Joel Veltman has been helping his latest Dutch team-mate to settle in with Albion.

But he stresses the developing new-look squad have been all in it together under new head coach Fabian Huerzeler and his team.

Albion had a tough week in Tokyo in which they built fitness and team spirit, as well as enjoying two wins.

They were back to Lancing this week, after two days off, and take on QPR in a friendly this afternoon.

Veltman has been helping his compatriot Matts Wieffer settle after his move from Feyenoord.

But he stresses all players and staff have ben getting to know each other for the months ahead.

The former Ajax man said: “He’s Dutch as well so I’m getting along with him.

“But the gaffer is trying to fit in team activities so we all get on well with each other and we know each other and he is really hammering on that.

“He really wants to create a good team.”

Both Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh will be settling in after seasons with Feyenoord.

Veltman said: “I get lots of questions about that because I played in Holland a lot and this is going to be my fifth year in England.

“I know the difference – the intensity and physicality.

“So yes, you can see a difference.”

Veltman’s two lots of 45 minutes in Japan came at centre-back but that might have been partly down to the fact Albion were short of centre-backs.

Carlos Baleba and Jensen Weir also had time at centre-back with Lewis Dunk and Igor absent and Adam Webster missing the first game.

Veltman does not see big differences in his specialist area at the back under the guidance of Huerzeler and his team.

He said: “It was a decent week in Japan.

“We put in loads of work, good conditioning work.

“It was tough because of the heat and humidity but, in the end, it comes back to the games and we won those.

“Not perfect but it is still pre-season.

“We have loads of things to work on and loads of positives.

“There are not going to be loads of changes.

“This coach as well doesn’t mind sometimes three at the back, sometimes two like we had with Graham, like we had with Roberto.

“It doesn’t change much.

“We all know as a defender you need to be ready for three at the back or two at the back, it doesn’t matter which system.

“We knew how to defend in different systems as well.

“Just because we have new players, we all have to have time to know our strengths and weaknesses.

“This coach has said it as well. He is from Germany so he wants us to run, like the Bundesliga.

“He wants that for 95 minutes so there is a lot of intensity.”

There have also been new tricks and twists at set-pieces, both defensively and in attack.

With Nick Stanley heading to Norwich City, Huerzeler has placed Marco Knoop in charge of defensive set-pieces and Jonas Scheuermann on set-plays at the attacking end.

Veltman’s annual goal tends to come from a corner.

He left it late last term, netting from a well-worked routine Newcastle.

In Japan, he was involved in a goal for his compatriot Jan Paul van Hecke from a flag-kick delivered by Valentin Barco.

Veltman said: “With every set-piece coach you are trying see the weaknesses of the opponent and see where the space is, where you can get an advantage.

“It was quite funny because we scored from it (against Tokyo Verdy).

“I was going to the first post and then flick it and we scored eventually.”