Boulahrouz had the nine before Sidwell, and he's a Defender - well he believes he's a Defender.
Gallas is the number ten because:
| Wenger wrote: |
| Number three was uncomfortable for him and I had given the rest of the numbers out. In the end I thought it might be a good idea to give the number ten to a defender, because a striker would suffer a lot with the comparison with Dennis. At first I was reluctant to give Dennis's number out, and especially to a defender, but overall I think it's better that way. |