Back Quote by Michy Batshuayi

It is pretty tough for a goalie when you look at it. You're always the last line of defense. If you let a goal…

— Kirk McLean

It's never nice to sit on the bench. Everybody knows it is not what you want as a professional footballer but it's about responding…

— Simon Mignolet

Not all players want to play defense. You get in foul trouble, you're going to be on the bench.

— Serge Ibaka

Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.

— Niko Kovac

As a football player, you always need the threat of being benched. If you don't, you never have to push yourself.

— Jerome Bettis

I think you just have to be more aggressive when you come off the bench.

— Jamal Crawford

On a lot of teams that bottom guy, that weakside defender, is critical if something happens and you're broken down off the dribble or…

— Mike Budenholzer

You always have to make defenders think as a striker.

— Chris Sutton

Defending isn't just about tackling and heading, it's also about getting the ball down and playing - starting the attack from the back.

— Phil Jones

To be good is not enough; you also have to make your team win. And, when you are an attacker, that most often happens…

— Riyad Mahrez

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

— John Wooden

As a goalkeeper, you can't come off the bench for 10 minutes and prove your worth - it's either you're in or you're out.

— Joe Hart