Arsenal's record has improved by leaps and bounds this season, currently in fourth place in the league table, and it is very likely that they will return to the Champions League next season. In addition to the excellent performance of this season, in addition to Arteta and a number of players, the precise vision of management is an important part of the construction of the current Arsenal squad. Most of the acquisitions made at the beginning of the season have become the main force of the team, and Ramsdale and The Injured Kenyo Fuan have become the center of gravity of the team's defense, but fewer people will mention Ben White, who also came this season, and his central defender combination with Gabriel is the core of the team's defense for the next five years.
Arsenal have now played 26 league games and conceded just 29 goals, the fifth fewest in the Premier League, while Ben White has conceded only 22 goals in 24 games for Arsenal. In addition, with 12 of these 24 games without conceding a goal, and the team has 16 wins and only five defeats, this statistic is definitely a good comparison compared to the past. Immediately after joining Arsenal, Ben White became the team's main centre-back, with the most playing time in the team (2468 minutes), 189 more minutes than second-placeD Saka, which shows that he is deeply trusted by Arteta. In addition, Ben White's endurance is also commendable, in his career, except for missing two games due to pneumonia, he has never missed a game due to injury, and he has not disappointed the manager, and this season has not conceded a goal due to a mistake, injecting stability into arsenal's defense and making Arsenal fans completely forget the unbearable picture of Mustafi's time.
The combination of Ben White and Gabriel is an integral part of the team's defense, one rigid and one soft, one left and one right pairing makes the pair have an innate tacit understanding, and the two are also only 24 years old, there is still a lot of room for improvement. It is worth mentioning that Ben White, as a defender, rarely gets fouls, averaging only 0.5 fouls per game, and only one yellow card this season, and throughout his career, he has only received two yellow cards (two yellows and one red were expelled in this game), which shows that he has excellent on-court discipline and will not be easily fouled. Ben White not only performed well on the defensive end, but also made a certain contribution on the offensive end, averaging more than 50 passes per game so that the team could easily organize the attack at the back, and his habit of daring to pass forward often made the opponent invincible, and he could penetrate the opponent's midfield line at once, which was very in line with Arteta's tactical needs. One might think arsenal used a hefty transfer fee to sign the Englishman, who had never proven himself in a big team, but his performance so far proved that the team's £50 million was worth the money, and he did not live up to the expectations of management and the manager, and is definitely Arsenal's current unsung hero.