{"id":297303,"date":"2023-12-06T13:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297303"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:24:23","slug":"ben-whites-blunt-interview-is-hailed-as-iconic-by-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ben-whites-blunt-interview-is-hailed-as-iconic-by-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben White&apos;s blunt interview is hailed as &apos;iconic&apos; by fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Ben White&#8217;s deadpan interview after Arsenal&#8217;s thrilling 4-3 win over Luton is hailed as &#8216;iconic&#8217; by fans after defender gave some VERY brief answers&#8230; as some joke: &#8216;It&#8217;s like he&#8217;s in court&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arsenal star Ben White was straight to the point in his post match interview\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans called his interview &#8216;iconic&#8217; as he gave some very blunt answers to press\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have snakes in their dressing room, players who are not running. Bruce, Robson, Keane would never allow this &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal defender Ben White gave a trademark interview that was straight to the point after the Gunners&#8217; 4-3 win over Luton &#8211; as fans hailed his &#8216;iconic&#8217; directness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s men maintained their four-point lead at the top of the table after a hard-fought victory at Kenilworth Road &#8211; which saw Declan Rice net a dramatic late winner in stoppage time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>White played the full 90 minutes of the game at right back and even provided an assist to Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal&#8217;s second of the game, but it was his deadpan comments after the game which caught the most attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Norway star\u00a0Jan Aage Fjortoft caught up with White in the tunnel and posted a clip of their interview together, saying: &#8216;Always a pleasure to interview Ben White! He makes it quick and sharp!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>White certainly made it easy work for\u00a0Fjortoft, as he quickly answered his question about Arsenal&#8217;s nack of winning games late.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640817-12832089-image-m-27_1701864227267.jpg\" height=\"537\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640499-12832089-image-m-25_1701864211270.jpg\" height=\"537\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal star Ben White was hailed for his &#8216;iconic&#8217; deadpan interview after beating Luton<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Winning in any concept&#8230; It&#8217;s a hard place to come and we&#8217;ve come and got three points which is difficult,&#8217; he replied.<\/p>\n<p>He was in similar form when asked about Arsenal&#8217;s worries over conceding goals from set pieces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We knew they were going to be a threat from set pieces and we didn&#8217;t manage to nullify that, but when you win like that it makes up for it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He was then quizzed over how Arsenal matched up with title rivals like Liverpool and Manchester City, he said:\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s the same as last year, it&#8217;s a long long season, so we&#8217;re taking it game by game and doing our best.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And no one will be surprised about how he responded when asked what the difference was between Arsenal this season and last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640853-12832089-image-a-18_1701864185947.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>White played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal&#8217;s 4-3 win over Luton Town and provided an assist<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640821-12832089-image-a-28_1701864251435.jpg\" height=\"119\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640819-12832089-image-a-20_1701864190819.jpg\" height=\"155\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640837-12832089-image-a-22_1701864201425.jpg\" height=\"159\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/12\/78640815-12832089-image-a-21_1701864195096.jpg\" height=\"119\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I guess you&#8217;ll find out, I suppose.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>White has long been known for his simple approach to the game after admitting that he is not a big fan of football and does not watch games when Arsenal aren&#8217;t playing.<\/p>\n<p>He has also made it clear in the past that he wishes to be known by his full name Benjamin instead of Ben.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fans were loving White&#8217;s latest responses to the interview from Fjortoft as they joked it was like he was &#8216;in court&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another fan simply said: &#8216;Ben White\u2019s post match interviews are superb,&#8217; while another described his interviews as &#8216;iconic&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One sarcastically claimed he was getting better at interviews, saying the player &#8216;even gave a smile&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/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-12832089\/Ben-Whites-deadpan-interview-Arsenals-thrilling-4-3-win-Luton-hailed-iconic-fans-defender-gave-brief-answers-joke-like-hes-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ben White&#8217;s deadpan interview after Arsenal&#8217;s thrilling 4-3 win over Luton is hailed as &#8216;iconic&#8217; 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