Forward Quote by Callum Hudson-Odoi

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

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

In the future if I do get to go back on to the wing I feel like I know how full backs play and…

— Bukayo Saka

When we lose the ball, I don't want to win it back directly. I act smarter now, have better anticipation, and also start earlier…

— Jerome Boateng

I don't back down. Like, I don't know how to flop. That's never been a part of my game. For me to know if…

— Kenyon Martin

That's part of my game: just running the wing, defending.

— Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Obviously, it's not the same when you play at wing-back. You don't have to defend as much. You don't get exposed in defensive situations…

— Matt Doherty

To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your…

— Andrea Pirlo

If my play is not to run and chase the ball, if my play is to stay backside, then I've got to stay backside.…

— Julius Peppers

I prefer to play up front, but if the coach puts me on the wing, then that means it is better for the team,…

— Anthony Martial

If you aren't going to have a lot of the ball, you've got to play when you've got the ball, otherwise you end up…

— Paul Merson

When I play a back three and I'm a wing-back, I'm a lot higher. I have more freedom to roam and do what I…

— Reece James