He stands close to the opposition keeper, holding onto their arms at times and occasionally getting caught, even preventing a goal from being allowed at Leicester after the full-back held the hand of Danny Ward as Leandro Trossard smashed in a strike from outside the box. Other times, though, his presence has contributed to goals being scored.
One such change was the enforcement behaviour of players in the box. Holding, blocking and obstructing will be penalised more strictly from set pieces, when one player tries to impact another player.
It seems that White therefore may need to rethink what he does during these moments. The start of the Premier League will allow viewers to see the changes in action and against Wolves should the Gunners get a set piece, White will be one to watch.
He has gained the reputation now, which makes him a reference point for onlookers but also officials. Jover has been able to invent plenty of new techniques for these moments at Arsenal, and if there is one man who can be relied upon to deliver the next evolution of Arsenal corners and free-kicks, it is the Frenchman.
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