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Former Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy was an unusual player, given that he grew up as a right-footer before spending his career in his position. Clichy joined Arsenal as a youngster and replaced Giovani van Bronckhorst as Ashley Cole’s understudy, before eventually breaking into the side as a left-back. Although ambidextrous or inverted players are seemingly more common at full-back nowadays, with Takehiro Tomiyasu often playing on the left given his strength on both feet, despite being stronger on his right foot, Clichy was an enigma when he was in his prime. The former France defender is now …