A Quote by Jimmy Armfield

John Bond has brought in a young left-sided midfield player, who I guess will play on the left side of midfield.

Jimmy Armfield

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Jimmy Armfield
English - Footballer
Born: September 21, 1935

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

Marouane Fellaini

My favourite position is in the midfield. I think I can play to my strengths there. I can communicate with every player. I'm more in the game, because as a right-back you have to stay on one side and you're not always in the game for 90 minutes. So I prefer the centre midfield position.

Joshua Kimmich

If you win the midfield, you probably win the game. But that doesn't mean the players in the midfield are the ones alone who determine that, because now we have strikers who drop into midfield and defenders who move up into the midfield. It is the area you must dominate.

Xabi Alonso

I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.

Edgar Davids

I'm a very versatile player, I have covered many midfield roles but my favourite one is the centre-midfield.

Jorginho

I often felt as a player in a 4-4-2, you end up being outnumbered in midfield and chasing the ball, so as a manager I liked wingbacks to push forward; it gives the midfield player on the ball three or four options.

Glenn Hoddle

If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.

Danny Welbeck

The AZ captain Teun Koopmeiners, a left-footed centre back who can sit in midfield, is probably the best player in Holland in defensive areas.

Alan Pardew

I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are going forward. You attack and you defend, and that allows you to be a complete player.

Edgar Davids

It doesn't matter who you play against in midfield, you need to try to come out on top and more often than not when a team wins a midfield battle they normally have a good chance of winning the game because that's where a lot of the play goes through.

Jonjo Shelvey

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find the times to keep attacking. But if you're on the left of a 4-3-3, I find that position really good as well.

Danny Welbeck

I've played all over, to be honest. Centre-half, defensive midfield, attacking midfield.

Jack Rodwell

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.

DeAndre Yedlin

My favorite position is in the center of the midfield, maybe the defensive midfield. I think I can play this position the best. I played there in my youth all the time, and I like to be in the center of the game because you're never standing still.

Joshua Kimmich

Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, what a player! Top class and a great role model for any young English midfield player!