Life is never easy for a goalkeeper, especially when your team is struggling.
Liverpool Women shot-stopper Anke Preuss has had a busy and testing start to the season.
The Reds are yet to win a league game and currently sit bottom of the table.
Despite the team's struggles, Preuss was named as the club's player of the month for September and the keeper is focused on lifting her side up the table.
"I think everybody knows that the spot we have in the table right now is not where we want to," said Preuss.
"That's not what we want to be as Liverpool. Everybody just wants to work hard an you can see that every day in training.
"An award like this is always nice for you personally as a player, I try to do my job and help the team as much as possible and give them a feeling of safety.
"I'm really happy to receive that award and to get recognition for what I've done so far but at the end it's the points that count and not the personal awards. I'll be happier when we get our first three points, that counts more than getting an award."
Liverpool's only point this season came in a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City although they did thrash Championship side Coventry United 5-1 in the Continental Cup.
The Reds find themselves in a group with three teams from a division below and have a good chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the competition if they can pick up positive results against Aston Villa and Durham.
Like Jurgen Klopp 's side, Vicky Jepson's team travel to Villa on Saturday and while their opponents are a division below, they are undefeated and sit top of the table.
"That's gonna be a really important game for us," said Preuss.
"It's gonna be a strong opponent because it's always difficult to play the cup because every team tries their best to get into the next round. I think it's important for us to build momentum and go home with a win."
Liverpool will be desperate to take a positive result into their next league game - a Merseyside derby with Everton at Anfield.
There's perhaps no better game to pick up their first win.
"That would be awesome [to get their first league win against Everton]," admitted Preuss.
"It's a great chance to even play at Anfield and having the derby there is unreal and I think everybody is really looking forward to that moment.
"Hopefully we're gonna get the three points at home and that could really build the momentum for the season."
Preuss was born in Germany and played for Duisburg, Hoffenheim and Frankfurt in the Women's Bundesliga before spending a season in Italy with Verona Calcio.
The keeper moved to England in 2017, spending a season with Sunderland before signing for Liverpool. While Germany have always had a strong national team, the 27-year-old said her nation could actually learn a lot from her new home.
"I think especially the last year England has made a massive step forward with publicity and all that stuff.
"I think England is on a really good path and I think Germany can actually learn a lot from England right now and it's nice to see that club's invest a lot now in women's football and the league is getting tighter.
"There's way more quality in the league compared to five or six years ago."
Preuss admitted she'll be a keen observer when Phil Neville's Lionesses take on Germany at a sold-out Wembley stadium next month.
"Yeah definitely [excited for the game], I'll probably watch it from home but it will be a great game.
"I'm so happy that Wembley has sold out, I think it's gonna be good coverage for women's football - two really strong teams playing against each other, it must be a historic moment for both teams and especially for the players to play in such a stadium with a sold out crowd - that's gonna be amazing.
"It's an important step into the right direction for women's football and something that is going to be unique for every player."
