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title: "14 Defensive Midfielder Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Defensive Midfielder quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Defensive Midfielder sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm not really a defensive midfielder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-wilshere/i-m-not-really-a-defensive-midfielder/)

[Jack Wilshere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-wilshere/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/jack-wilshere-5152_defensive_i-m-not-really-a-defensive-midfielder-30_3029709.png)

> [Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nemanja-matic/defensive-midfielder-is-my-position-and-i-have-to-be-focused-on-that/)

[Nemanja Matic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nemanja-matic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/nemanja-matic-16660_defensive_defensive-midfielder-is-my-position-and_1006201.jpg)

> [I don't think Sergio Busquets is the best defensive midfielder in the world but for Barcelona he is the perfect player because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eidur-gudjohnsen/i-don-t-think-sergio-busquets-is-the-best-defensive-midfielder-in-the/)

[Eidur Gudjohnsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eidur-gudjohnsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/eidur-gudjohnsen-6376_barcelona_i-don-t-think-sergio-busquets-is-the-bes_2491568.jpg)

> [I prefer defensive midfielder because I know my job when I play there. More things are in front of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marouane-fellaini/i-prefer-defensive-midfielder-because-i-know-my-job-when-i-play-there/)

[Marouane Fellaini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marouane-fellaini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/marouane-fellaini-5877_defensive_i-prefer-defensive-midfielder-because-i_2839504.png)

> [Sometimes I look at myself and ask, 'What is my best position?' But I think it's a defensive midfielder; that's the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marouane-fellaini/sometimes-i-look-at-myself-and-ask-what-is-my-best-position-but-i/)

[Marouane Fellaini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marouane-fellaini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/marouane-fellaini-5877_best_sometimes-i-look-at-myself-and-ask-what_1736646.png)

> [On a tactical level the defensive midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation is just about the most demanding position there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-busquets/on-a-tactical-level-the-defensive-midfielder-in-a-4-3-3-formation-is/)

[Sergio Busquets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-busquets/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/sergio-busquets-5324_defensive_on-a-tactical-level-the-defensive-midfie_1300960.png)

> [I can be the only defensive midfielder and try and break up play. Or I can play a little more forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-busquets/i-can-be-the-only-defensive-midfielder-and-try-and-break-up-play-or-i/)

[Sergio Busquets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-busquets/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/sergio-busquets-5324_defensive_i-can-be-the-only-defensive-midfielder-a_242856.png)

> [In my country, they used to call players who play in my position a defensive midfielder, but it is not defensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernandinho/in-my-country-they-used-to-call-players-who-play-in-my-position-a/)

[Fernandinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernandinho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/fernandinho-5762_country_in-my-country-they-used-to-call-players_3170447.jpg)

> [I have already worked Dunga. He helped me at Internacional, making me a more defensive midfielder. But I can play as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred/i-have-already-worked-dunga-he-helped-me-at-internacional-making-me-a/)

[Fred](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/fred-5414_defensive_i-have-already-worked-dunga-he-helped-me_1860664.jpg)

> [Everyone knows where I play, as a defensive midfielder, more or less the same, so in the last six or seven years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nemanja-matic/everyone-knows-where-i-play-as-a-defensive-midfielder-more-or-less/)

[Nemanja Matic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nemanja-matic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d90/nemanja-matic-16660_less_everyone-knows-where-i-play-as-a-defensi_2013320.jpg)

> [When I first got to Lyon, my coach at the time, Nicolas Quinault, was very keen for me to play as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendie-renard/when-i-first-got-to-lyon-my-coach-at-the-time-nicolas-quinault-was/)

[Wendie Renard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendie-renard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/wendie-renard-15901_coach_when-i-first-got-to-lyon-my-coach-at-the_2353213.jpg)

> [Most people see me as a defensive midfielder but with my intelligence and how I read the game, if we're near the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-partey/most-people-see-me-as-a-defensive-midfielder-but-with-my-intelligence/)

[Thomas Partey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-partey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/thomas-partey-10817_end_most-people-see-me-as-a-defensive-midfie_2389401.jpg)

> [All players rolled into one: from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder to attacker. I want to take the qualities from everyone. I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-pogba/all-players-rolled-into-one-from-defensive-midfielder-to-attacking/)

[Paul Pogba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-pogba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/paul-pogba-14999_bad_all-players-rolled-into-one-from-defensi_868149.jpg)

> [When I arrived at Benfica I'd been playing like a No. 10 in the team, but the first thing the coach did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nemanja-matic/when-i-arrived-at-benfica-i-d-been-playing-like-a-no-10-in-the-team/)

[Nemanja Matic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nemanja-matic/)

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