Jesse Lingard says Nottingham Forest's training camp in Greece has been good for team spirit.

Former Manchester United midfielder Lingard wrote for the Daily Mail: "I've spent the last seven days at a Nottingham Forest training camp in Athens. We've been back at work for a couple of weeks, including a training match against Stoke at Loughborough University.

"But that was very much approached as getting back into it, and we flew to Greece because the boss, Steve Cooper, wanted a competitive sharpener, last night against European opposition.

"Forest's owner Evangelos Marinakis also owns Olympiakos, who have been playing Europa League games this season, so it made a lot of sense. Their squad has got some tasty players in it, including former World Cup stars James Rodriguez of Colombia and Marcelo of Brazil.

"We've had a few players from the club at the World Cup, including Cheikhou Kouyate of Senegal and Brennan Johnson among those with Wales. Brennan joined up with us in Athens. Despite the results, he savoured the Qatar experience. You have to try to enjoy every moment because the World Cup is the pinnacle.

"Arguably the most important aspect of this week has been team bonding. We're pretty much still getting to know each other! Transfers are part and parcel of football, but I was one of 22 arrivals at Forest between June and September.

"As you get to know each better off the pitch, you work better together in it, in my experience. The week has been excellent in that way, hard work, and good downtime, whether playing cards, or PlayStation, or sightseeing at The Acropolis. We were starting to click at Forest before the hiatus and we need to hit our groove again quickly when we get back."