Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.
It starts on the defensive end, but it's also just the ball movement and holding everyone accountable.
We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once.
It doesn't matter how many goals you score; one goal is enough if you don't let one in your net.
It's not only Van Dijk who can stop Ronaldo. But Ronaldo is good enough to create against really good defenders.
You can't have mental breakdowns defensively because teams like Golden State and Cleveland will make you pay dearly.
Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by everyone. That's balance for me; to make sure the game doesn't go mad.
Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.
I think when you're a very good defensive team you give yourself a chance every night, on the road, at home, it's a big factor and something to build on.
I think everyone would like to have that one guy who gets triple-teamed, and he throws it to an open guy, but there aren't many of those guys around.
I am the captain of Madrid, and I will defend my team.
We believe defending is very much a team job, and we can't just rely on a back four and a goalkeeper.
I've had some difficulties, but I've also done some good things on defense. So it's just all about effort... You've got to take it personal and work as hard as you can on that end of the floor.
If you start chasing around trying to get steals for your own benefit, then you really put your defense at a disadvantage. It's not a big thing for me; if it happens, great.
That's how you get better on defense; not just 'oh, man, my guy beat me,' but you have to think about, 'okay, my man beat me, so I either have to pick up the next man, or I'm going to give somebody a foul.
You need to defend as a team to defend well.
It's not all about the figures. It's about how you play for the team, how you help your colleagues, how you work defensively.
A defensive coordinator is always going to try to throw you something different and get you out of your element, and I have to do better with the pass protection.
When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks.
Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess.
If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level, you have to defend as a team.
The first time I played against Seattle was the only time I felt destroyed. Vin Baker just manhandled me. The whole thing, their double teams, their movement, everything. I must've had eight turnovers. Which isn't a big deal for me because I turn the ball over a lot.
When we are organised on the pitch, it is easier to play in defense.
