Phil Jones Quotes

In soccer, you have to be sly.

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

I prefer defensive midfielder because I know my job when I play there. More things are in front of you.

The position in the middle of the field is the position I'm most comfortable with and where I can improve the most.

For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time.

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

Usually, the most intelligent player is a midfielder.

I like playing just outside of my own penalty box, the player who receives the ball and organises the game.

Growing up I've been playing as an attacking midfielder, more central in the midfield. I wouldn't say if I'm most comfortable there but that's where I grew up playing.

Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

I like to play with my back to the goal, but my colleagues have to tell me when I'm alone or how much room I have so I can choose to pass or to go straight for the goal.

In the centre, you play more with your back to the opponent's goal and have to move into the gaps.

I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you're definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you're on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that's a long time when you're out on the pitch.

You don't need only your strikers. You need your defenders to be on top of their game. You need a midfield to work hard and track back, and I suppose you need a goalkeeper who makes saves once in a while.

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.

Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role.

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.

You cannot play the position Kroos plays in defensive midfield besides Luka Modric better than he does.

I'm not really a defensive midfielder.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.

Every player wants to be as complete as possible and goals for a central midfielder are very important.

The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.