Defend Quote by Dillon Brooks

I defend my position. I am not Messi. I am not Ronaldo. I have something else. I am not the quickest, like Walcott. I…

— Toby Alderweireld

When I've come up against a player that good, Messi - or even others - it's about facing him as a team. It's about…

— Javi Gracia

Messi is a phenomenal player and as a professional, you want to play against all those sorts of names.

— Ruben Dias

To play against Cristiano and Messi, it is always complicated.

— Bernardo Silva

There is no point going man-to-man with a player of Messi's ability. He is so clever he would drag your player all over the…

— Tony Pulis

I'd like to play against Messi and Iniesta.

— Shinji Kagawa

I don't have to prepare any differently because it's Messi, because every day in training I am up against people like Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo,…

— Patrice Evra

It is very important you have strikers who can run and defend.

— Demba Ba

Playing alongside Messi is special for me. He's a player I always wanted to play with. I have played against him with Brazil, but…

— Paulinho

It is very important for me to be able to play and develop with players like Messi, Dybala, Di Maria, and Banega.

— Mauro Icardi

Messi is the best, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team.

— Ivan Perisic

Messi is an extraordinary player, but your squad is pivotal: at a World Cup, the 11 players on the pitch and everyone else in…

— Javier Zanetti