Coming Quote by DeAndre Yedlin

Even when I was a winger I liked defending.

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

I'm not really a defensive midfielder.

— Jack Wilshere

Defensively, I've always wanted to be defensive player of the year.

— O. G. Anunoby

Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role.

— Nemanja Matic

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

I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way…

— Roberto Firmino

I think I've definitely gotten better on the defensive side from where I started.

— Christian Wood

Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.

— Jerry West

Before I signed for Liverpool, I was playing for Newcastle as a No. 10 - basically, I was always attacking. I didn't have to…

— Georginio Wijnaldum

My game was always about good defence.

— Angelique Kerber

When I was young I was a striker, scoring lots of goals, then I moved to midfield, then defence. I like to attack.

— Reece James

I feel like I am the best defensive player in the league.

— Joel Embiid