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Ben White is not your typical footballer - any Arsenal fan will tell you that. He is not media-trained to the nth degree, nor is he a people-pleaser in any way, shape or form. Yes, this gets him in trouble sometimes, but White would walk through fire if the right leader told him to.
Under Mikel Arteta, White has changed his position and been out of the team, but with each roadblock he faces, he picks himself up and gets better, because the leadership is right at Arsenal.
Ben White had every right to opt out of playing for England
For England, White previously chose not to play. Nobody knows the whole picture except White, but many were quick to assume that it was due to a distrust of the former leadership of the England national team. If that was the reason, White had every right to choose not to play.
Other players have much more conniving ways of protesting against leadership they don't like. We've seen how players for Man United, Chelsea, and Liverpool have punished the fans by purposefully playing badly to get a manager sacked. That's not a dig at any individual player, but we've seen it time and time again in English football.
Where White is different is that he won't punish fans by playing poorly for a leader he doesn't like - he just won't play for them. And he won't make a scene about it, either.
White has never threw anyone under the bus, nor has he even said that he opposed England's former leadership team. He just didn't want to play back then, and now he does, and that needs no further justification.
“Everyone can do whatever they want,” White said about being booed by England fans. “You know, it’s fine with me. Whatever they want to do, and I think just think about maybe not knowing the full story. And if they did, maybe they wouldn’t. I don’t think I am looking to win anyone over or say anything that helps them get back on my side. It is what it is. There are reasons for it and I am just looking forward to playing for England and doing well and looking for success.”
"There were loads of things that happened and communication wasn’t great. I won’t put anyone under the bus or share any of that. A lot of people try to do that to me, so it’s something I wouldn’t want to do myself. I think it’s probably the best way. Obviously, a bit tricky and not straightforward, but it’s obviously amazing to be here now.”
England needs Ben White, the fans just don't realise it yet
Thomas Tuchel was quick to defend White, adding that he hopes England fans reconsider before booing him again. "I thought we were past that chapter," said Tuchel. “I hope it doesn’t happen again. He’s a player of ours. Since I’m in charge, he’s desperate to come and to be with the group. He doesn’t put a foot wrong since I’m in charge.
“I can only judge him on what I see and what I experienced, and it is on the highest level, and he can really help us to win football matches."
The truth is that England needs Ben White. The fans can act all high and mighty, but I am an England fan, and we need him. That is simply the truth.
White plays for the best team in England. He is part of the best defence in the world, and the England national team is in no position to turn their nose up at that.
The common retort and proposed justification for booing him is that he doesn't want to play for England, which is completely and utterly false. As he's proven before, if he doesn't want to play, he simply... checks notes... won't play.
Ben White is easy to love when you understand him. He's unorthodox, and sometimes he makes decisions that he later changes his mind about, but don't we all?
No national team fanbase gives their players a harder time than England fans. You see it time and time again, and it mostly happens to England's youngest players. There is a lack of togetherness when it comes to English football, and it stems from two things: the media and the fanbase.
Thomas Tuchel himself has welcomed White back into the England setup with open arms, and the players have welcomed him back, too. Now it's time for the fans to do it, too.
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