Georginio Wijnaldum
Athlete Kingdom of the Netherlands 1990–present
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At Under-11/12, I was playing as a right-back. The manager then was Cyril Helstone, and he said to me, 'No, you're not a defender. You should be in midfield.' That was the big change in my career because from that moment until I made my debut in the first-team at Feyenoord, that was the position I played.
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The most important thing is to enjoy football because you don't know how long your career is going to last, but it is difficult when things don't go well.
Georginio Wijnaldum
If you are busy with a good performance, something you can control, then the chance to win the game is much bigger.
At seven, I played centre-back. When you're so young, though, it's more to enjoy the training and to get a feel for the game. It's not heavy on tactics of a position. We were playing on a half pitch, seven against seven or eight against eight, so they say you're a centre-back, but it's not like the real definition.
You can lose games, but when you look back on the games you lose, you must be, 'Okay, we lost, but we did everything to win it.'
You want to be able to look back and feel you were part of Liverpool's great history - win something here, and they will always remember you.
When you play at home, you want the fans behind you, and you must give them something back.