‘White should be banned’, claims ex-England star
Chris Waddle has demanded that Ben White is slapped with a two-year England ban for “spitting his dummy out”.
The Arsenal star has ended his international exile after walking out of Gareth Southgate’s World Cup camp in 2022 for personal reasons.
However, former Three Lions star Waddle reckons White should not be allowed to waltz straight back in.
He feels the Arsenal ace made his own bed by refusing to play under Southgate.
Waddle told 10bet: “No, I wouldn’t bring Ben White back in. He said he didn’t want to be picked again.
“He spat the dummy out, didn’t he? So now he’s alright to play. So, he wants to pick and choose his England career?
“Listen, you would never say you never want to play for England.
“I would never have said that. I would have played if I was 50. So, modern day players who say that, I’m not being picked, so don’t pick me again, all of a sudden become available.
“For the time he didn’t play, he didn’t want to play, I would say, ‘Well, we’ll give you the same ban’.
“So if it was a year or two years, then I’d consider you in two years’ time. For me, you should never say no.
“Now, OK, if you don’t get on with the manager and you don’t like the style of play, you wouldn’t be picked anyway. But when you get a late call-up, you don’t say no.”
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