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I have to play with discipline in midfield.
If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.
England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.
When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.
I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.
Roy Hodgson destroyed me. He made me play in the centre of midfield.
I've said it a few times over the years that I'm very happy in midfield.
Over the long term, it is definitely my ambition to play in the midfield.
The guys who play in midfield and up front are the ones who decide games.
I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.
Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.
As a holding midfield player, you want movement and to play between the lines.
For me it's best to play midfield but if the team needs it, I can play anywhere.
Defensive midfield can be the one position that's easier to play as you get older.
If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.
Central midfield has been my main position, but I'll play wherever the gaffer wants me.
I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.
I've played all over, to be honest. Centre-half, defensive midfield, attacking midfield.
At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger.
I prefer advanced midfield, like a No. 10, but you know me: I'll play anywhere for Villa.
When the manager asks me to play somewhere, I play there. But my best position is midfield.
Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.
I think that Sarri's formation and playing with a midfield three have been fundamental for me.
I used to say I preferred midfield because I enjoy trying to make goals, and scoring is a buzz.
It's very physical in the midfield, but I've come into my own now, and I can handle it in there.
I don't like getting pinned back with a line of four in midfield. You risk losing too much space.
When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield, so it's not like it's new to me.
All coaches now look for forwards who not only score goals but also run back and help in midfield.
If you have control of the midfield, you have control of the game, and you have more chances to win.
You cannot play the position Kroos plays in defensive midfield besides Luka Modric better than he does.
Zizou is a phenomenon. It is an honour to share the same midfield as him. But he thinks the same about me.
With Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez I played in midfield, so at that time I thought that was my position.
I'm a very versatile player, I have covered many midfield roles but my favourite one is the centre-midfield.
I've grown up playing in central midfield more, and I think my natural game is about coming inside from wide.
Midfield, defence - I have even played out wide for Everton, so I will do a job anywhere and give 100 percent.
The midfield is the heartbeat of a football team, it's the centre of the action, so you can't just do one thing.
I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.
I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.
My position at Tottenham was in the centre of midfield, and I have played there for Croatia, I feel I am best there.
Busquets reads everything. Players like Busquets or Xabi Alonso in midfield have the capacity to read the whole game.
Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.
Tevez is an extraordinary striker. Not only does he score goals, but he also helps his teammates and the midfield, too.
When I first signed schoolboy forms for United, as a midfield player, I felt for a while that I was just treading water.
It's a different playing style than at Monaco; there were two of us in midfield there, and here at Liverpool, there's three.
In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.
Mario Mandzukic works so hard for his team. He's not only a No. 9 but also runs behind the defenders and drops into midfield.
I have worked on my defense skills and played in the midfield as well. Coaches are preparing players to play at any given position.
Playing left midfield a lot at West Ham has been tough but the manager has put me there and I've got every faith in what he's doing.
I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield or at right-back, I am happy to do so.
The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.