Arsenal have a number of players who work incredibly hard behind the scenes.
Indeed, according to Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard is always the first person in training, while Kai Havertz has been praised for his professionalism in the past.
Speaking to ESPN, Martin Odegaard has now given a bit of insight into how hard his teammates work in training.
The midfielder was asked to name which player is the most intense at London Colney, and he gave an interesting answer.
Indeed, according to Odegaard, the most intense player in Arsenal training is none other than Ben White.
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Ben White is the most intense in Arsenal training
Odegaard was asked to name who the most intense trainer is at Arsenal.
Gabriel Magalhaes is noted as a hard worker at Arsenal, but according to the skipper, Ben White is the player who puts the most into these sessions.
“Which player is the most intense in training, they give it 100%, they treat it like it’s a final,” Odegaard was asked.
“There are quite a few to be fair, I’m going to go with Ben White,” Odegaard said.
Ben White has a reputation for being aloof and not caring too much about football, but when it comes down to it, it sounds as though he really does give it his all in training.
Ben White impressed by another Arsenal defender in training
White may be the most intense trainer at Arsenal, but the right-back has been impressed by another of his teammates’ training regimes in recent times.
Indeed, Ben White has praised Takehiro Tomiyasu for his incredible approach to preparation ahead of matches.
“You try to take bits and pieces from lots of different players when you start out, but really I’m still doing that now. There are a few players in our squad that I look up to,” White said.
“Tomiyasu for example – he does some crazy things! The exercises and things that he does in preparation are just so different to what I’ve known before in football.”
Say what you will about Mikel Arteta as a manager, but he’s instilled a fantastic work ethic at Arsenal, and it’s clearly paid dividends on the pitch over the past few years.
