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Ranking the 5 best Arsenal full-backs of all-time

By Trent Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 5: Ashley Cole of Arsenal celebrates after scoring the third goal during the Barclays Premiership match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at the Villa Park, on January 5, 2005 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 5: Ashley Cole of Arsenal celebrates after scoring the third goal during the Barclays Premiership match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at the Villa Park, on January 5, 2005 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) /
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4. Laurén

10 Mar 2001: Bisan Lauren of Arsenal on the ball during the FA Cup Quarter Final game against Blackburn Rovers at Highbury in London, England. Arsenal won the match 3 – 0. \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport
10 Mar 2001: Bisan Lauren of Arsenal on the ball during the FA Cup Quarter Final game against Blackburn Rovers at Highbury in London, England. Arsenal won the match 3 – 0. \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport /

While the other names on this part of our list can be seen fairly as either left or right-backs, Laurén was, during his playing career, both. Not only was he capable of playing both positions, as well as higher up the pitch as a right wing-back, but he was proficient wherever he was on the pitch.

In this way, while he’s number four on this list, he could rightly be considered the best all-purpose full-back in the club’s history.

The player, however, more similar to Ashely Cole, was not as long-term a Gunner as numbers two and three on this list, but he nonetheless provided remarkable memories and moments for the club during some of the least forgettable seasons in the team’s entire history; while I state, that, he played more games for Arsenal than for any team before or after.

His nine goals and six assists, along with the absolute mass of yellow cards, tell a story of a physical player who possessed technical abilities as well. For, after all, he’s an Invincible, a legend, and a champion for multiple different outfits, while contributing so vigorously across the pitch for his club and country.

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