In my position, I'm always going to get a bit of flak. I take it with a grain of salt.
People can say what they want. It's their opinion. We forget what we don't need to take with us.
That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.
I've lived all my life in the U.S., but to be brutally honest, I don't really have any ties to the country apart from my mum and dad. Most of the rest of my family live in the Stockport area, and I've always related more to that side of my background.
I think City is a really good example of how you shift the culture internally. We've had a big culture shift, particularly in the academy. Young boys are now more comfortable with strong female athletes being around.
Unfortunately, everyone's football career does come to an end.
You have to stand and fight for what you believe.
Everyone provides a different experience, and for me, personally, it's important that all perspectives are seen.
I'm not fussed about awards. I just want to win a medal and a trophy.
Female goalkeepers are seen as equals in academies now. We're trying to set a good example for the younger boys so they're used to seeing us women around, making great saves and scoring great goals.
Just normalising the idea of women playing football is a massive part of what we need to do.
I trained alongside full-grown men at college and worked with some great male keepers. It helped me 100% with speed of play, speed of reactions, and strength. The mindset they gave me was invaluable.
If you speak to girls who play football alongside lads, they'll tell you that you almost have to earn the right to play with them. It's annoying that you have to do that, but once you've done it, the barriers are down.
I grew up watching Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, watching them achieve.
Beating the Germans for the first time in our history was massive.
Goalkeeping in women's football is catching up slowly. It is continuing to modernise, improving technically and physically.
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.
Goalkeepers get criticism for commenting on outfield players, but outfield players can comment on goalkeeping; it is not a two-way street.
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?
One of my core values is that credit should be due, wherever it is needed.
