Great footballers succeeded after changing positions.
List of great football players ever happened on the football world who were playing different positions then changed to another position and become more dangerous to opponents. Some were seem as low class players and some were rejected on some clubs but when the changed their playing positions everyone enjoyed when they play.
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Have you started something and realize you made it with a wrong way and decide to change the way to do it then succeeded? That is a normal case in life, going on the wrong way is not a case but turning back to the wrong way again it is the case.
The same to many great players we enjoy to watch them when they play, they started with one playing position they did not perform well they decided to change position we now enjoy.
Let us see the list of best football players who changed playing positions, let us see the top ten great players succeeded after changing positions.
#1 Sergio Ramos (Former Real Madrid Captain)
Earlier Sergio Ramos was playing as a Right Back he did not perform well until when he changed to the Central Back. We all know the job he did with Real Madrid as the Captain. He led Real Madrid to win many different trophies. Even after his transfer to Paris Saint German (PSG) he continued playing as a central back.
#2 Ashley Young (Former Manchester United Captain)
Ashley Young started as a Winger, shifted to be the Full Back. Performed well as a Right Back at Manchester United. He played as a Captain of the Red Devils. He performed well too even after the transfer to Inter Milan
#3 Mousa Dembele
Dembele was an attacking midfielder, he now plays as a Central Midfielder. His performance as a central midfielder is higher than when he was an attacking midfielder.
#4 Gareth Bale (Wales Captain)
Gareth Bale started his football carrier as a left back but later change to be a high speed forward and great goal scorer. He performed well with Tottenham then helped Real Madrid to win UEFA Champions League trophy.
#5 Cesc Fabregas
Fabregas started as a forward then central midfielder. Who did not enjoy when Fabregas was at the center of the pitch? He played well with Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea.
#6 David Alaba
You may be enjoying to see David Alaba, the world class central back on the pitch as a central but do you that he started to play as a midfielder?
#7 James Milner
Milner started playing as a winger he changed to central midfielder. It was like taking a frog from backet water to see water.
#8 Antonio Valencia
The powerful and high speed right back was playing as wing back now plays as a right back.
#9 Philipp Lahm
You may have not seen Philipp Lahm playing, if you saw him let me see your comment below. Philipp Lahm was playing earlier as a midfielder but he came to change to right back and he did well.
#10 Javier Zanetti
Javier Zanetti started as midfielder then right back.
We know the list of players succeeded in football after changing their playing position is long but we have mentioned these for you. In case you know anyone out of this list write us on the comment below.
The number 1 to 10 does not ranking according to their quality, it is just facilitating you reading and memorization.
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