Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role. — Nemanja Matic Copy Share Image
I don't think Sergio Busquets is the best defensive midfielder in the world but for Barcelona he is the perfect player because… — Eidur Gudjohnsen Copy Share Image
I prefer defensive midfielder because I know my job when I play there. More things are in front of you. — Marouane Fellaini Copy Share Image
Sometimes I look at myself and ask, 'What is my best position?' But I think it's a defensive midfielder; that's the best… — Marouane Fellaini Copy Share Image
On a tactical level the defensive midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation is just about the most demanding position there is. — Sergio Busquets Copy Share Image
I can be the only defensive midfielder and try and break up play. Or I can play a little more forward. — Sergio Busquets Copy Share Image
In my country, they used to call players who play in my position a defensive midfielder, but it is not defensive. — Fernandinho Copy Share Image
I have already worked Dunga. He helped me at Internacional, making me a more defensive midfielder. But I can play as a… — Fred Copy Share Image
Everyone knows where I play, as a defensive midfielder, more or less the same, so in the last six or seven years… — Nemanja Matic Copy Share Image
When I first got to Lyon, my coach at the time, Nicolas Quinault, was very keen for me to play as a… — Wendie Renard Copy Share Image
Most people see me as a defensive midfielder but with my intelligence and how I read the game, if we're near the… — Thomas Partey Copy Share Image
All players rolled into one: from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder to attacker. I want to take the qualities from everyone. I'd… — Paul Pogba Copy Share Image
When I arrived at Benfica I'd been playing like a No. 10 in the team, but the first thing the coach did… — Nemanja Matic Copy Share Image
