Mary Earps feels that she has justified her decision to leave Manchester United for Paris Saint-Germain, insisting that she can “feel a huge difference in myself on and next to the field”.
The goalkeeper of England exchanged the Super League for ladies for the Premiere Ligue during a free transfer last July, after five years with the Red Devils.
Earps says she was determined to get out of her comfort zone to “push my game to a different level”.
PSG is in second place in the premiere Ligue table, 10 points behind leaders Lyon, while they were eliminated in the second round of the Women's Champions League.
Nevertheless, Earps has registered seven clean sheets in the French top flight, just as much as in her last season in United. She also only admitted 12 goals with an average of 0.71 per match, compared to 32 (1.45 per game) last term.
The 32-year-old acknowledges that it was a difficult decision to leave people Utd, but believes it was good to do.
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She told Pitch to Pod: “It was a conscious choice of:” I want to push myself out of my comfort zone, I want to push my game to a different level, I want to learn, I want to be challenged in a different way. “
“I think people probably look at it and think:” You just packed and left your bags. “It's just not as easy as that.
“It is very difficult to make that choice to leave, especially when I was at United for five years and that was all I had known for so long and enjoyed a fantastic success there.
“It was about what I thought I would make a better player, and it was difficult. I remember the night before I left, I had a hard time, the few days of packing all my things and bringing it all together.
“I am just so happy that I was brave enough to do it. I think I can feel a huge difference in myself on and next to the field. I have the feeling that I learn every day, and I really enjoy it.”
Earps is again international service this week, while the Lionesses resume their Nations League campaign with back-to-back games Belgium.
The side of Sarina Wiegman is in second place in group 3, with four points of their opening of two games.
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