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title: "17 Centre Backs Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Centre Backs quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Centre Backs sayings and thoughts."
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> [Koulibaly was always one of my favourite centre-backs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-marsch/koulibaly-was-always-one-of-my-favourite-centre-backs/)

[Jesse Marsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-marsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/jesse-marsch-6015_always_koulibaly-was-always-one-of-my-favourite_202475.jpg)

> [To be one of the most expensive centre-backs makes one feel proud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-otamendi/to-be-one-of-the-most-expensive-centre-backs-makes-one-feel-proud/)

[Nicolas Otamendi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-otamendi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/nicolas-otamendi-15840_expensive_to-be-one-of-the-most-expensive-centre-b_584707.jpg)

> [Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thiago-silva/centre-backs-with-good-technique-can-move-the-ball-forward-even-when/)

[Thiago Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thiago-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/thiago-silva-6084_even_centre-backs-with-good-technique-can-mov_2004445.jpg)

> [I think it's a natural progression: a lot of centre-backs start wide when they're young and move inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-gomez/i-think-it-s-a-natural-progression-a-lot-of-centre-backs-start-wide/)

[Joe Gomez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-gomez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/joe-gomez-31090_i-think_i-think-it-s-a-natural-progression-a-lot_1387536.jpg)

> [Great keepers and centre-backs were what the English were brought up on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/great-keepers-and-centre-backs-were-what-the-english-were-brought-up/)

[Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/tony-adams-4778_english_great-keepers-and-centre-backs-were-what_2026848.png)

> [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)

> [Some of the centre-backs are 90 kg. I'm only 70-something kilos - so I need to be strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-welbeck/some-of-the-centre-backs-are-90-kg-i-m-only-70-something-kilos-so-i/)

[Danny Welbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-welbeck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/danny-welbeck-7086_be-strong_some-of-the-centre-backs-are-90-kg-i-m-o_2019603.jpg)

> [If I watch big games like the Champions League on TV then I'm definitely watching what different centre-backs are doing in certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-van-dijk/if-i-watch-big-games-like-the-champions-league-on-tv-then-i-m/)

[Virgil van Dijk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-van-dijk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/virgil-van-dijk-6531_big_if-i-watch-big-games-like-the-champions_2766358.jpg)

> [When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the 'keeper suffer more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/when-you-make-a-mistake-and-the-team-is-not-doing-well-in-defence/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/rafael-benitez-3934_defence_when-you-make-a-mistake-and-the-team-is_2780196.png)

> [The two centre-backs, Rob Huth and Wes Morgan, are in many ways journeyman pros, but they have that wonderful attitude and never-say-die…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-lineker/the-two-centre-backs-rob-huth-and-wes-morgan-are-in-many-ways/)

[Gary Lineker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-lineker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/gary-lineker-2899_attitude_the-two-centre-backs-rob-huth-and-wes-mo_1490111.png)

> [Porto prepared me really well and this didn't go unnoticed in Spain, as before I went to Real Madrid the club were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pepe/porto-prepared-me-really-well-and-this-didn-t-go-unnoticed-in-spain/)

[Pepe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pepe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/pepe-5182_amazing_porto-prepared-me-really-well-and-this-d_1233729.jpg)

> [“Ronaldo also dropped deep to receive the ball, turn round and run towards goal – and he always found space as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillem-balague/ronaldo-also-dropped-deep-to-receive-the-ball-turn-round-and-run/)

[Guillem Balague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillem-balague/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c5/guillem-balague-2956_football_ronaldo-also-dropped-deep-to-receive-the_21387.jpg)

> [If you've got Godin and Chiellini as your centre-backs, then you can have more attacking full-backs, as opposed to defensive ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-nicol/if-you-ve-got-godin-and-chiellini-as-your-centre-backs-then-you-can/)

[Steve Nicol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-nicol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/steve-nicol-5953_defensive_if-you-ve-got-godin-and-chiellini-as-you_458704.jpg)

> [There are those who condemn five in midfield as a negative tactic, but when a side's centre-backs are as hapless as Chris…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-engel/there-are-those-who-condemn-five-in-midfield-as-a-negative-tactic-but/)

[Matthew Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-engel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/matthew-engel-62645_analysis_there-are-those-who-condemn-five-in-midf_89750.png)

> [Centre-backs usually get criticised for clearing the ball long, but it's easier doing this than risking a pass. If you lose the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thiago-silva/centre-backs-usually-get-criticised-for-clearing-the-ball-long-but-it/)

[Thiago Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thiago-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/thiago-silva-6084_back_centre-backs-usually-get-criticised-for_2782875.jpg)

> [Right backs now should be the highest paid players in every team! Strikers just have to score. Midfielders, they pass. Goalkeepers make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cafu/right-backs-now-should-be-the-highest-paid-players-in-every-team/)

[Cafu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cafu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/cafu-8018_forward_right-backs-now-should-be-the-highest-pa_1462455.jpg)

> [“Pep had analysed Real Madrid in detail and, an hour and a half before the game, he got Messi, Xavi and Iniesta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillem-balague/pep-had-analysed-real-madrid-in-detail-and-an-hour-and-a-half-before/)

[Guillem Balague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillem-balague/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/guillem-balague-2956_football_pep-had-analysed-real-madrid-in-detail-a_2681584.jpg)

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