The following quote on .com today summed it up for me.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-ne ... first-team
"Now I am modelling my game on Alex Song's. I like the way Song plays, he has power and strength. He is a strong midfield player, very smart and technically very good. I look up to him.

"Sometimes I ask him about football, but also about settling in because he was young when he came here."
What next? Ryo Miyaichi learning from Walcott. Oxlade-Chamberlain learning from Diaby.
