Arsenal fans love defender Ben White's 'Sunday League tactics' against Spurs

Arenal fans have loved Ben White's cheeky attempt to put off Ryan Sessegnon - when he yelled at the Tottenham man as he was about to pull the trigger during Sunday's north London derby

Will Schofield Senior Sports Reporter

13:52, 16 Jan 2023

Ben White screamed at Ryan Sessegnon to put him off(Image: SKY SPORTS)

Arsenal fans are loving Ben White's 'Sunday league' defending which saw him shout at Ryan Sessegnon in an attempt to put the Tottenham star off while taking a shot.

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Sessegnon had found himself through on goal, and as White attempted to catch him he appeared to yell to put off the Spurs man. Arsenal cruised to a 2-0 win in the north London derby on Sunday, and Gunners fans wasted no time in rubbing in the result.

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However, it was the White moment that had Arsenal fans laughing - pointing to his almost amateur attempt to win the ball.

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One fan tweeted: "Tell me you’ve played Sunday football without actually telling me!"

"If you stepped foot on a pitch at least once in your life, you'll know this 'dirty' tactic works," a second added. While a third tweeted: "The pros do it... but when I do this at goals, people get mad!"

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And a fourth joked: "If you never done this you don’t really love the game sorry!"

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Ben White should have been cautioned for shouting(Image: SKY SPORTS)

However, White should have been cautioned for the phase of play; Law 12 in the IFAB rule book states that a player can't "verbally distract an opponent during play or at a restart".

The incident was unseen by the referee, and VAR can't go back to review a yellow card.

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