Kudos to you if you recognized the lyrics from the headline, but this isn’t a story about Radiohead’s song that everyone loves – except the Radiohead band members. This is a story of the player who might as well be singing it. Defender Ben White found it hard to find common ground with the rest of the England squad in Qatar and returned to the homeland on 30 November after a reported bust-up with Gareth Southgate’s assistant Steve Holland.We reported at the time that White was back in England due to personal reasons. Well, that was the officially given reason. But the real cause is now starting to surface – just in time for England’s quarter-final match with France.##NAJAVA_MECA_6877797##Since the beginning, the Arsenal man found it difficult to relate to his national team colleagues and was notably unhappy while with the squad in Qatar. The fact that he didn’t play at all in the three group-stage games only made him more nervous. And the final straw came when he had a fallout with Southgate’s right-hand man Holland in front of the rest of the squad.The pair exchanged heated words when White turned up for a team meeting ahead of the USA fixture, not knowing some vital information about his individual statistics. The face-off culminated in White being sent home in an attempt to protect the team spirit in the Three Lions camp.We live in an age where these meady clickbait journalists are so desperate for attention, they start making stories up. Both the England camp & Arsenal cited “personal issues” as to why Ben White came home from the world cup & told you: respect his privacy. So respect it & shutup pic.twitter.com/oXd2WXxS8w— GunnerKing (@GunnerKing14) December 9, 2022 Raheem Sterling had also flown back to England to be with his family following a robbery in their home, returned to Qatar. White, however, won’t come back.Daily Star, who first published the news, says that White’s agent and the English Football Association won’t comment on the matter.White’s international career now hangs in the balance. At least he’ll have more time to rest before the club season’s resumption. It’s all about silver linings.Will England fans noticeWhen White’s not around?
