Defence Quote by Philipp Lahm

Defensive midfield can be the one position that's easier to play as you get older.

— Gareth Barry

As a full back, your role is just as much in playing in midfield, getting forward and creating chances, as it is stopping them…

— Philipp Lahm

Playing in midfield is a different ball game. You have to be on the half-turn all the time, have a different picture in your…

— Phil Jones

As a winger, you want to get at defenders and make it hard for them. Instead of them going forwards, they have to defend…

— Victor Moses

At fullback you have a little bit more defensive responsibility. You have to help out with your center backs a little bit more. As…

— DeAndre Yedlin

If you have got pace and awareness of where you want the ball and where you want to go yourself, you are getting in…

— Kasper Schmeichel

I've turned into a full-back who pushes forwards whereas in Italy usually the full-back concentrates more on defending.

— Ciro Immobile

When I was switching around in my early stages, people underestimated how difficult it was just to go from playing centre midfield to right-back…

— Phil Jones

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

If you have control of the midfield, you have control of the game, and you have more chances to win.

— Xabi Alonso

The manager might like it sometimes when I play up front because I can cause trouble for the defenders, but for me, my best…

— Marouane Fellaini

Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.

— Thiago Silva