Arsenal defender Ben White is happy to have silenced his doubters after this week's England call.
Pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have been critical of White this season.
But he says: “I think it was the first time I have actually been singled out. It is not a nice feeling, it is not very good.
“But it just gave me more incentive to go out there and do well. Some of the stuff they said was true in that game - it wasn't my best. But if I thought about it too much or kept listening to it back all the time, it would only affect me. So I just tried to do better.
“Getting called up shows what I am doing is really paying off.
“I was at a new club and wanted to start off well but that didn't happen. But I took it game by game, playing as well as I can for Arsenal.
“The last time I got called up I was straight into a tournament - so to come back in and be part of it again is a really nice feeling."
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