A Quote by Phil Jones

When I was switching around in my early stages, people underestimated how difficult it was just to go from playing centre midfield to right-back to centre-back to right-back to centre midfield.

Phil Jones

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Phil Jones
English - Athlete

I've said all along from day one centre-back is the position I feel most comfortable in but if I'm asked to play right-back or midfield I'll go and do a job there.

Phil Jones

I think I'm more than capable of playing in positions such as right-back, centre-back and centre-mid.

Phil Jones

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

John Terry is a fantastic centre-back - a centre-back that a lot of people would put in their all-time Premier League XI.

Tyrone Mings

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

Jack Rodwell

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

Jorginho

I know when I step into midfield I have to sharpen my feet up and be more aware of what's around me, at centre back it's more about timing, positioning and communication.

Phil Jones

As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so I got put in midfield and then I was playing all over the pitch so adjusted wherever I needed to play.

Ross Barkley

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

As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I played centre back.

Marouane Fellaini

Right-wing, pivot, centre-back, full-back, right, left. I've never felt uncomfortable anywhere.

Sergio Ramos

At seven, I played centre-back. When you're so young, though, it's more to enjoy the training and to get a feel for the game. It's not heavy on tactics of a position. We were playing on a half pitch, seven against seven or eight against eight, so they say you're a centre-back, but it's not like the real definition.