Back Quote by Gennaro Gattuso

As a holding midfield player, you want movement and to play between the lines.

— Declan Rice

I am a player who likes to play in between the lines and try to break that midfield line, whether it's when I receive…

— James Maddison

With a line of six in the defence and then three in front of that, it's not always easy to find the spaces to…

— Andre Schurrle

I often felt as a player in a 4-4-2, you end up being outnumbered in midfield and chasing the ball, so as a manager…

— Glenn Hoddle

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find…

— Danny Welbeck

To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your…

— Andrea Pirlo

If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.

— Danny Welbeck

Everyone needs to be in position to create the openings we have. We like to play a lot where you pass the ball forward…

— Kevin De Bruyne

My natural position is left-back in a four-man defence, but you have to be ready to help the team in the way the coach…

— Marcos Alonso

In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a…

— DeAndre Yedlin

If you've got a fast and strong defender, on the left, I feel like I can give him trouble going down the line, coming…

— Raheem Sterling

Two wide men stuck out wide leave you very open in midfield, but it's a strength as well. Going forward, it makes you pretty…

— Harry Redknapp