--- title: "1 Centre Backs Quotes By Chris Sutton" description: "1 Centre Backs quotes by Chris Sutton. Plus more from Chris Sutton and more Centre Backs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/chris-sutton-5707_backs_the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to_2774097.jpg" --- > [The one place centre backs don't want to be taken is backwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to-be-taken-is-backwards/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/chris-sutton-5707_backs_the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to_2774097.jpg) ## More by Chris Sutton > [The last goal I ever scored in professional football was at Goodison Park - a glancing header for Aston Villa in a 1-0 win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/the-last-goal-i-ever-scored-in-professional-football-was-at-goodison/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [I know I played with head injuries. My career finished with one. I wish there had been a procedure in place to look after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/i-know-i-played-with-head-injuries-my-career-finished-with-one-i-wish/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [True fans stay in the stadium through thick and thin, and get behind their team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/true-fans-stay-in-the-stadium-through-thick-and-thin-and-get-behind/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [Spurs have fallen into a habit of hiring pragmatic managers when fans want to be entertained.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/spurs-have-fallen-into-a-habit-of-hiring-pragmatic-managers-when-fans/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [Harry Kane was a one-season wonder. Then he did it for another season. Then another. And another. Until finally he was accepted as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/harry-kane-was-a-one-season-wonder-then-he-did-it-for-another-season/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [I remember waiting for my chance at Norwich. In November 1991, centre half Ian Butterworth limped off in a First Division game against Liverpool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/i-remember-waiting-for-my-chance-at-norwich-in-november-1991-centre/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [I have been fortunate to work under some great managers and I knew I could benefit from that education. I went round to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/i-have-been-fortunate-to-work-under-some-great-managers-and-i-knew-i/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [I had a mix of managers - Roy Hodgson was always calm in his technical area at Blackburn. Conte is the opposite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/i-had-a-mix-of-managers-roy-hodgson-was-always-calm-in-his-technical/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [When Kane plays, England become predictable because as a defender, you know he's going to drop in and not stretch it the other way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/when-kane-plays-england-become-predictable-because-as-a-defender-you/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [Football has moved on since the days when my sweaty, stinky, grass-stained Norwich shirt would be washed in time for me to wear it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/football-has-moved-on-since-the-days-when-my-sweaty-stinky-grass/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [Football is not really a complicated game. It's important to have an understanding of the game but the beauty of people like Martin O'Neill,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/football-is-not-really-a-complicated-game-it-s-important-to-have-an/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [It is abundantly clear that the impact of heading a football has led to former players suffering with dementia and other issues and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/it-is-abundantly-clear-that-the-impact-of-heading-a-football-has-led/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [When you think of the great names on the list of England's all-time top scorers, for Harry Kane to sit clear of them all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/when-you-think-of-the-great-names-on-the-list-of-england-s-all-time/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [There's no one better than Jack Grealish at leaving a leg back to initiate contact. He's a master manipulator in that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/there-s-no-one-better-than-jack-grealish-at-leaving-a-leg-back-to/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) > [Some footballers develop reputations for rolling around, diving, flopping, dropping. But Messi is different. If he wants to keep the ball and stay upright,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/some-footballers-develop-reputations-for-rolling-around-diving/) [Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/centre-backs/chris-sutton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Centre Backs Quotes By Chris Sutton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The one place centre backs don't want to be taken is backwards.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Sutton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to-be-taken-is-backwards/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/chris-sutton-5707_backs_the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to_2774097.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/chris-sutton-5707_backs_the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to_2774097.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/chris-sutton-5707_backs_the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to_2774097.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The one place centre backs don't want to be taken is backwards.” — Chris Sutton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/centre-backs/chris-sutton/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/centre-backs/chris-sutton/", "name": "Centre Backs Quotes by Chris Sutton", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/centre-backs/chris-sutton/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/chris-sutton-5707_backs_the-one-place-centre-backs-don-t-want-to_2774097.jpg" }, "description": "1 Centre Backs quotes by Chris Sutton. 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