Phil Jones Quotes

I've played at centre-half plenty of times before.

I've always been a centre-half, to be honest.

Sometimes I look at myself and ask, 'What is my best position?' But I think it's a defensive midfielder; that's the best one.

I like playing deeper, but I'm not Casemiro.

I enjoy the football, I really love our kickarounds. I would say Chris Woakes is the best - a real Rolls-Royce midfielder. He gets himself around and he's got a silky touch. He's the main man.

I am enjoying playing as a full back, and I would like to continue in this position.

I believe I could be a good centre-half.

I'm not a left midfielder. I hate that position, I don't like it.

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.

Cristiano Ronaldo is big and strong, but Messi's technique is pure class.

The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.

For Argentina I'm a central midfielder. Always have been and always will be.

I just say I'd like to be an attacking midfielder.

Messi plays in Spain, we know he makes a difference, but if you've played against him then maybe you're aware of situations that can repeat on the pitch. But Messi is Messi, with his talent, he may send a spark with very little and make the difference. He is unpredictable.

I like to play anywhere in the middle.

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

I feel comfortable in the playmaker role, but I can play on the left, on the right, and even pivot.

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.

All players rolled into one: from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder to attacker. I want to take the qualities from everyone. I'd like to get to the level where I have everything: Vieira, Deschamps, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Henry, Ronaldo. It wouldn't be bad, that.

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

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went back to Barcelona, but I learned so much from him - the way he knew what he was going to do with the ball before he got it and his passing - and he scored goals.

Central defence is my favourite position.

I like to play against strikers and think that, from my size alone, I'm more of a central defender.

Samir Nasri is a very technical player who always made the difference playing as a midfielder when he is fit.

It's very physical in the midfield, but I've come into my own now, and I can handle it in there.