Defensive Quote by Sergio Busquets

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find…

— Danny Welbeck

Sometimes I look at myself and ask, 'What is my best position?' But I think it's a defensive midfielder; that's the best one.

— Marouane Fellaini

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

— Gareth Barry

That defensive midfield role is almost a specified position since Makelele made it famous.

— Darren Fletcher

Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role.

— Nemanja Matic

I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are…

— Edgar Davids

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

— Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

A midfielder should be able to play several positions.

— Jupp Heynckes

I see myself as a mix between number six and number eight in central midfield - this is the best position for me, as…

— Ilkay Gundogan

I consider myself as this kind of attacking midfielder, trying to find the gaps between the opposition midfielders and defenders and produce what the…

— Juan Mata

I'd definitely say I prefer more-attacking positions for myself, as a winger or a No 10 kind of player.

— Callum Hudson-Odoi

I like to play attacking, like a winger, or an attacking midfielder, so it depends on the coach, where he's looking at me for…

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan