Football players that now play in different positions
4 Paul Scholes (England) – Manchester United
Faced with a shortage of quality strikers, Manchester United Manager originally had Scholes playing a striker role, which to everyone’s surprise paid off well, partnered up front with Andrew Cole as he was in for the injured Eric Cantona, Scholes ended up scoring fourteen goals in all competitions that year.
Seeing the potential in the playmaking abilities Paul possessed Ferguson push him into a midfield role which was the perfect choice as Scholes went on to become one of the all time best midfielders to play for Manchester United.
- Original playing position – Striker
- New playing position – Centre Midfield