Defence Quote by Andrea Pirlo

One step makes a huge difference. Obviously, if you're in better position to make a tackle when you're farther up on him or to…

— Leighton Vander Esch

When we have to defend, I just try to recover the ball for the team because it's important, but I always try to go…

— N'Golo Kante

I'm not used to tackles. I don't know, it's on your own the way you learn. I steal the ball in another way I…

— Rodri

Playing wing-back is more defensive-minded, so you have to judge when to lunge in for a tackle, not just recklessly going in, or making…

— Callum Hudson-Odoi

I know my game is about trying to get past players and I know that if a bad tackle is coming my way, I…

— Adama Traore

Defending isn't just about tackling and heading, it's also about getting the ball down and playing - starting the attack from the back.

— Phil Jones

If you have got pace and awareness of where you want the ball and where you want to go yourself, you are getting in…

— Kasper Schmeichel

In football, you don't hold on to the ball just to hold on to the ball. When you have it you need to be…

— Didier Deschamps

Sometimes you can get sloppy and control the ball right at your feet, and that gives the defenders a chance.

— Raheem Sterling

Going in for a tackle, you've got to be able to defeat a block. You have to be able to have the correct leverage…

— Leighton Vander Esch

Sometimes that kind of last-ditch tackle can get the crowd excited, and you get a push from that. It's important to play with that…

— Xabi Alonso

Your No. 1 priority as a defender is to keep the ball out of the back of the net.

— Kelley O'Hara