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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎥 Brentford balance work and leisure at pre-season camp in Portugal
Pre-season preparation for Premier League clubs isn't always about putting in the hard yards, as Brentford can attest to with a behind-the-scenes look at their Portugal tour. Of course, the Bees were put through their paces with fitness drills and rondos in the Northern Portuguese heat as they get set and ready for the 2025/26 campaign under new boss Keith Andrews. However, team bonding also appeared to be high on the priority list, as the players participated in a host of extracurricular activities, including an intense volleyball tournament. Will the blend of work and leisure pay off for the West Londoners when the Premier League begins at Nottingham Forest on August 17? 📸 Octavio Passos - 2025 Getty Images
BBC News
26-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'We have pushed the players to where we want to bring them'
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews says he has "loved every minute" of the club's pre-season training camp in Portugal, adding that he is "really pleased" following the 1-1 draw with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente on Friday Thiago was the only player to get on the scoresheet as summer signings Caoimhin Kelleher, Jordan Henderson and Antoni Milambo were all handed their first minutes in his first game in charge."I've loved every minute of it," Andrews told the club's media, external after the friendly. "We have pushed the players to where we want to bring them. We have been demanding of them."I was really pleased overall. This week has been geared towards this game and the plan was to play the majority of players for 45 minutes in two different halves."The first half had the more senior players playing, getting to know each other, working on things from training. It was maybe not to the level we wanted, but it is pre-season and that's why we are working on it."I was slightly disappointed with the start of the second. We were a bit passive but then we got a grip of the game and we were solid. The younger team out there will gain confidence from that."The Bees are travelling back to England next week to continue their pre-season preparations, but Andrews could be without Brazilian youngster Gustavo Nunes who was forced off with an injury in the second-half."He has obviously felt his hamstring," Andrews said. "It is devastating for him because he came back from his holiday slightly earlier to get ready for pre-season and put himself in this position."After a frustrating season last year with injuries, hopefully it is nothing too serious because he is a talented player."
