Ben White has been heavily criticised for his England decision.
"I spoke to him post-Qatar and there was reticence from his side. I don't know why that is, but I respect that. I leave the door open because he's a good player."White left the England camp during the 2022 World Cup and has not been included in a squad since.
"He doesn't want to play for his country, he goes to the World Cup then comes home because he’s not getting in the team."I’m sorry, you’ve had your opportunity. You don’t want to play for England? You tell the Bobby Moores of this world who’s got 100-odd caps."The Shiltons, the Beckhams, the Rooneys – those people, go and tell the Billy Bonds of this world who didn’t get a cap and should have done, and all those great players that you don’t want to play for your country.
"If he doesn’t want to play, it’s fine, okay but don’t play any more, thank you very much," the former Tottenham, Portsmouth and West Ham boss said."You should be proud to play for your country. If you don’t want to play there’s plenty of other people who would give their right arm to play for England.
"If he doesn't want to do it, it's the end of him. If I’m Gareth now I’m saying thanks very much, we won’t bother you again." Alex Brotherton is a Sports Trends Writer at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He enjoys running, cooking and watching non-league football.
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