How Quote by Thomas Partey

For a midfielder now you have to be strong, fast and see the play very quickly. You have to be very versatile.

— Andreas Pereira

You have to be physical - that's the way it is in a midfield in the modern game.

— Jamie Redknapp

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the…

— Paul Pogba

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

— Memphis Depay

That is probably the biggest issue about the English game. You need to be a great player and great at striking the ball, of…

— Xabi Alonso

Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.

— Toni Kroos

I think the most important thing is that I like to play in the midfield, but then wherever I need to play to help…

— Thomas Partey

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

It doesn't matter who you play against in midfield, you need to try to come out on top and more often than not when…

— Jonjo Shelvey

It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward, I can do…

— Julie Ertz

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

In football, you just have to develop yourself.

— Granit Xhaka