{"id":294978,"date":"2023-11-12T02:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T02:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294978"},"modified":"2023-11-12T02:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T02:24:10","slug":"mikel-arteta-wants-to-protect-ben-white-after-injury-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/mikel-arteta-wants-to-protect-ben-white-after-injury-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta wants to &apos;protect&apos; Ben White after injury setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mikel Arteta wants to &#8216;protect&#8217; Ben White after not picking him in win over Burnley as he reveals the Arsenal defender has been playing with an injury for the last few weeks<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ben White was absent from Arsenal&#8217;s weekend 3-1 home win against Burnley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gunners star was left out of the squad to deal with an ongoing injury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DOMINIC KING: I don&#8217;t understand what football is anymore &#8211; It&#8217;s All Coming Up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mikel Arteta revealed Ben White has been &#8216;hiding&#8217; an injury and trying to play through the pain barrier in recent weeks after Arsenal&#8217;s win over Burnley on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>White missed Arsenal&#8217;s weekend hosting of Vincent Kompany&#8217;s Burnley side as he was left out of the team by Arteta who wanted to give the player sufficient time to recover from his issue.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal manager fortunately didn&#8217;t need White as his side ran out comfortable 3-1 winners against a Burnley side in a torrid run of form and sitting in the Premier League&#8217;s relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>White had previously started every one of Arsenal&#8217;s fixtures in the English top-flight season, but he could now be set for a prolonged spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta kept the specifics of White&#8217;s injury tightly-sealed, but did explain the full-back would undergo an assessment to determine the severity of his injury.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/00\/77694963-0-image-a-8_1699749836306.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ben White missed Arsenal&#8217;s weekend Premier League victory against Burnley at the Emirates<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/00\/77694965-0-image-a-9_1699749841471.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gunners boss Mikel Arteta revealed the defender had been trying to hide his problem in recent weeks<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u2018Yesterday [Friday] in training he wasn\u2019t comfortable, he didn\u2019t look right,\u2019 explained Arteta when asked about White\u2019s absence against Burnley.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But Ben won\u2019t give you much. He always wants to be on the pitch and he wants to hide anything that is there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But we highlighted that we noticed in the last few weeks as well something happening there and we wanted to protect him today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was the right call from the physios, the medical department, and tomorrow we will assess him and understand what\u2019s happening.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes in the same week that White was left out of England&#8217;s upcoming squad for their European Championship qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n<p>White hasn&#8217;t been involved in an England team since he departed last year&#8217;s Qatar World Cup early on personal grounds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/00\/77694967-0-image-a-10_1699749852648.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>White will have to undergo an assessment to determine the severity of his latest injury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/12\/00\/77695003-0-image-a-11_1699749866760.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>White had started every Premier League match for Arsenal this season prior to Saturday<\/p>\n<p>There was further injury concern for Arsenal in their recent weekend win when Italian midfielder Jorginho was also forced off.<\/p>\n<p>However, Arteta explained afterwards that the former Chelsea star should be fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He had a few bad cuts I think so they could not sort it out on the pitch so they decided to take him out. Hopefully he is fine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think he was really good again today, the way this guy is competing, coaching and supporting the team in every way, I am really happy with him.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12739073\/Mikel-Arteta-Ben-White-Arsenal-injury.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mikel Arteta wants to &#8216;protect&#8217; 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