How to force position change on youth player.

[Herolover]

So, in my latest LL save I got a great new 16 year old. He is down as a DL, but his stats for CD are so good that I think I could already play in on my First Team as a CD(Def).

Now, I know I can set his training to CD.

How do I get my Under-18 and Under -23 coaches to play him as a CD and not as the DL he is natural for?

[WhyMe]

set his training to CD and go to the development squad for the U18s or U23 (whichever he is in) and then select him in the CD position.  That should means he plays there but you can also manually select him there when you get the do you want to make any first team players available for this match news item.  However, you may have to wait until he is at least the first circle (orange or something) from position training before they will actually play him there (that used to happen on FM20 sometimes but it might not in 21).  However, it is just a matter of a little patience as as long as his versatility (hidden stat) isn't horrible then he should get to that in a couple of weeks training.