When we have a defensive situation in which we are conceding too many goals, it is not just a problem in the defense but the entire team, starting with the coach.
If you have a game where you're under pressure, obviously there are going to be a lot of shots on target, and you're going to make saves, but you can't say you played well in a game where you concede five goals. It's ridiculous.
The teams that defend well are as important as those that attack well. If you don't concede goals it is much easier to win but it is all about having balance.
Most kids dream of scoring the perfect goal. I've always dreamed of stopping it.
Defense is what matters. Scoring doesn't interest me.
Harry Kane is a very complicated player to stop.
The philosophy of a lot of European teams, even in home matches, is not to give a goal away.
Your No. 1 priority as a defender is to keep the ball out of the back of the net.
You have to win the title with a strong team and a strong defence, but I don't only like to talk about the four defenders and the goalkeeper when you concede goals. It's about the team.
If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with - if you keep it out, it's not a goal.
Of course you don't want to concede a goal in any game.
It is never good to concede a goal; it is part of our job not to concede, just as it is part of our job to score.
I believe the most important thing for the defender is to take the ball away from the opposing team, no matter what, and not to allow any space or give any occasions for opponents to score goals.
If you never concede a goal, you're going to win more games than you lose.
Any time you give up two shorthanded goals, you're not usually going to win.
There are no good saves, there are only weak shots.
When you're on the pitch, you should never give up and concede easy goals.
If you are making mistakes at centre-back then inevitably that results in an effort on your goal and your goalkeeper has to make a save.
I hate letting goals in, and some of them have come in a bit of an awkward manner.
What interests Chiellini and I is not conceding goals. We're able to create chances and it makes us happy when we take them.
Michael Bradley has the stuff of leadership; he works hard and can break up the opponent's play. However, that's not enough to justify his philanthropic attitude towards possession, the generous portion of balls that he contributes to his foes. His sloppiness constantly culminates in unnecessary goals.
We cannot take responsibility for every goal we concede, we all need to do our part across the field to ensure we win as a team.
We can only stop Cristiano Ronaldo as a team. In front of goal, he's like a machine. You can't shut him out completely; he always gets his chances in a game because of the lines he runs and his excellent timing.
I like entertaining football but, at the same time, you can't concede goals. That's a tricky balance to find.
I think if you're not conceding so many goals, it gives you a great platform to win games.
