Opinion: Na Arteta Own Doing – Why Arsenal Oga Get Hand for Ben White Latest Injury

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta suppose carry blame for Ben White latest injury wahala, according to TPB writer AG JNR wey yarn with The Pidgin Blog.

Dem report say di 28-year-old go sidon for about one month because of di hamstring injury wey e pick for di match against Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend. Dat one mean say e fit miss at least 10 matches between now and end of January.

White bin dey make im fourth straight start for all competitions against Wolves. E benefit from injuries to Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba and Jurrien Timber to enter back di team, but for dat Wolves match, Saliba and Timber bin already fit to start.

Piero Hincapie sef start for left-back to replace suspended Riccardo Calafiori, meaning say Myles Lewis-Skelly – wey later replace White – no even start di match. Dat decision confuse AG well well.

“I just feel say na more Mikel Arteta cause this one himself,” AG Jnr talk. “Ben White really need start that game? If Saliba and Timber fit enough to start, that one give you chance make you no play Ben White for di fourth time inside 10 days, when e never do that kind thing for over one year.

“You for play Lewis-Skelly for left-back, keep Hincapie and Saliba for centre-back, put Timber for right-back, then bring Ben White enter with like 30 minutes left. That decision strange well well from Arteta.”

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White injury come for just im fourth Premier League appearance dis season, as Jurrien Timber wey dey hot form bin bench am before Timber himself later join Arsenal long injury list for small time.

White mark im return to di starting XI with one sweet assist give Mikel Merino against Brentford earlier dis month, but dis hamstring injury don add to di growing injury wahala for di England defender.

For im first three seasons for Arsenal, White only get two injury problems. But since start of 2024-25 season, e don suffer six different injuries – including knee operation – and don miss total of 30 matches.

AG Jnr even take more negative angle about when White fit return, warning Arsenal fans say e fit miss up to six weeks, meaning say im fit miss di whole January schedule.

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“E pain well well,” AG add. “Na Arsenal way – you get Saliba back and boom, another defender don injure same game. Na so di season dey go – one enter, one comot immediately. Na real shame.

“I really feel for am – when you watch di replay, na full sprint hamstring injury, and that kind thing no dey ever good news. You dey look four to six weeks recovery – na dat one be expectation.

“And that one na big problem because Mosquera still go dey out for at least another month. So na Timber alone remain! How you wan protect Timber? Na real problem for Mikel Arteta because e no fit play Timber for all those games.

“If White fit come back mid-January – which even dey push am – but if na mid-January, about 10 matches dey inside that period. You no fit play Timber for all 10 games. Arteta go need find another solution make Timber rest small.

“And for Ben White himself, after e don return to di team and begin look sharp again, e for dey enjoy football again. You fit see am for im face when e dey waka comot – di guy dey completely broken.”