DeAndre Yedlin Quotes

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

It's true, when I was at Barcelona I played as a winger.

When I was younger, I played as a right-back. I also played as a central defender, but I realised that I could dominate the ball quite calmly, so I started playing further forward in front of the back four.

If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on him even, stay with him constantly to block his way to the goal.

I used to say I preferred midfield because I enjoy trying to make goals, and scoring is a buzz.

I am a central midfielder, and that's where I like to be.

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

I just like to play, to pass the ball and dribble.

My favourite position is as midfielder, playing with Xabi and Khedira.

If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.

I want to play right-back. I have worked my whole life to get to where I am now in a World Cup squad and to showcase my talent in the World Cup stage, playing in my position.

I personally like the way John Stones plays because I think he's a great defender.

Cafu was a leader on and off the pitch and it was he who invented the concept of right-backs running from corner to corner.

I think I was called 'the pianist' because of the way I play. It's true that I don't score many goals, just a few, but they are beautiful when I do score! I think it's more about my style of play, how I touch the ball, how I pass the ball, how I move it.

I'm an attacking midfielder.

I love being a wing, you can make plays there and also get down there to download the bigs so I feel that is the perfect position for me.

For two or three years I played on the wing, when I went to Boulogne in 2011, I started playing in the middle as a central midfielder.

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

It's fun scoring goals, but I also like to stop them.

First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two, or three players and is happy to give an assist to a team-mate - it makes him more dangerous and more difficult to stop than ever before.

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

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

Coutinho is a friend and also a great player. He's got incredible passing ability; he knows how to put attackers in on goal.

Everyone says Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, but I would have love to have played with Luka Modric. I think he's an incredible player, really strong mentally and a pure footballer.