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

— Phil Jones

I know when I step into midfield I have to sharpen my feet up and be more aware of what's around me, at centre…

— Phil Jones

As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so…

— Ross Barkley

To be honest, from England Under-16s, through the 17s and 18s, really all the way through my youth career, I played at centre-half. For…

— Jack Rodwell

Playing in midfield is a different ball game. You have to be on the half-turn all the time, have a different picture in your…

— Phil Jones

When I first arrived at Chelsea, I was a striker but then moved to midfield for a couple of seasons. Then, when I was…

— Reece James

Maybe modern tactics mean that making the switch from defence to midfield is easier. Many years ago, full backs were more limited - you…

— Philipp Lahm

That was always something I remember, playing in loads of different positions when I was younger, and learning about what it takes to play…

— Mason Mount

Switching from left-winger to left-back was not as difficult as you might imagine because I have played there many times before for the national…

— Alphonso Davies

In the academies, people develop differently, and going into that No 10 role helped me because central midfield was always packed with big, strong boys.

— James Maddison

But I loved playing in midfield. In midfield you always have a sight of goal, you're always participating in all the plays.

— Cafu

When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield, so it's not like it's new to me.

— Dele Alli