Defender Quote by David Gill

For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive. You go to buy a right-back, a left-back, or a central defender, and…

— Antonio Conte

My priority is possession. Attack, get a lot of players in the opposition half, take risks.

— Gerardo Martino

Ideally, you want a defender with Premier League experience.

— Shaun Wright-Phillips

You can't have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.

— Guus Hiddink

I'm a defender first and foremost, and if I'm playing right centre-half, I am even more of a defender than the wing-backs.

— Kyle Walker

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

— Kelley O'Hara

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

Firstly, defend for the team. That's what I put my mind on.

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

I believe the most important thing for the defender is to take the ball away from the opposing team, no matter what, and not…

— Giorgio Chiellini

Ideally, if you ask most tight ends, they would say we want the defender on us early. The reason for that is we feel…

— Jason Witten

My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.

— DeAndre Yedlin

There are no plays run for your sake as a defender - you just have to want it.

— Ben Wallace