Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum is thankful for his versatility.
The Dutchman across the field for the Reds including the back four.
Although he's happy to now be established in midfield, Wijnaldum is glad he experienced other positions.
"It helps you understand the game because you see the game from different positions," he told the club website. "Basically you can think for more players and you can help more players because you understand what they are going through.
"It helps me a lot also because I've played a lot of games because I can play in different positions. But on the other side it was also my weakness, because if a manager has two players who can play as a No.10, but one can play as a winger, you will always move for the other one. So it was my strength, but also my weakness.
"It was the best for the long run that I played in different positions, but sometimes I also think that I wanted to develop as a midfielder so I could maybe be even better now.
"You never know how it would be, but maybe if you play more games when you are younger you will be even better, you would have more experience and everything. So a lot of times I was like: 'Just let me play in the midfield and just play who you think is the best there.'
"I wanted to play as a midfielder so bad, but when I look back I'm happy that I played in those positions because now I know how it is to play there. I've played a lot of games and I think you can help the team better.
"But I'm a midfielder now. That's good."