Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.
It starts on the defensive end, but it's also just the ball movement and holding everyone accountable.
We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once.
It doesn't matter how many goals you score; one goal is enough if you don't let one in your net.
I think everyone would like to have that one guy who gets triple-teamed, and he throws it to an open guy, but there aren't many of those guys around.
It's not only Van Dijk who can stop Ronaldo. But Ronaldo is good enough to create against really good defenders.
Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by everyone. That's balance for me; to make sure the game doesn't go mad.
Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.
I think when you're a very good defensive team you give yourself a chance every night, on the road, at home, it's a big factor and something to build on.
If you start chasing around trying to get steals for your own benefit, then you really put your defense at a disadvantage. It's not a big thing for me; if it happens, great.
I am the captain of Madrid, and I will defend my team.
You can't have mental breakdowns defensively because teams like Golden State and Cleveland will make you pay dearly.
I've had some difficulties, but I've also done some good things on defense. So it's just all about effort... You've got to take it personal and work as hard as you can on that end of the floor.
We believe defending is very much a team job, and we can't just rely on a back four and a goalkeeper.
It's not all about the figures. It's about how you play for the team, how you help your colleagues, how you work defensively.
You need to defend as a team to defend well.
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.
If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level, you have to defend as a team.
A defensive coordinator is always going to try to throw you something different and get you out of your element, and I have to do better with the pass protection.
Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
It is very tough to beat an English team. The type of football they play is only in the Premier League. They defend as though their lives depend on it. And they are very successful.
Defense, for me, is where I really love to put work in most. Defense is, in my mind, what wins games.
I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess.
When we are organised on the pitch, it is easier to play in defense.
