The 26-year-old has asked not to be picked for England despite being one of the country's form defenders
The Champions League quarter-final draw in full - and who Arsenal and Man City will playThe 26-year-old has asked not to be picked for England despite being one of the country's form defenders, but the 26-year-old is now nearly two years on from his last cap and told England that he did not wish to be considered for the
“But, I wasn’t at a club going for the league title, or in the last couple of rounds of the Champions League… I can’t speculate what’s behind it.”He added: “In these situations I’ve tried to protect players. Clearly that is impossible at this point. It is a blow for Southgate not to have him, too, especially with the reduced squad size this summer and White’s ability to cover right and centre-back.“I can see his ability is obvious. I would have liked to have picked him. But it’s not an option that’s open to me. I completely respect it.”
For much of the past two campaigns, White has generally looked like a defensive option when used on the right, required to play narrow as an inverted full-back and add an extra layer of protection to the defence or else shuffle into midfield to give Arsenal numerical supremacy in that area. He has tended to hold his position to allowHowever, recently he has been making more overlapping runs, evolving into a more rounded full-back who can attack as well as defend.
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