Having begun his Arsenal career at right-back or in midfield, Kolo Toure was named alongside Sol Campbell in the heart of our defence to kick off the campaign. It would prove to be a masterstroke, and the 22-year-old was excited by the switch of position.
“I think this is an important year for me," he told the official club magazine. "I'm happy to be playing in the middle of the defence because I feel it's my best position. I feel it suits me more and, most importantly I think I can do more for the team in that position.
"Everybody who knows me in the Ivory Coast knows me for playing as a central defender. Whenever I went back home last season people would ask 'Kolo, why are you playing in midfield?' I just said that I'm young and I have to learn about English football."
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