Players who changed positions

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Cole LW to LB

Rice CB to CDM and is on about moving further up the park

Dwight Yorke ST to CM

Kenwyn Jones CB to Striker

Henry LW to Striker

Jack Rodwell CB to CM to Metro centre
Think Cole actually started as a striker, then went to LW and eventually to LB - he was an excellent full back
 
Darren Williams CM to either CB or RB
Kevin Ball CB to CM
Borini CF to LW

Was Dennis Irwin not a RB before moving to LB?
 
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Paolo Maldini was also a left back for most of his career and then moved to centre back and had another ****ing career there as well.
 
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Lee Howey (Lee Howey, Lee Howey,....) CF to CB
John Mullin CF to CM (albeit briefly)
David Kelly CF to RW (minging)
 
I was thinking about how well Winchester has done this season at RB. He looks very comfortable there. We as fans often though rush to see them pushed back to their 'natural' position. I am not sure we should be so desperate for that though as loads of players convert to new positions as there career progresses and are better for it.

Pirlo was a 10 before Ancelloti signed him and played him in front of the back 4.

Ronaldo obviously turned himself into a fantastic centre forward which would have been hard to predict when he first arrived on the scene.

Kompany was a midfielder when he arrived at Man City.

Other less glamorous players have done it as well such as Paul Warhurst, Alan Smith at Man Utd, Dion Dublin.

As a coach I see young players develop into very different players over the years. Maybe there is some merit in letting the likes of Winchester develop as a full back...
Dave Watson was a centre forward when we bought him
 
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