‘Amazing’: Ben White says Arsenal have a ‘scary’ player who doesn’t get the credit he deserves

There has been a lot of talk about Arsenal’s incredible defence this season.

The Gunners have been solid at the back, and many of their defenders have received due credit.

Gabriel Magalhaes is another important part of this Arsenal backline, but, sometimes, he doesn’t quite get the credit he deserves compared to his peers.

Speaking to Amazon, Ben White has been full of praise for Gabriel, claiming that while William Saliba gets most of the limelight, Magalhaes is also an unbelievable player.

The defender claims that the Brazilian is scary from set-pieces and that the threat he brings from those dead-ball situations is amazing.

“Gabi, I think Saliba has taken a lot of the light, but he’s been unbelievable. The threat he has in the box is scary, everytime you get a corner you kind of know you’re going to score. If the ball is in an alright area it’s a goal for sure, which is amazing,” White said.

Darren Bent says Gabriel is better than Saliba

White says that Saliba gets more of the spotlight than Gabriel, and while that is true in most circles, not everyone has that view.

“Two centre-halves. Virgil van Dijk, they have conceded two goals all year, and I have gone Gabriel,” said Bent on talkSPORT as he included the Brazilian in his Team of the Season so far.

“And the reason why I have gone Gabriel over Saliba is because set plays and the goals, set plays and the goals.”

Of course, being a centre-back is about a lot more than scoring goals, but it has to be said that Gabriel’s attacking contributions have been incredibly important to Arsenal’s success this season.

Arsenal can’t rely too much on Gabriel’s goalscoring contributions, but his attacking output may well be the difference between winning the league and finishing second the third year running.