Beat Quote by Edgar Davids

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

You need players who can pass the ball and players who want to do it.

— Steve Nicol

If you have got pace and awareness of where you want the ball and where you want to go yourself, you are getting in…

— Kasper Schmeichel

I do not like to use a player solely to make a member of the opposing team, for one simple reason: when we cannot…

— Michael Laudrup

As a defender that is something you like - to go out there and win the ball.

— Joel Matip

I am a defender, but I can play the ball. I have a good technique.

— Toby Alderweireld

When someone is playing alongside the best player in the world, you just have to do what you need to do to make him…

— Paulinho

The thing that is really important is that the players have the drive to do something more with their football. If you have that,…

— Henrik Larsson

When you don't have the ball, you need to be a killer, and you need to be tough. If you do have the ball,…

— Dusan Tadic

In football, you don't hold on to the ball just to hold on to the ball. When you have it you need to be…

— Didier Deschamps

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

— Harry Maguire

Playing in the midfield, you have to be mentally quick and be intelligent in how you position yourself and get the ball.

— Thomas Partey