10 Position Changes That Altered Football History

[@IamPrxmetheus]

Bro forgot the best one. Jose Mourinho, from a translator to The Special One

[@Timbone07]

Haha awesome

[@daniel.7348]

Remember when vilas boas thought he was a mourinho regen haha

[@Bil2221]

Bukayo saka

[@kuancs1]

Antony at left back will be world class 🔥🔥🔥

[@yakunats]

*Antony left behind

[@RoninTacticalAirsoft]

As in left back at the training ground. 😂

[@RoninTacticalAirsoft]

As in left back at the training ground. 😂

[@benedictjajo]

​@@RoninTacticalAirsoft💀

[@benmorris118]

His best position is bench

[@hb3393]

Shout out to Victor Moses suddenly turning into Cafu under Conte

[@siberianTiger639]

A good shout indeed👍

[@ha_ya_to156]

But that was only one season? I think he went on to be a winger after Chelsea

[@OlafderPirat]

I know, the focus of this video was on position changes in professional football. But man, the most important change of all time happened at youth level when was Manuel Neuer went from striker to goalkeeper. Still, obviously, a fantastic video.

[@TunaStrata]

If im not mistaken. Buffon also changed from striker to keeper in his youth.

[@SuperArvind2011]

For 2002-2003 season Scholes played as 2nd striker behind van nistelrooij to accommodate veron and he did seamlessly

[@rafaelvalera4609]

That was more of a return, he already had been a striker as a youth player.

[@SonnyK248]

He played as an attacking midfielder for the majority of his career. It was only after he got old and was far less mobile that he started sitting in front of the back 4 and by that point he was only averaging like 20 games a season.

[@rafaelvalera4609]

@@SonnyK248 wrong, he started playing the deeper role at 31/32, and he was still an everyday player by that stage. And he technically played as an attacking midfielder, true, but it was also a box to box role.

[@SonnyK248]

@@rafaelvalera4609 Nah Paul Scholes picked up an injury in the 05-06 season that kept him out for a big chunk of it and kind of made his body wave a white flag and from the next season onward he started playing the sitting role. So he'd have been about 33. In the classic United team with the class of 92 Paul Scholes' job was to score goals. Keane ran the midfield, Becks was the creator, Scholes got forward and scored goals and Giggs was kind of an x factor player. You can see in his output that from about 2007 onward the goals dried up and he started playing far far less games than he used to. This was because his body had failed him so he started playing the sitting role that didn't require a lot of mobility. And by playing less and doing a lot less moving on the pitch he was able to extend his career for another half a decade. But strangely this is the version of him people talk about when they talk about prime Scholes.

[@dylanjackson29]

Bale was deadliest when he became RW at Spurs, and who else remembers how Torres started out as a GK?

[@rafaelvalera4609]

That was at youth level.

[@nikolaimaharaj2319]

Bale used to mainly play at LW/LM at spurs whilst Lennon was on the right though. It was when he went to Real that's when he played RW

[@VideoAssistantRafi]

How on earth Franz Beckenbauer didn’t make the list? He was the definition of position change from midfield to a completely invented a new role as a sweeper at the back line Diego Armando Maradona from a forward to a playmaker midfielder Bergkamp from striker CF to playmaker Rjikaard from defender to midfielder Hierro from DM to sweeper/CB Van Nistelrooy from defender to CF L. Blanc from playmaker to sweeper defender

[@rafaelvalera4609]

- The sweeper already existed; Beckenbauer was just the best at it. - The 10 in argentinian football was always an interchangeable role between free striker and playmaker midfielder, there was no switch for Maradona. - Bergkamp had already played playmaker for most of his time at Ajax, and Ajax players have been for a long time widely known for being able to play multiple positions. - Rijkaard and Hierro played on an age in which a lot of players alternated between CB and DM during their careers. I could mention 5-7 similar players of the top of my head. - Van Nistelrooy's switch occured in youth level, IIRC. The only one who legitimately switched of the ones you mentioned here is Blanc, who did play professionally for Montpellier as a playmaker before being moved back.

[@wolfpackpete6408]

Messi could get another register in this video after Suárez joined Barça. Initially Suárez was playing from the right but didn't quite have the pace to deliver from out wide. Messi volunteered to return to the right-wing, sacrificing the false-9 role he'd had for about 4 years, and that selflessness from Messi enabled Suárez to deliver, and Barça won their 2nd treble. Zanetti after most of his career at right-back, played next to Cambiasso in holding midfield as Inter became the first Italian side to win the treble. Mascherano moved from holding midfield to centre-back.

[@Rubrasileiro]

A lot of argentine players here, top

[@BLACKSTA361]

Messis 2nd change didn't alter football history His 1st one did

[@wolfpackpete6408]

@BLACKSTA361 I disagree... Messi moving back out to the right-wing is what allowed MSN to become the legendary forward 3 they are. They wouldn't have won a treble, and Suárez might not have himself a success at Barça at all. Never mind cement his name in the conversation of best no.9s ever. But yes, I agree that individually what Messi did as a false-9 is an even bigger deal

[@lyrics9830]

Joelintin is probably one of those striker that didn’t work out to a beast in midfield.

[@vicstone8817]

Saka from LB to RW

[@sidikitraore7746]

that hasn’t altered football history 😂 …yet

[@Timbone07]

To be honest we do not have natural full backs anymore. They are all midfielders or attackers. Look at Trent who can't defend to save his life

[@kendyjapri1559]

Saka was trash

[@Qlicky]

@@kendyjapri1559 Saka is still a better LB than a lot of LBs in the league. 😁

[@kendyjapri1559]

@@Qlicky shaka is overrated

[@EverythingFootball-r3p]

Your creativity behind these topics and then the research you put together to make these videos are great

[@sounaknandi4252]

Pep Guardiola . From a central defender in Barcelona's B team to the midfield orchestrator of that Dream Team . Pretty underrated as a player . Typically played in the role Andrea Pirlo did in Milan , a deep lying midfielder aka regista . All credit to Johan Cruyff , the father of modern football .

[@aydankhaliq2967]

How is Beckenbauer from Attacking Midfielder to Defender not in here? Germany won a WC and a Euros because of that change.

[@FarhanQureshiDigitopiaFilm]

I don't know if this positional switch, would have changed football, but I found it really interesting on how Klopp switched Adam Lallana's position from forward to midfielder to be very beneficial for him. I think the story goes something like (and I appreciate I may not have the details correct)... the manager thought Lallana didn't have the speed or physical strength to play as a forward, so positioned him in midfield where he wasn't marked by big burly and quick center backs. This allowed him more space and time to execute his classy and elegant moves, use his intelligence to contribute to the play and score crucial goals as a midfielder entering the penalty box away from defenders. I find that story quite inspiring, that managers can see that intelligent players sometimes need a bit of space to thrive.

[@siberianTiger639]

A good video, very good examples👍 I would maybe add Mertens, swhitcing from a natural LW to one of the deadliest 9s in top leagues for a few years in Napoli. You could maybe add Khedira here too, who was mentioned in the vid... He was an attacking midfielder at the start of his pro career at Stuttgart, wasn't very special there, but when he moved back to a box to box positon he became one of the best in the world. Maybe Mandzukic too, who was a winger at the start in Dinamo Zagreb, but was transformed into a proper CF under Magath at Wolfsburg.

[@Jo8Nathan]

Fantastic Video. Delivered again mate. The loudness of the music is much better now too ;)

[@SpiderByte9710]

Bale was a LB when they played Inter actually, wasn’t until the 12/13 season where he started playing as a left winger properly

[@rafaelvalera4609]

Wrong. He was already playing winger from 2009-10.

[@ricardolombardini]

Great video. Kaká was also changed in the ancelotti years. He was moved to number 10.

[@ImperatorVolkan]

didnt Drogba go from CB to ST? and Fernando Torres from GK to ST?

[@johndroos9486]

Łukasz Piszczek from striker to winger to right back and sometime centre back.

[@stephenhosking7384]

Great idea for a video! Well done.

[@manpongmphom4648]

Lewandowski defender to striker 🔥

[@YOYOO740]

Yaya Toure from ST to CM(8) or KDB from winger to (CAM)/(CM)

[@AnKiT_T]

Ronaldo: Midfielder -> Winger -> Forward

[@Zevonfan524]

Absolutely love seeing Bobby get his flowers in this video

[@Skrivv]

Forgot an important one that’s similar to Firmino. Benzema, from a winger at Lyon to a striker by force at RMD because he had to play somewhere as long as Cristiano was at LW. Benzema’s switch definitely revolutionised the 9 role.

[@JakeThatMan]

If only ETH thought that way of Antony, he'd be doing better than what he's doing now

[@HoboBusiness]

I'm here for when we in a couple of years are talking about Kulusevski in midfield

[@Ledgecm]

Yeah i was kinda thinking the same thing. I mean, even if they stayed on the wing throughout their careers they would have less goals under their belt but their stature and legacy would be more or less the same as now

[@jondoesaces]

Rashford from LW to ST will be the next one on this list

[@BarunBarua-ho7xc]

Van Djik from Cf to DF

[@kagishojona6106]

Streets will never forget Bobby.

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Declan Rice from Centre back to CDM. When Rice made his debut, Moyes played him as a defender. It's only when Pellegrini came Rice established himself as a good defensive midfielder. Sergio Ramos from right back to centre back. Yes Sergio Ramos did join Madrid as a young promising defender but he had to play right back since Canavarro was the best centre back in the world and to be fair on Ramos, he was one of the best fullbacks in the world. Mourinho arrived and converted him to one of the best defenders out there and captained Madrid to a 3 peat of Champions League titles. Itumeleng Khune from striker to goal keeper. Despite the fact he played for Kaizer Chiefs(the team I absolutely hate since I support Orlando Pirates), Khune at youth level was a decent striker but when he moved to goal keeper he became one of the best keepers we had in South Africa and one of the best in Africa. Not only he was an excellent shot stopper, he was good on the ball and can distribute like Ederson right now. He was South Africa's best keeper at the time and even saved a David Villa penalty. Javier Mascherano from CDM to Centre back. Mascherano was a top CDM for Liverpool and West Ham amid the controversial transfer to West Ham from Corinthians. Joined Barcelona but he was never going to replace Busquets so the next best thing for him is to play centre back and he thrived there and played there since. Trent Alexander Arnold from central midfield to right back. Trent started off as a midfielder from the academy at Liverpool but because Clyne was ravaged by injuries Trent made the right back position his own and became one of the best right backs in the world. Aaron Wan-Bissaka from winger to right back. Wan-Bissaka started off as a promising winger but Hodgson saw he was excellent in tackling so he converted him to a right back and was on his way to become one of the best in his position when he joined Manchester United. Unfortunately Ole couldn't develop his attacking side of his game and stagnated until he joined West Ham.

[@rafaabrantes8142]

Antony will be legendary when he changes from winger to retired.

[@malibumotions]

well, im shocked that this game and two addons finally release on Switch😮 have to wait for GTA 4,5, Mass Effect Legendary and Dragon Age i think 😊

[@1HPSmurf]

Lahm and Bastian came to the right position at the right time. The german squad during that time was the king of kings.

[@cringybird6571]

Xavi turning Kounde into a right back from a center back is a recent W move

[@sharvilpk2030]

Kounde already played rb for sevilla.

[@criollo]

Henry the greatest striker in PL history??!?!?!?!? Nah mate!

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

He is tho

[@sbrensbeve5368]

Beckham RM at United to CM at Madrid

[@user-gy3te2tu8x]

Butting Messi and CR7 on this list is a bit stupid. This list makes it sound like these player were performing below their potential before the switch like Thierry Henry did, but putting Messi and Ronaldo in that company is completely misleading. Messi was excellent as a winger. Barcelona's most successful campaigns came from when he was playing as a winger, not a false 9. E.G Both treble seasons. As for CR7, his best seasons individually also came from when he was playing as a winger, he only became a striker when he lost his pace and became all about end-product. But to think he became better than when he was on the wing is crazy.

[@legolaswong]

Del Piero was a goalkeeper. 😅

[@yashawal]

Busquets center back to holding mid

[@sosolawson6587]

Firmino's position never really changed, he was still playing as an attacking midfielder, don't let that in the line up it showed striker fool you

[@OrkhonMapping]

Sergio Ramos RB to CB

[@nareng641]

But ronaldo started a midfielder then to wingers and then to a striker 🐐

[@bramos1738]

Lothar Matthaus

[@TrentNoel-uk3kt]

Taxi for maicon😂

[@dareebenezer7]

Vincent Kompany from DM to CD

[@xux.445]

mbappe needs to follow the path of henry

[@TenTen.067]

Zinchenko Kimmich Mascherano Kompany Ashley Young Jesus Navas Wayne Rooney Ramos

[@Jack-ht3fr]

pt 2 with false 9 totti

[@mrKreuzfeld]

Ronny Johnsen started as a striker, and was moved to fullback

[@SriramSivakumar-iz3nu]

Gareth Bale is Welsh, Bukayo Saka from LB to RW was amazing too. Nice vid.

[@Tryitfood]

Bro im a st I play pretty well since I only played 3 hrs for the last three months till two weeks ago . Im world class at passing and free kicks bad at dribbling and penalties. Idk what to do im not a cam or cm dribbling bad cdm don't put body on the line st miss easy gls sometimes

[@yashawal]

Kai Havertz

[@stunnertau7860]

Ronaldo was a middle fielder, AMEN

[@Anggelos876]

You mean greatest Welsh player of all time

[@BelhidaneIlyass]

Hey , I introduce myself , my name is Ilyass Belhidane , I'm a football player , I'm a striker , I'm 21 years old , and I play in my local city club , I play in Raja Club Athletic Tiznit . I want to appear in one of your videos if you wish please , I want to become famous playing football

[@josephbaidoo3690]

Sweeper

[@celestiner1117]

Although we know that Antony is way better than Shaw..he will be playing behind English legend Rashford..so he is destined to fail. Even with Ronaldo's winning mentality and his table tennis stories and all... Rashford's legacy destined him to fail. By the way, Rashford was not included in the list because unlike Lahm..he can play in all 11 positions and can get the greatest managers sacked.

[@ChicagoFireFan99]

Saka

[@BangThoyib2]

To not include Antony in this list is a crime! Dude switched position from a winger to a bench warmer is a world class decision!

[@valoarreguin4126]

Micah was never the best full back 😂😂

[@liamstaffordd]

i’m sorry but you’re absolutely wrong about ronaldo… can we STOP this “ronaldo striker” nonsense 😂 he was NEVER a striker at madrid and especially not an out and out striker. ronaldo as a striker completely isolates him and takes him out of the game and stops him doing what he wants to do. ronaldo only ever moved around near the striker position during games which doesn’t make him a striker. if people bothered to watch him play at juve, he was a winger STILL taking people on down the wing and dribbling, it was only until he moved back to united when ole forced him as a striker, that’s when ronaldo first became a striker 👍🏼

[@arunavamondal8538]

show the first clip to mbappe CRYBABY....crybaby team RMA

[@nasasiraalbert4575]

SERGIO RAMOS FROM RIGHTBACK TO CENTRE BACK

[@protheole]

Arjen Robben from left winger to right winger.