England Quote by Jamie Redknapp

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

— Thomas Partey

It's very physical in the midfield, but I've come into my own now, and I can handle it in there.

— Jesse Lingard

I think you have to be physical no matter who you're playing against, so that's just something that I have to do.

— Tristan Thompson

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

— Declan Rice

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

— Memphis Depay

It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward, I can do…

— Julie Ertz

For a midfielder now you have to be strong, fast and see the play very quickly. You have to be very versatile.

— Andreas Pereira

When you play in midfield, you've got to have legs

— Steve Lomas

To be a striker you need to be in good shape.

— Pele

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people…

— Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

In the defensive midfield position, the player needs to give balance to the team and try to control the game. That's exactly what I…

— Nemanja Matic

You always have to make defenders think as a striker.

— Chris Sutton