✍️ OFFICIAL Ben White

[Makingtrax]

And we hardly conceded any last season despite having a fairly "small" team. Rubbish study.

That’s because we had tall CBs.

 

[Makingtrax]

White isn't that good in the air but he isn't even short, he's 6'1

Gabriel is 6'3, Mari (whatever you think of him) is 6'4 and Holding (usually good despite being outjumped by Sterling ) is 6'2. This is probably one of the bigger CB rosters we've had in quite a few years. It's a shame we don't also have Saliba in there to add his considerable frame but height for me is less of an issue. More pressing is the lack of actual athleticism outside of Gabriel. We've purged the more error prone defenders, now we need a bit of speed and front foot defending from the collective. I think White definitely helps us in that area, even if we sacrifice a bit of aerial security.

After White, we just need a RB who's capable of playing on the front foot himself.

Premier League data says he’s 182cm which is 5ft 11.6”. And if you say he’s not that good in the air, we’ve wasted £50m.

 

[Oxeki]

clubs clearly want Bellerin, we just need to lower our asking price a bit.

Psg were keen last summer. Why did we keep hold of him and sell emi?

 

[Goonger]

How do we judge White next to Potter in relation to this image, because Potter is apparently 6 ft 1?

 

[Makingtrax]

Sterling out jumping Holding to score his goal against us last season kinda blows all those studies out the water tbh.

I have no problems with Whites height (not saying this is what this debate is about I haven’t been following).

Sterling couldn’t out jump Holding. I like to see him try though.

In that goal, Sterling headed the ball unchallenged, Holding stood watching and didn’t even leave the floor.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

That’s because we had tall CBs.

Its how you actually defend set pieces as a team. As we've seen in pre season. One taller CB is important, but we have that in Gabriel or Mari. If all CB's that were 6ft or under were bad then you'd be making a good argument, but they aren't.

 

[Makingtrax]

How do we judge White next to Potter in relation to this image, because Potter is apparently 6 ft 1?


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Potter is kneeling though..

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Sterling couldn’t out jump Holding. I like to see him try though.

In that goal, Sterling headed the ball unchallenged, Holding stood watching and didn’t even leave the floor.

So surely you can see as well as a "tall thing" its also a positional sense/team shape thing? You didn't rate Kolo?

 

[Riou]

How do we judge White next to Potter in relation to this image, because Potter is apparently 6 ft 1?


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Inconclusive, imo.

We can't see their feet, White might be "Tom Cruise-ing" it and standing on a box to make him seem taller...as far as I am concerned, Ben is under 5 foot, until we see him play...best to prepare myself for the worst!

 

[Makingtrax]

So surely you can see as well as a "tall thing" its also a positional sense/team shape thing? You didn't rate Kolo?

Positioning is another skill, we’re talking about jumping height.

 

[Arsenal4life14]

50 million is a bit steep, But you pay extra because hes English, He has the ability to become a top CB and he seems like a pretty confident player, Arteta probably sees him as a good option for high press football because White is more than capable of stepping into midfield whereas Holding i dont think can do that, Hes not quick enough with his feet, His passing is pretty average, Holding is very good at deep defending though its when he has to step into midfield and move up the field is where he gets exposed most. White and Gabriel hopefully could form a really good partnership both capable of stepping into midfield and also quick enough to get back. White has played plenty of games starting in midfield which is also useful when Partey and Elneny goto Africa cup of nations

 

[Goonger]

Also, like the fact he's played League 2, League 1, Championship, and there's been little complaints about his aerial defending in those leagues where you think he would get tested more vigorously.

 

[OnlyOne]

AM is honestly so stupid. Worse than the Twitter lot.

 

[Riou]

Inconclusive, imo.

We can't see their feet, White might be "Tom Cruise-ing" it and standing on a box to make him seem taller...as far as I am concerned, Ben is under 5 foot, until we see him play...best to prepare myself for the worst!

This actually reminded me of when we did this for Theo, when we signed him, Ade and Diaby in 2006...

...was still tiny

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Positioning is another skill, we’re talking about jumping height.

So the study in the Netherlands doesn't mean much if anything.

 

[Macho]

Psg were keen last summer. Why did we keep hold of him and sell emi?

We were close to selling Emi for 2m to be fair. We got offered 10x the price after 2 months of football.

 

[Makingtrax]

So the study in the Netherlands doesn't mean much if anything.

The Sterling goal wasn’t a set piece bro. Wake up.

 

[Camron]

Why "below 6' " ?
White is AT LEAST that.

People complaining about every inch just cause he’s White.

It’s what Mikel does with it that matters.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

AM is honestly so stupid. Worse than the Twitter lot.

This might be it for me.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

This might be it for me.

We podcast tonight.