West Ham will work harder in Dubai than in London, says Slaven Bilic

Recharge batteries: West Ham training in Dubai
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Slaven Bilic17 February 2017

By the time you read this column, we will be in Dubai for some warm-weather training.

We flew there overnight after training at the London Stadium and meeting many young fans.

It was great to see around 10,000 turn up for the Family Fun Day.

It is the first time I have taken a squad away in this manner but it is common over here.

We are going there to train first of all and we will work harder than if we had stayed here.

We will train in the morning, have lunch together and then the players will have some free time to recharge the batteries in a good and decent way.

Aaron Cresswell on Dubai

Cresswell told West Ham's official website: “It’s nice to all get together and spend four or five days together. We’ve also got a couple of new lads so it’s a chance for them to get together with everyone and enjoy it.

“It’s always good to get in something different for training, and of course that’s what we’re getting with a bit of warm weather training. The lads are working hard, and it’s good to get out of the cold and into the warm and get a bit done."

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