Better Quote by Wojciech Szczesny

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

The more you play against teams and defenders, the more you get to know them. You know if they are more nervous; you know,…

— Eden Hazard

You have more control of things if you play defense. And you can control how you play defense, too, with effort and preparation.

— Ben Howland

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

Obviously, it's not the same when you play at wing-back. You don't have to defend as much. You don't get exposed in defensive situations…

— Matt Doherty

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

You can practice against each other, but there's something about a game situation.

— James Worthy

It's easier to play defense when you can be a bit more physical.

— Jordan Poole

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You…

— Oscar Robertson

In every team I have played with, and of all of the attackers I have played with, each one was different.

— Edinson Cavani

It's easy to defend, in my opinion, when you play one-on-one.

— Masai Ujiri

We have always found it easier, and still do, when the opponent plays football as well, when they don't just think in defensive terms,…

— Philipp Lahm