Pontus Jansson is leaving, cue panic. We are replacing him with a youngster on loan from Brighton, cue outrage. Ben White plays his first few games, cue adoration. That pretty much sums up the timeline of Ben White’s time at Elland Road. You can add on that the appreciation and adoration is growing.
Ben White has turned into a fantastic player during his time at Elland Road. He arrived raw for Championship football, having only ever previously tasted League One football (Jan-May 2019 – 16 games/one goal) with Peterborough and League Two football (August 2017-May 2018 – 51 games/one goal/five assists) with Newport County.
This season he’s been a double ever-present for the Whites having started each of their 37 Sky Bet Championship games and played every minute of their table-topping campaign. It is a campaign where he has demonstrated that the has the necessary wherewithal to easily cope at this level and this is enough to have Premier League sides such as Liverpool thinking he has the potential to do so in English football’s top-tier competition.
Leeds United fans love him and that can be seen in their responses to the following video:
https://twitter.com/Oli_LUFC_/status/1252224052728598529?s=20
Anything such as this video, even when not in these football-deprived times, is likely to rouse a response from Leeds United fans who are amongst some of the fanbases who most devour social media content linked to their side. In that sense, it was obvious that Leeds United fans were going to offer comment.
They didn’t disappoint and the retweeted video received a multitude of comments. Here’s what some Leeds United fans said in response to the video and what they think of Ben White.
Leeds United fans comment after retweet of Ben White video
Jack Charlton 2.0
— ThamesFord (@Thames_Ford) April 20, 2020
The boy is class 👌
— Martin Howroyd (@HowzaDoo) April 20, 2020
People don’t realise how good this guy actually is big future England player too. Replacing Jansen with him was the best decision our club has made and I doubted that at the start.
— Nathan Birch (@NathanB30426880) April 20, 2020
People don’t realise how good this guy actually is big future England player too. Replacing Jansen with him was the best decision our club has made and I doubted that at the start.
— Nathan Birch (@NathanB30426880) April 20, 2020
Amazing to watch such confidence
— Wayne Mc (@wcelhatton) April 20, 2020
A Rolls Royce of a footballer
— Martin Moran (@MartinMoran74) April 20, 2020
Probably best CB we’ve had since Champions League. They boy is unreal. Amazing talent.
— Owain Rees (@OwainRees1) April 20, 2020
How good is he better than jansson by a mile
— darren (@yorkshiredarren) April 20, 2020
Im very cheered up short term. I ll be gutted when he goes. Incredible footballer.
— Andy Jeffrey (@ap_jeffrey) April 20, 2020
Scarily good and such an intelligent player – usually say this just because it Leeds, but it will only be to his benefit if he stays with us under Bielsa. Hope his advisors can see the absolute value in that.
— Varun Mani (@leedsutdforlife) April 20, 2020
As smoothe as silk, pure class.
— Jason Webb (@JasonWe07769460) April 21, 2020
