Defender Quote by Jack Rodwell

I believe I could be a good centre-half.

— Jack Rodwell

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 am a winger, but in future, I want to play more in the middle. When you are there, you have a lot more…

— Gerard Deulofeu

To be honest, from England Under-16s, through the 17s and 18s, really all the way through my youth career, I played at centre-half. For…

— Jack Rodwell

I'd like to think that centre-half is my best position.

— Phil Jones

I began as a striker, then became a holding midfielder, and now I'm a centre-half. I've done everything except play in goal.

— Aymeric Laporte

My position is a centre back, but I've played right back before and I started my footballing career as a midfielder. I see myself…

— Victor Lindelof

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 like centre-half, but I can play centre-mid as well.

— Jack Rodwell

I've always been a centre-half, to be honest.

— Chris Smalling

I like to play against strikers and think that, from my size alone, I'm more of a central defender.

— Jerome Boateng

I think as a central defender you grow as a player.

— Virgil van Dijk