I liked Hleb, he was a bit like Mkhy now but more functional with us, he made a big mistake going to Barca but you couldn't really blame him.
He often does not get the praise he deserves because he was not a natural winger, he was a in the hole type (Hleb in the hole
) much like Strikers who do not score lots, like Giroud or Benzema often do not get the praise of the all out goalscoring type because they are playing a different role in the same position.
Wenger definitely had a obsession with gambling with inside forwards and playmakers (Rosicky/Nasri etc etc) wide utilizing Wing backs before they became a normal thing.