Defender Quote by Fabio Cannavaro

I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.

— Michel Patini

I used to track back from midfield but I never saw myself as a defender. Dave Jones thought I could do the job and…

— Wayne Bridge

Obviously I want to be a goal-scoring midfielder as well.

— Scott McTominay

With Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez I played in midfield, so at that time I thought that was my position.

— Nathan Ake

I would try to be a striker even though I wasn't and once I started growing up and seeing professional football was a step…

— Eric Bailly

Any striker like me that likes to run in behind, they could play with Thierry.

— Bradley Wright-Phillips

Ideally, you want a defender with Premier League experience.

— Shaun Wright-Phillips

When I was younger, I had two players: Luke Shaw and Gareth Bale. When Shaw was at Southampton, he was a left-back, and I…

— Ryan Sessegnon

Do I want to be the best defender in Europe? Of course. Any defender will tell you that - who wouldn't want to be…

— Aymeric Laporte

I just say I'd like to be an attacking midfielder.

— Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

As someone who headed home his fair share of goals, I would have loved to play with a winger like Mbappe.

— Chris Sutton

I didn't always want to be a goalkeeper, but I didn't have much of a future further up the pitch.

— Edouard Mendy