Midfield Quotes · Page 2

Playing in the midfield, you have to be mentally quick and be intelligent in how you position yourself and get the ball.

— Thomas Partey

“Superiority in midfield, as predicted by Pep, was the key to the game.”

— Guillem Balague

When the manager asks me to play somewhere, I play there. But my best position is midfield.

— Marouane Fellaini

With Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez I played in midfield, so at that time I thought that was my position.

— Nathan Ake

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.

— Jan Vertonghen

I moved into midfield because I ruptured my Achilles tendon and couldn't run anymore - it's not what I wanted to do,…

— John Barnes

I prefer advanced midfield, like a No. 10, but you know me: I'll play anywhere for Villa.

— Jack Grealish

Over the long term, it is definitely my ambition to play in the midfield.

— Emre Can

Frank Lampard was always the player I tried to model myself on. The amount of goals he scored from midfield was incredible.…

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

Playing in midfield is a different ball game. You have to be on the half-turn all the time, have a different picture…

— Phil Jones

More or less, I'm a midfield player but I like to go into the box, and maybe that's why not every defensive…

— Kai Havertz

Growing up I've been playing as an attacking midfielder, more central in the midfield. I wouldn't say if I'm most comfortable there…

— Alex Iwobi

In the academies, people develop differently, and going into that No 10 role helped me because central midfield was always packed with…

— James Maddison

I can bring my drive, I can get behind centre-halves, get on the other side of midfield players, score goals. That's what…

— Jermaine Jenas

I feel much better when I am positioned higher. It's not that I'm bad in midfield, but rather that I would need…

— Javier Pastore

I am a player who likes to play in between the lines and try to break that midfield line, whether it's when…

— James Maddison

Midfield, defence - I have even played out wide for Everton, so I will do a job anywhere and give 100 percent.

— Jack Rodwell

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

— Marouane Fellaini

A clean sheet is not just for me, it's for all of us. It's the defence, the midfield and strikers, that shows…

— Andre Onana

My position at Tottenham was in the centre of midfield, and I have played there for Croatia, I feel I am best…

— Luka Modric

Central midfield has been my main position, but I'll play wherever the gaffer wants me.

— Aaron Ramsey

It's a different playing style than at Monaco; there were two of us in midfield there, and here at Liverpool, there's three.

— Fabinho

Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.

— Marouane Fellaini

World-class midfield players get their share of goals and that's something I want to add to my game.

— Scott Parker

The guys who play in midfield and up front are the ones who decide games.

— Javier Zanetti

When I first signed schoolboy forms for United, as a midfield player, I felt for a while that I was just treading…

— Mark Hughes

You have to be physical - that's the way it is in a midfield in the modern game.

— Jamie Redknapp

All coaches now look for forwards who not only score goals but also run back and help in midfield.

— Ciro Immobile

If you have control of the midfield, you have control of the game, and you have more chances to win.

— Xabi Alonso

I will happily play right-back and midfield - I have played there enough that I am comfortable playing that position as well.

— Reece James

What I say is that in midfield, with his style, Scholes could play at any club.

— Deco

Yeah, people did say I play like Vieira. I like going forward from midfield.

— Victor Wanyama

Any France midfield would not be complete without the magician, Zinedine Zidane.

— Marcel Desailly

To play as a No. 10 in central attacking midfield is my best position.

— Thorgan Hazard

I've said it a few times over the years that I'm very happy in midfield.

— David Alaba

I want to play football, and I want to help the team. It doesn't matter if I play midfield, if I play…

— David Luiz

When I was young I was a striker, scoring lots of goals, then I moved to midfield, then defence. I like to…

— Reece James

I think that Sarri's formation and playing with a midfield three have been fundamental for me.

— Jorginho

Depending on the system we play, I can adapt to midfield or a more forward position.

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

Zizou is a phenomenon. It is an honour to share the same midfield as him. But he thinks the same about me.

— Edgar Davids