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Kieran Gibbs feels he is at the best place to learn his new trade of becoming a first team full back.

The 19-year-old, who signed a new long-term deal at Emirates Stadium this week, is targeting a first-team place at full back these days. It is change from his more familiar role on the left wing.

Gibbs argued his new job is to look and learn from Gael Clichy since he is the best left back in the BPL.

“Traditionally we have full backs who like to get forward,” said the former Wimbledon winger. “Players like Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy, if I keep watching them I can learn to develop that.

“But I need to stay focused on the defending side, it’s something I do need to work on."

“I feel more like an attacking player but they’ve started to play me at left back from the start of the season.

Interesting point to note. Wenger has identified young backups in case we lose our star players. I think it is great moving forward so that we always aim to have covers for each position. Something that we sorely missed last season and something that all of the big 4 aims to have. Just look at the bench of Chelsea, Man U and Liverpool.

Though we do not have the financial strength, we do have an astute manager to plan the better development of the second strings.

Go Gunners!

The development of our Arsenal youth academy is brilliant for England as what wenger did was a remarkable job.Just look at our homegrown second strings like Jack Wilshere & others..They'll be ready to compete at international level in few years time.

i think Traore would have been the back up if he stayed but Wenger wanted to give him more exposure. THat is why he left on a season long loan. Our left back is well covered. But DM is a mess.