Developing Quote by Philipp Lahm

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 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

Firstly, I am somebody who plays in a defensive role, and we need to start with that, but then I need to bring the…

— Naby Keita

I'm a defender and that's what I will always look to do first. If you do that right then the other things will be…

— Patrick van Aanholt

As a defender, you can be many shapes and sizes. You can be short and fast. Or you can be tall and jump high.…

— Fabio Cannavaro

I would always treat my attacking game as the more natural part. With defence, you have to get yourself in positions to understand the…

— Brian O'Driscoll

To win games sometimes I need to get more in attack, and sometimes I need to defend more, but the main thing is to…

— Marcos Alonso

As a defender, it's really important to communicate with the players in front of you and next to you. It makes it easier for…

— Matthijs de Ligt

Especially going from an attacking player to a defensive player, your whole mindset has to change. You have to work on one-v-one defending versus…

— Crystal Dunn

Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously work on…

— Ali Krieger

Obviously, I am an attacking player, so when you are an attacking player, you need to create goals and get goals - and that's…

— Alex Iwobi

You need to beat a defender when you have the ball. You need to be able to successfully pass to a team-mate, and there…

— Edgar Davids