Karen Bardsley

There are constant messages I heard growing up... like, 'If you're unfit, you go in goal' or, 'If you're crap, you go in goal.' No, no, no! How do we change that? How do we give goalkeeping more respect?

It just goes to show how much the women's game has improved over the years: there are some outstanding goalkeepers capable of fantastic reaction saves.

Goalkeeping in women's football is catching up slowly. It is continuing to modernise, improving technically and physically.

I want to carry on improving and learning.

Road wins are critical, and it's huge for you as a team when you can pick up three points on the road.

You have to choose to use mistakes as learning opportunities and leave them behind.

I don't think there's any reason why girl goalkeepers cannot train alongside the boys in academies. We have done it in the past. But health and safety have stepped in and stopped us. It may be there were child protection regulations to observe.

We talk sometimes about the impact we hope we're having, that little girls - and boys - at home are watching us on TV. We can be role models.

My big thing is we need to change how people feel about goalkeeping. I don't think there is enough respect for the position in the game, whether male or female. There is a stigma that you have to be a certain size or not very good with your feet, or you have had to go in goal as a last resort.

Unfortunately, everyone's football career does come to an end.

As a keeper, you have to understand that your job is black and white: you make a save, or you don't; you can be the hero - or the goat.

You think it's so easy? Get in goal.