Goals are coming from everywhere for Arsenal at the moment, and Ben White is contributing in the final third in part thanks to a small tweak to his role by Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal have made many headline-grabbing improvements this season. There's no doubt they're a better outfit than they were a year ago, even if their points total with 10 games to go this time around (64) is worse than at this stage of 2022-23 (69 points).
From the astonishingly good defensive record built on the foundations of one of the best centre-back partnerships in the league to the free flow of goals across the team that 2024 has brought, Arsenal have become frighteningly effective, and have stormed to the top of the table. Having become just the fourth team in Premier League history to win each of their first eight games to start a calendar year, from front to back they are looking stronger, smarter and a whole lot better than a year ago.
One improvement that has gone rather under the radar is that of Ben White's performances, with some subtle changes to his role having a stark effect.
White is no stranger to having to adjust his game according to the demands of his manager. He has proved himself capable of playing in a few different positions over the years, playing at centre-back in a back three or back four, at right-back and in defensive midfield in his single season of first-team football at Brighton. And White has also previously insisted he can play “anywhere across the backline,” although he has never played a senior game at left-back at Championship or Premier League level.
His versatility has helped him settle in at Arsenal. Having reportedly been keen to play at centre-back when he joined and seen his future there, he shone last season as a
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