As a holding midfield player, you want movement and to play between the lines. — Declan Rice Copy Share Image
In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that… — DeAndre Yedlin Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be running round at the back of the grid, or even in midfield, just for the sake of… — Dario Franchitti Copy Share Image
I've grown up playing in central midfield more, and I think my natural game is about coming inside from wide. — Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything. — Toni Kroos Copy Share Image
I am always on YouTube watching midfield players getting in the box and scoring goals. — Scott McTominay Copy Share Image
The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try… — James Maddison Copy Share Image
Defensive midfield can be the one position that's easier to play as you get older. — Gareth Barry Copy Share Image
My favorite position is in the center of the midfield, maybe the defensive midfield. I think I can play this position the… — Joshua Kimmich Copy Share Image
I played with and against so many fantastic players in midfield like Gerrard. I had the opportunity to play with Lampard together… — Deco Copy Share Image
I know when I step into midfield I have to sharpen my feet up and be more aware of what's around me,… — Phil Jones Copy Share Image
Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on… — Trent Alexander-Arnold Copy Share Image
When I was young I was playing in midfield on the left for Gondomar in a 4-3-3. I was always the number… — Diogo Jota Copy Share Image
I think I am strong on the field, I am versatile, I can play in several midfield positions. Some coaches like that,… — Fred Copy Share Image
As I'm growing up, going into holding midfield, I'm watching Busquets quite a lot for Barcelona. The way he controls the game,… — Declan Rice Copy Share Image
I used to track back from midfield but I never saw myself as a defender. Dave Jones thought I could do the… — Wayne Bridge Copy Share Image
I'm a centre forward, and that is my preferred position. But I'll play on the wing or in midfield, wherever the manager… — Danny Welbeck Copy Share Image
But I loved playing in midfield. In midfield you always have a sight of goal, you're always participating in all the plays. — Cafu Copy Share Image
I'm a very versatile player, I have covered many midfield roles but my favourite one is the centre-midfield. — Jorginho Copy Share Image
Busquets reads everything. Players like Busquets or Xabi Alonso in midfield have the capacity to read the whole game. — Diego Simeone Copy Share Image
If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield. — Danny Welbeck Copy Share Image
I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield… — Phil Jones Copy Share Image
For me it's best to play midfield but if the team needs it, I can play anywhere. — Sergio Busquets Copy Share Image
At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger. — Georginio Wijnaldum Copy Share Image
I don't like getting pinned back with a line of four in midfield. You risk losing too much space. — Gennaro Gattuso Copy Share Image
That defensive midfield role is almost a specified position since Makelele made it famous. — Darren Fletcher Copy Share Image
When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield, so it's not like it's new to me. — Dele Alli Copy Share Image
I used to say I preferred midfield because I enjoy trying to make goals, and scoring is a buzz. — Gareth Barry Copy Share Image
Yes, he is not unused to playing in midfield, but at the same time he's not used to playing there either. — Emlyn Hughes Copy Share Image
To work under Brendan Rodgers would certainly be a good move for Ainsley Maitland-Niles but the most important thing for the player… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter who you play against in midfield, you need to try to come out on top and more often than… — Jonjo Shelvey Copy Share Image
I've said all along from day one centre-back is the position I feel most comfortable in but if I'm asked to play… — Phil Jones Copy Share Image
Ancelotti's teams are more balanced. It's a more Italian defense and creativity from the midfield forward. I admire his work and also… — Tite Copy Share Image
When I played in the Benfica youth teams, they would always call me to play in midfield if someone was missing and… — Ederson Copy Share Image
“He’d apply his three basic rules, none of which related to what people know as tiki-taka: they were, rather, intense attack, quick… — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
Being in midfield, in general, you don't have a lot of time to think, and in the Premier League, that's even less… — Fabinho Copy Share Image
When you go to a World Cup, in midfield you need to have players who can score from distance, who can get… — Jill Ellis Copy Share Image
Speaking as a midfield player myself, I know it's easier to make your runs into the box from that deeper, more central… — Jermaine Jenas Copy Share Image
It is everyone's dream to play for England and we have got a lot of top players in that midfield and lot… — Harry Winks Copy Share Image
I would loved to have played with Scholes. He plays the game the way it should be played and at his peak… — Xavi Copy Share Image
