I feel like I really grew as a defender, off the ball, on the ball. — Tyrese Haliburton Copy Share Image
I am a defender, but I can play the ball. I have a good technique. — Toby Alderweireld Copy Share Image
I like playing as a central defender, but I also feel good as a holding midfielder. — Joel Matip Copy Share Image
Ideally, you want a defender with Premier League experience. — Shaun Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
I need to be more aggressive, more vocal, be a better defender. I've worked on all those tirelessly. — Jalen Brunson Copy Share Image
The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back. — David Luiz Copy Share Image
I can be a better defender. It's one of those things where I like to always find something wrong so I can… — Jordan Clarkson Copy Share Image
“Creemos en los actos cotidianos de valentía, en el coraje que impulsa a una persona a defender a otra.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
It's like, every game you never know how a defender is going to play you. You have to be mentally focused. — Buddy Hield Copy Share Image
Do I want to be the best defender in Europe? Of course. Any defender will tell you that - who wouldn't want… — Aymeric Laporte Copy Share Image
If a defender hits you and you stay down he might think he's got the better of you, so to get up… — Daniel James Copy Share Image
For whatever the reasons may be, a lot of teams try to target me as a defender from a standpoint of assuming… — Pat Connaughton Copy Share Image
As a defender, you can be many shapes and sizes. You can be short and fast. Or you can be tall and… — Fabio Cannavaro Copy Share Image
For me, the key to using the stiff-arm is when you feel a defender is closing on you and at the last… — Demaryius Thomas Copy Share Image
I count myself a a rationalist and a skeptic with a very conscious awareness of my indebtedness to Western Christian civilization, and… — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
You need to beat a defender when you have the ball. You need to be able to successfully pass to a team-mate,… — Edgar Davids Copy Share Image
I've always liked taking the ball out of defence and I will carry on doing that but at the end of the… — John Stones Copy Share Image
I prefer playing up front, really, because I feel like if I make the right run, or if I get the ball… — Wilfried Zaha Copy Share Image
Watch Haaland and you'll see he's never afraid of knocking the ball by a defender before bursting beyond him. He knows if… — Chris Sutton Copy Share Image
At Under-11/12, I was playing as a right-back. The manager then was Cyril Helstone, and he said to me, 'No, you're not… — Georginio Wijnaldum Copy Share Image
I remember when I went to try out for the Olympic team in 1972, Coach Iba told me he didn't care how… — Doug Collins Copy Share Image
I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come… — Xavi Copy Share Image
Being a defender of Real Madrid means being able to make very few mistakes. — Raphael Varane Copy Share Image
