Best Quote by David Villa

For me, the defender I respect the most is Giorgio Chiellini. He's one of the best defenders in the world. I really like the…

— Edinson Cavani

Best defender I have played against? Carles Puyol

— Cesc Fabregas

I played against Maradona and he was a great player like Messi too.

— Marco van Basten

My best teammate was Roberto Carlos.

— Ronaldo

The best player I ever played against was Paolo Maldini. We [Arsenal] played against Milan in the European Supercup [in 1995]. Maldini marked me…

— Paul Merson

The best I've played against is Luis Figo. As for team-mates, it has to be Zinedine Zidane. He made things easier for everybody.

— Roberto Carlos

The toughest defenders I've faced are Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Ivan Cordoba, Ciro Ferrara and Walter Samuel.

— Filippo Inzaghi

Back in my days, my favorite opponent was Diego Maradona.

— Lothar Matthaus

I've always thought I was the best defender in the league.

— O. G. Anunoby

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went…

— Jack Wilshere

I played central defender for the most part when I started playing football, either central defence or right-back.

— Bruno Fernandes

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my…

— John Terry