Jermain Defoe Quotes

England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.

Trequartista is an important position in the team.

I'll play where the gaffer decides: in the middle, on the right, or on the left.

I'm the 11th field player.

You can play Dybala and Ronaldo; it just depends on the situations.

With Andy Cole up front they can score at any time. We'll be watching him very closely.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

What I always do is just look at the players, look at the best 11 they can put on the pitch.

Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

What Guardiola has done as coach of Barcelona is really spectacular.

I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.

I'm a centre forward, and that is my preferred position. But I'll play on the wing or in midfield, wherever the manager wants me to play.

I have great memories of playing in the Champions League at Celtic Park. That was something I will never forget, and of course we won a championship and that's something no-one can take away from me.

I prefer playing in a 4-3-3.

In England, you might have a possession game of six v. six, and it's like headless chickens: people running around everywhere just trying to keep the ball and be strong in tackles. But in Spain, you always stay in your position. You're still in your shape for every drill.

It is always good and important that the strikers score.

Every striker has their way of playing and their strengths and a different team behind them. That is very important.

My biggest aim of all is to win trophies with Real Madrid.

I hope I can help Chelsea win many trophies during my time at Stamford Bridge.

I am a striker or at least a playmaker behind the front man, certainly not a wide man. But with Rome and Milan, I was only playing on the wings.

In modern day football, you've got to play in different positions. I've played in numerous positions, apart from centre-back and goalkeeper, I think.

I joined a club like Chelsea to win titles.

Strikers are expected to score, and I have two goals in eight games.

Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.