6 Forwards who could retire as midfielders

Preservation is key to longevity. Something that has been taken care of diligently will last longer than something that has not. Over-usage is the root of degradation.In football, the midfielders, defenders and the goalkeepers, generally, last the longest given their tendency to cover ground in a somewhat passive way their job doesnt often require them to run at full pace as defending is more about teamwork and goalkeeping is, well, goalkeeping.The attackers, however, hit their decline before the players of other positions do. The reason is quite apparent: they run at quicker bursts and when they can no longer do that, they start waning. However, there were some attackers who shifted to a deeper role in order to lengthen their career.Raul did it at Schalke, so have Wayne Rooney, Mousa Dembele and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Recently, Lionel Messi claimed that he would shift to a deeper role if required to prolong his career. So here we make an assumption of 5 attackers who could end up as midfielders.

#6 Giuseppe Rossi

Rossi has been plagued by injuries a lot in his career

Remember him? Its like he just disappeared into thin air after having his best ever season as a professional footballer, scoring 32 goals in all competition as a Villarreal player in 2010-11.

Injuries have been very rude to him as he hasnt been able to reach even 25 games per season since his anterior cruciate ligament decided to snap every time a mediocre gust of wind blew past it.

He has all the necessary skills to become a midfielder and, as a matter of fact, operates best playing behind a striker. His vision is better than that of a hawk and does justice to it by being equally good at executing passes that shreds defenses.

Playing as a forward has been taking its toll on him and it might best if he shifts to a ball-playing midfielder to save himself. His technique and creativity, and bustling approach off-the-ballcould just about be the perfect mix of ingredients for a midfielder.