Does anyone actually know what's going on with Benjamin

[redgunamo]

White and England?

Seems odd.

[PSRB]

White and England?

Seems odd.

Well what we've heard is, he fell out with Southgate's no. 2. The bloke took the piss out of White because he said he doesn't watch football matches and White didn't want to watch videos of Kyle Walker defending because he's a completely different player.

[IUFG]

Well what we've heard is, he fell out with Southgate's no. 2. The bloke took the piss out of White because he said he doesn't watch football matches and White didn't want to watch videos of Kyle Walker defending because he's a completely different player.

:thumbup:
The Mail quoting the Telegraph...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13220055/What-England-No-2-Steve-Holland-said-Ben-White.html

[John Bunnell]

I like to believe he doesn't want to be number 2 or 3 and work under a clueless cretin such as Southgate. He knows his worth. Fair play to him.

[redgunamo]

Well what we've heard is, he fell out with Southgate's no. 2. The bloke took the piss out of White because he said he doesn't watch football matches and White didn't want to watch videos of Kyle Walker defending because he's a completely different player.

Did you believe that?

The "falling out" bit sounds plausible. Almost as plausible as the other story; that BW is booked for surgery in the Summer (on that injury he's been playing through) and so preferred to concentrate on the Arsenal, remove himself from contention for the Euros.

I don't believe that one either :-\

[redgunamo]

I like to believe he doesn't want to be number 2 or 3 and work under a clueless cretin such as Southgate. He knows his worth. Fair play to him.

That's a fair point. His partnership with Saka (which has developed alot in the last couple of years, since the "falling out") could've been priceless.

[PSRB]

Did you believe that?

The "falling out" bit sounds plausible. Almost as plausible as the other story; that BW is booked for surgery in the Summer (on that injury he's been playing through) and so preferred to concentrate on the Arsenal, remove himself from contention for the Euros.

I don't believe that one either :-\

I reckon there's a fair bit of truth behind it. You don't just walk out of a World Cup and then refuse to play for your country without a pretty good reason.

[Peter]

I reckon there's a fair bit of truth behind it. You don't just walk out of a World Cup and then refuse to play for your country without a pretty good reason.

This message would get a like from Roy Keane :-)

[redgunamo]

I reckon there's a fair bit of truth behind it. You don't just walk out of a World Cup and then refuse to play for your country without a pretty good reason.

Refusing to watch DVD's in prep though? Isn't that his job, what they do every day?

[PSRB]

I'm not sure he refused, I think he just felt that they were asking to try and play in a way that he didn't feel comfortable with. I'm guessing but he probably felt that a) he wasn't going to play and b) if he did, why should he do something different to what he does with Saka with us.

[Peter]

I'm not sure he refused, I think he just felt that they were asking to try and play in a way that he didn't feel comfortable with. I'm guessing but he probably felt that a) he wasn't going to play and b) if he did, why should he do something different to what he does with Saka with us.

I wouldn't be surprised if you see more players turn their back on the international game. If you like your time away from the game and the spotlight then it really isn't for you. You get every summer off, hugely cut down on your travel, regular breaks during the season. I'm not sure I would be all that keen to play for England.

Maybe Ben just gets fed up constantly being around a dressing room of annoying blokes :-)

[redgunamo]

I wouldn't be surprised if you see more players turn their back on the international game.

:-\ You've been saying that for years, yet a Benjamin White situation is still an oddity.

[Peter]

:-\ You've been saying that for years, yet a Benjamin White situation is still an oddity.

I have always been a bit ahead of my time :-) *




*and wrong.