Phil Jones Quotes

I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield or at right-back, I am happy to do so.

I began as a striker, then became a holding midfielder, and now I'm a centre-half. I've done everything except play in goal.

You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.

I played every position, from right tackle to quarterback and everything in between.

I think I'm more than capable of playing in positions such as right-back, centre-back and centre-mid.

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

In modern day football, you've got to play in different positions. I've played in numerous positions, apart from centre-back and goalkeeper, I think.

A midfielder should be able to play several positions.

In my time at Milan, the club played with a 4-3-1-2 formation, and I was the player behind the two strikers. At Real, I play behind three. There is a greater defensive obligation, but I try to work around the area.

I've played all over, to be honest. Centre-half, defensive midfield, attacking midfield.

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.

The biggest surprise has been making the adjustment after losing a game. In the NBA you could lose tonight and you have to put that game behind you because you have another game the next night.

Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.

I think rugby is 80 per cent mental.

Having to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that's the kind of challenge I love to face.

I think a fighter should be ready and able to adapt to anything that is in front of him in the ring.

I think the biggest thing in this league is how many positions can you guard and do you have a strength offensively that's applicable?

I started as a winger and played there for about six years but when I came to Arsenal they told me 'now you have to play me at the back' and everything just changed.

Every rookie, every player, is going to go through their struggles throughout the season.

Learning to play different roles has made me a more all-round midfielder.

I spent my time chasing rucks and never managing to hit any, so I quickly switched out to the backs.

I can play a lot of positions, but obviously I haven't had a lot of practice at those different positions.

At Rennes, I played more down the left wing, but also down the right and sometimes in midfield. At Dortmund, it was the same: I alternated wings. I don't have problems with the position I'll take up.

I had to prepare hard for number four because that's not where I batted all my life.