This is a boring quote, and the fact that it is true, doesn't make it less boring. This is the mentality in life of many people, and the goal is to not lose. Of course, a draw is better than losing, but if you think about it from the other side, that doesn't mean that you will win.
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Of course, you might be lucky and defend yourself in a good way and get a lucky goal, but that isn't the same as being the best team and having a fantastic striker scoring lots of goals.
I believe we need good defense, but life is about so much more than not losing. After all, if you go through a tournament without losing, you still might end up being far away from winning, and that still feels like a defeat.
So, I think about this quote from both angles, and even though there is a truth to what Steve Bruce says, there is also a lot of things that I don't like and don't agree with in the quote!