Quotes About Strategy

There is something different between defence deal and deal in defence.

Defence is our best attack.

My game was always about good defence.

Sometimes you can say it is boring being in goal, but what is important is I am in communication with the defence.

I still have much to learn, especially about my defence.

In football, you cannot only play because of your quality and talent. Defence is a must.

In football, there has always been this idea of having a left-footer and a right-footer in central defence.

I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you. But in a 4-4-2 you are basically also the left midfielder so you have to help more in defence and I wasn't used to that.

In the past, you would have been classed as a sweeper if you were put in the middle of a three-man defence.

There aren't many players around who can organise the game from in front of the defence. You have to be fast, work hard and know how to read the game.

Central defence is my favourite position.

The thing for me is my defence: as long as my defence is in good order then I feel the rest of my game can expand from there.

To win games sometimes I need to get more in attack, and sometimes I need to defend more, but the main thing is to focus on getting the three points every game, and I will manage when to go forward more and when to help the team in defence.

As a No9, when youre up front on your own, your job is to keep the defence as far back as possible. Why? Because that gives more space to the No10.

My playing style? I'm a right back who likes to attack but I also know when it's time to attack and when you need to stay behind. I have to put a balance between defence and attack.

My natural position is left-back in a four-man defence, but you have to be ready to help the team in the way the coach wants.

The most important thing in the Royal Rumble is saving as much energy as you can. The guy who's going to win is usually going to be the guy who can defend himself the longest.

There has to be a very good balance between being aggressive and then being able to defend as well.

It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

I think the best way to defend a result is to keep attacking.

If I'm only going to play one more match, I want to take a wicket with every ball, not try and defend a boundary.

The best way to attack is to defend well.

My first mind-set when I am out on the field is to defend well and not concede.

You need to defend as a team to defend well.