The England shot-stopper claims it is becoming 'really difficult' to keep fans happy, as popularity rises
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00 Yeah, I mean, expectation of the team
00:02 is obviously a huge compliment in terms
00:04 of the way people expect us to win and things like that.
00:09 I think what you're referring to in terms of the accessibility
00:12 that people get to us as players, of course,
00:15 is something that I think it's a hot topic of discussion,
00:18 really, at the moment.
00:20 It's something that we as players
00:22 are experiencing in a very different way
00:26 with the profile of the game changing.
00:28 And we love to interact with the fans.
00:31 But it's becoming, at times, really difficult
00:34 to keep everybody happy and to interact with as many people
00:37 as possible.
00:38 And we're obviously so grateful that thousands and thousands
00:41 of people want to come and meet us and talk to us.
00:43 But the reality of it is that if that's the expectation,
00:46 we're always going to fall short.
00:48 And I think the emphasis on it needs to switch now.
00:54 And we love that we can be so connected because of how
00:58 the game's grown.
00:59 But equally, I think we are subject to a lot of comments
01:05 and unnecessary-- yeah, I don't want to say abuse.
01:10 I think that's a bit strong.
01:11 But at times, it's an addition to the game that we don't need.
01:15 And we love it.
01:15 But it's becoming really difficult to maintain now.
01:20 So yeah, I think we're doing our best.
01:22 But I think it's always going to be a hot topic at the minute.