
Years of football training have allowed Xiao Yuyi to maintain a healthy and strong physique, and two pink and tender little red flowers are always "embroidered" on her white and red cheeks. "Actually, I like my body very much, and everyone envies me and thinks I'm very powerful." In Xiao Yuyi's view, beauty is diverse and unrestrained. In today's era of "white, thin, young" aesthetics, she appreciates the bodybuilding figure more. "As a footballer, I appreciate sports beauty more, it's a healthy beauty," she said. ”
"You may only see the vicious look I look when I play football on the court, but in fact, I am a gentle girl in my usual life." In addition to training, Xiao Yuyi, like ordinary girls, likes to wear makeup, go shopping, and watch movies. "I like bean paste lipstick, which seems very gentle." Shanghai's Wu Nong soft language has its own soft and sticky urban atmosphere, and this Chaoshan little "Zi Niang" who has learned Shanghainese is even more gentle.
During the interview, she occasionally fiddled with the red rope on her wrist, which her parents had bought for her. Parents let their children wear red ropes on their hands, which is a common blessing custom in the Chaoshan region. "This red rope can bring me good luck." Xiao Yuyi said. After training outside for many years without her parents, after completing a day's training, she used her free time in the evening to video call her parents to ease her thoughts about her family.
In addition to the red rope, the pair of yellow sneakers that won the Asian Cup are also Xiao Yuyi's lucky things. "My lucky shoes are the yellow sneakers I wore in the Asian Cup, and if it doesn't work out one day, I'll keep playing." She smiled playfully.
I like to drink Chaoshan Gongfu tea from my hometown
"I like to drink the gongfu tea of my hometown," Xiao Yuyi told the Yangcheng Evening News reporter. To brew a pot of Kung Fu tea, you need to go through 21 procedures. The soccer actress's footwork is the result of ten years of hard training.
The regular training day after day seemed boring to outsiders, but the little girl did not think so. "I love football, so even if I have difficulties in training, I can overcome them," she says. For Xiao Yuyi, the "Kung Fu Tea" on the field is ten years of hard training to grind a sword, and the "Kung Fu Tea" under the field tastes the fireworks of the world.
Xiao Yuyi on the field galloped like the wind, and off the field, she preferred a slower life. Traveling with her family has always been her desire. "I want to go to Kunming, Yunnan, where it is more comfortable and the pace of life is slower." When it comes to travel plans with her family, Xiao Yuyi's eyes instantly have light, through her dark eyes, as if seeing her and her family leisurely strolling on the streets of "Spring City".
In December this year, the third Asian Youth Congress was held in Shantou, Guangdong Province. As the image ambassador of the Shantou Asian Youth Association, Xiao Yuyi returned to her hometown a few days ago to compete with more than 50 young female football players from many middle schools in Shantou, teach the "secrets" of kicking football, and plant the seeds of sports for Shantou to create a city atmosphere of national sports.
"First of all, you have to love football, feel it with your heart, and see if you really like to play football." Xiao Yuyi hopes to drive more girls to join the football industry through her own influence, to show herself on a higher platform, and to pass on the spirit of Chinese women's football. "I want girls to always believe in themselves, gentle and independent." She said.
Source: Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng Pie
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