Forward Quote by David Luiz

At Under-11/12, I was playing as a right-back. The manager then was Cyril Helstone, and he said to me, 'No, you're not a defender.…

— Georginio Wijnaldum

I didn't really have a position when I was younger; I just used to play where the manager told me to play.

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

I moved into midfield because I ruptured my Achilles tendon and couldn't run anymore - it's not what I wanted to do, it's what…

— John Barnes

When I was 15, I had played as a striker and I was the only left-footed player in the team, so they put me…

— Andy Carroll

Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on until I…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

When I was 15, I played in midfield. I was a No 6 and I had two examples: Sergio Busquets and Pirlo.

— Matthijs de Ligt

I started out at youth level as a holding midfielder.

— Roberto Firmino

England Under 16, Under 17, Under 18, I played centre-half. But back then, David Moyes thought it was difficult to throw a 16-year-old in…

— Jack Rodwell

At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger.

— Georginio Wijnaldum

I played a lot in midfield, I scored some goals, gave some assists, and then suddenly they said to me it would be better…

— Matthijs de Ligt

My father moved to Belgium to play in the first division. He was a very good player, someone I looked up to, but he…

— Andreas Pereira

I played in central defence and at right-back and also in midfield.

— Marquinhos