Most footballers play in a single position. If you were to ask them where they can play, they would generally give you one position as an answer. In Spurs' case, it's no different on the whole; Hugo Lloris is a goalkeeper, Kyle Walker is a right back, Ben Davies is a left back, Aaron Lennon is a winger and Roberto Soldado is a striker, for example, but they do have some players who can turn their hand to a number of roles and have also had several examples of such players in the past. It's always good to have options, so having players in your ranks who can fill in competently in a number of positions benefits any club greatly. Good examples of Premier League players who have been able to play in more than one position comfortably have included the likes of Dion Dublin and Chris Sutton, both of whom could play as central defenders or centre forwards, Paul Warhurst, who could play in defence, midfield or up front, Phil Jones, who can play across the back four or in centre midfield, and Michael Essien, who proved himself capable of playing almost anywhere in the defence or the midfield. This article is going to focus on those Spurs players who have displayed similar versatility. On that note here are ten Spurs players who were/are extremely versatile...
Honourable Mention: Harry Kane
Time At Spurs: 2011-Present. Positions: Goalkeeper, Striker. Top goalkeeper Harry Kane occasionally masquerades as a striker. Just kidding! But God bless him for having a go in goal after Hugo Lloris was dismissed against Asteras Tripoli. Even if he did let in the softest free kick of all time, he'd scored a hat-trick prior to getting between the posts, so he can be let off. And now on to the actual list...
