Amber Barrett wants to add more chapers to her Irish story

Amber Barrett has never been afraid to move out of her comfort zone.

The Donegal 27-year-old has had an interesting career, moving from Peamount United to Germany - for spells with FC Koln and Turbine Potsdam - and, most recently, Belgium. Barrett joined Standard Liege last week after a tough season with Potsdam ended with relegation.

Ireland are currently preparing for a first ever appearance at a World Cup because of her famous goal in the play-offs against Scotland, but Barrett is not resting on her laurels.

She's one of 31 players in Vera Pauw's training camp squad for Thursday's friendly against Zambia, with the manager due to announce her final 23-player squad for Australia on 29 June. The stakes are high.

"I said on the first day, you can definitely see there's a wee bit of... not tension, but everybody here wants to be one of the 23. It's not easy," she said.

"There's people who've been around the block for many years who are more than likely going to be left out. That's just the way it is. I would not like to be Vera Pauw for the next two weeks because we do it all the time hypothetically, who could go.

"Six or seven times you get to the 23 and it's different people. All of them could go. Competition is good, it's healthy. There's no bitterness here. At the end of the day it's up to you. You have the chance to prove yourself. After that you just have to hope that Vera gives you the nod."

Barrett was frank about her desire to move on from Potsdam and aired her excitement at playing under highly rated boss Stephane Guidi at Standard Liege as a summer of change looms.

"Honestly, I just needed to get out of Turbine," she said. "It's a very, very big club with a big history in Germany, one of the best women's teams.

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