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Arsenal ace Ben White has admitted he doesn't like to get "too near" Gabriel Martinelli during training.
The versatile right-back has shed light on how the Gunners squad remain on each other's good sides while also striving for greatness, as he admitted the competitive levels have to remain high. It is set to be a thrilling end to the campaign for the Gunners, with two major honours still on the line as the season nears its final furlong.
Arsenal are without a Premier League title since 2004 and are yet to ever win the Champions League in their otherwise illustrious history. White has been an integral part of the Gunners' rise to the summit of the table and their progression to the quarter-finals of European club football's most prestigious competition.
He even had a chance to score what would have been a vital goal during Tuesday's 2-2 draw at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their quarter-final clash at a time when Arsenal were already 1-0 up. White did manage to get himself an assist, playing the key pass for Bukayo Saka's opener.
The right-back has formed a fantastic partnership with the Gunners' talismanic No. 7, but it is actually Arsenal's other attacker on the other flank that seems to strike fear into White's heart. While speaking to Arsenal's website, the 26-year-old discussed how Arteta's side manages relationships on the training ground.
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“I think we have an understanding," White explained. "I play against Gabriel Martinelli every day in training for example, and to be honest I don’t want to go too near to him most of the time, but at the same time we have to keep it competitive.
"But you know there is a line, and it’s the same for everyone. We all come up against the same people each day, and there’s like an unwritten rule that you don’t go in too hard for a 50-50 or something like that. You can save those for the weekend!"
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Ben White has shed light on his training ground dynamic with Gabriel MartinelliWhite went on to add that despite that will to win and get the better of each other, it all comes to a stop the moment training concludes. He implied that flying into tackles with your own team-mates is ill-advised.
"Every day me and Martinelli have a one-v-one battle, but then as soon as the session is over our relationship is so good. You do your best and give everything when you are training, but you need to look after each other too, you have to be clever."
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