Victor Moses Quotes

I started the 1998 World Cup with Teddy Sheringham up front but always planned for Michael Owen to face Colombia in our final group game because they defended square and a quick striker would be able to exploit the space behind them.

Whenever I guard a guard, I don't want to reach too much, but I will poke at the ball once to get him thinking.

My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.

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.

Especially going from an attacking player to a defensive player, your whole mindset has to change. You have to work on one-v-one defending versus one-v-one attacking.

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.

I've played against Aguero a couple of times. He starts behind you so he's always offside, but you don't know where he is. You look behind to the right and he'll go to your left. He's so tough to find. You've got to learn and work out how to stop them.

The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back.

My view is that you show Messi one side or the other, and if he goes past you, he goes past you. But if he slips it through your legs, then you have to obstruct him and take the foul. Just don't ever let yourself be nutmegged.

I've never been blessed with height, strength and power so I've had to learn how to play differently from a young age, my game was all based on technique and when I look at players like Xavi and Iniesta they were always players I modelled myself on.

Most teams - whether they like it or not against Manchester City - you're going to find yourself quite often penned in your own half.

With my position, you have to kind of be three steps ahead of your opponent.

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

I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.

My goal is to protect the basket. Most of the time, I won't block the shot but I'm going to affect the shot or I'm going to affect the way they think.

The differences between the top teams in Euro 2000 are so minimal that I think you have to be very clever in defence and stop your opponents getting opportunities.

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

I haven't played a lot as a centre-back, but in those games, I feel like I did well.

Defensive moments are for each and every player.

I try to have a picture when I receive the ball and know where everyone is. That's one of the most important things for a midfielder.

Zidane was an idol for me, I grew up watching him play. He always asks me to come out playing the ball and that I don't just sit deep.

I'm lucky to have played two different positions. But of course the experience I gained as a full back - knowledge of defending, and taking up the right positions, helps me as a midfielder.

Before, sometimes if the ball was played over my head I wouldn't know where I was but now I feel a lot more comfortable. Sometimes I would be going forward when it really wasn't the right time to go too, but now I'm picking my moments better.

I have worked on my defense skills and played in the midfield as well. Coaches are preparing players to play at any given position.

You don't want your opponent to score. You don't want your guy to score and once you get better at it, you get used to it, it becomes a mindset. You just try to do it every game.