Back Quote by Ross Barkley

I wanted to be a centre back but I was always stepping over the ball and playing one-twos.

— Patrick van Aanholt

When I was younger, I played as a right-back. I also played as a central defender, but I realised that I could dominate the…

— Roberto Firmino

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

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

— Cafu

Since I was a young boy, it was about playing football, always as a striker, never another position.

— Teemu Pukki

As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I…

— Marouane Fellaini

As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.

— Alan Shearer

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

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

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people…

— Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where…

— Andre Drummond

In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a…

— DeAndre Yedlin