Complete Quote by Raphael Varane

Central defenders have to always concentrate and be strong.

— Nicolas Otamendi

If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.

— Siegbert Tarrasch

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

— Virgil van Dijk

There are plenty of good central defenders around and I enjoy watching them.

— Virgil van Dijk

There are a lot of good defenders in the league.

— Alex Caruso

Maybe defenders don't always get the recognition like the other players get.

— Harry Kane

Not many know this, but in training sessions, I like to play in the center-back position sometimes. I think I'm good at that position,…

— Dimitar Berbatov

Not only the attackers, but the defenders - it's on the attackers to prepare themselves to break through the strong defense.

— Neymar

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 think it's a natural progression: a lot of centre-backs start wide when they're young and move inside.

— Joe Gomez

Central defence is my favourite position.

— Jan Vertonghen

You can't have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.

— Guus Hiddink