Georginio Wijnaldum’s belief never wavered.
Even as a child, even when he was told otherwise, even when some were skeptical, Wijnaldum was convinced.
He was, in fact, certain.
“People were trying to get me off thinking that I’m a midfielder, and trying to put in my head that I was a winger,” Wijnaldum remembers.
“There was loads of managers who said: ‘You have to concentrate on being a winger because you have more potential there.’
“But I was like: ‘You can say what you want, but I’m a midfielder and I know what’s the best for me.