Defend Quote by Luis Enrique

As long as we keep winning, that's all it's about. But it's evident I do need the ball.

— Antonio Brown

If we are quite defensive and we lose the ball, we just try to get back into our positions and try to defend. That's…

— Ilkay Gundogan

Having the ball means creating chances and scoring goals.

— Raphael Varane

When we have to defend, I just try to recover the ball for the team because it's important, but I always try to go…

— N'Golo Kante

With or without the ball, my objective is always to impact the game.

— Nelson Agholor

Scoring a goal is very important for us, but the objective is to win the match.

— Luis Enrique

The ball is an essential part of the game.

— Johan Cruijff

To be successful you have to find a good balance between offence and defence, to work without the ball, but our main tactic is…

— Daniel Farke

When we have the ball, the other team has to run. The most important thing is for the players to be prepared to be…

— Jurgen Klopp

We want the ball, and we’re going to score

— Matt Hasselbeck

What do we do when we have the ball? What do we do when the other team has the ball? In those two areas…

— Ralf Rangnick

I believe the most important thing for the defender is to take the ball away from the opposing team, no matter what, and not…

— Giorgio Chiellini