DeAndre Yedlin Quotes

Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.

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.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.

My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.

If I want any shot at getting on the floor, I gotta know what I'm doing defensively.

I need to work on defensive play and being consistent.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

Just hearing somebody's voice in center field, it helps our guards out to know where they need to go, when the screen is coming, when the back door is coming, when the flare is coming. When different things like that happen and we're talking, it helps us all out in the long run.

When I was young, we used to do drills to get a feel for the man you were marking.

Padoin is proving himself to be a great professional. He's tactically intelligent, and it's tough to play in front of the defense.

Any good defensive team has a strong anchor, because he cleans up mistakes.

Dudes are coming at me every day; I'm playing different positions on the defensive end. I'm really working on that, because that's the next level. In the league, everybody can dribble.

There's a lot of things I can get better at as an individual, knowing where defenders are, having a better awareness. Those are things I can work on.

You mostly defend with your head, always reacting to the movement of opponents and teammates. I had to become more aware of that, play with much more consideration, the way you drive a car: you always need to look left, right, and the rear mirror to see what's going on around you.

I think my one-on-one defense is pretty good.

When you haven't got the ball, while we're defending, sometimes I am not always where I need to be.

Defensive moments are for each and every player.

I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.

I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.

I just try to play hard defensively.

To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your positioning; sometimes all you have to do is take a step back.

My main improvement on defense has just been my coaches. They've been teaching me defensive schemes, how to guard guys, and how to use my length.

I stay in the middle and my team-mates can go to attack.

I consider all aspects of being a goalkeeper as fundamental in the development of the side as a whole.

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.