Traore: I'm enjoying playing regularly

Full-back Armand Traore, who is currently on-loan at Portsmouth, has said that he's enjoying playing regularly and admits that it will be difficult to go back to being second-fiddle at Arsenal.

Traore revealed that he was only allowed to go to Portsmouth once manager Arsène Wenger had secured a guarantee that he would be playing regularly, but is now so used to being picked for the first eleven that he doesn't know if he will enjoy being second choice to Gaël Clichy.

Traore admits: "Arsène Wenger only agreed to me going on loan provided I played regularly.

"This is exactly what I need at this stage of my career, lots of first-team experience, and I am enjoying it at Portsmouth where everybody has been very kind to me and the manager encourages me to push forward.

"But I don't know what will happen at the end of the season. I will have to talk to Arsène Wenger about that.

"Obviously I want to play every game now but Gaël Clichy is a great player in my position there at the moment."

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Henry Nwachukwu

Posted on 17 Oct, 2008 at 08:36 PM - Reply

Traore is a promising talent, his lack of continous playing time at Arsenal is not helping his game. We must salute the courage of wenger in securing a good loan deal for him at Portsmouth.We wish him a successful spell there and look forward to having him back at Arsenal at the start of next season. We sure need young talent like Traore at Arsenal

Goonerz

Posted on 17 Oct, 2008 at 01:37 PM - Reply

Probably should stay at Pompey as Clichy wont be moved..

goonneerrsss

Posted on 17 Oct, 2008 at 12:09 PM - Reply

Do we need Traore? I mean all i want is support for Cesc Wenger better buy come January!!

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