Alone Quote by Jerome Boateng

I'm not the big guy in the middle like some strikers. I play the position a little bit different.

— Kai Havertz

I enjoy playing against big, top strikers.

— Dejan Lovren

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

— Virgil van Dijk

I like playing as a central defender, but I also feel good as a holding midfielder.

— Joel Matip

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 playing size per position defensively.

— Frank Vogel

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 am a striker, but I love playing wide.

— Anthony Martial

In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't…

— Thomas Muller

When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.

— Johan Cruijff

You always have to make defenders think as a striker.

— Chris Sutton

As a striker, you are playing against big defenders. They try to throw you around. I try to play in behind them, and I…

— Robert Lewandowski