Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his players are in constant communication with a psychologist during the coronavirus lockdown.
The Gunners squad have not assembled since Arteta was diagnosed with coronavirus over a month ago.
Players are self-isolating and following personalised training programmes. It is an unusual situation and Arteta is keen to ensure players get the help they need.
"We have our psychologist who is looking after the players and is always in constant communication with them," Arteta was quoted as saying by the Press Association.
"But as well we're having feedback from different people and we're constantly sending information and videos and keeping them busy.
"And as well, keeping them close to their job and close to the people that are related to their job, which is us and my coaching staff.
"But we've been having some really good conversations. This time has been really helpful from my side, at least, to get to know the players better, and we are trying to improve our relationship, our communication and the understanding between us."
The immediate future of the Premier League remains uncertain with no start date in sight. That makes it difficult for clubs to plan, especially in terms of transfers, as no one knows when the window will reopen.
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Footballers and their bad haircuts
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England captain David Beckham in 2003, sporting cornrows. AFP -
Bobby Charlton, England and Manchester United legend, used to get caught out with his comb over when on the move. Getty -
The Romanian squad all went for the blond look in the 1998 World Cup. AFP -
There was no denying Ruud Gullit's ability as a footballer. And his style was certainly distinctive when playing for AC Milan in 1988. Allsport -
The brilliant Brazilian Ronaldo. To be honest, he was so good it didn't matter about his hair. Getty -
Jason Lee, then of Nottingham Forest, earned a pineapple nickname. Getty -
Chris Waddle was a great player for England, Tottenham, Newcastle, and Marseille, amongst others. The classic mullet. Getty -
David Beckham, again, of England and Manchester United sporting his new hair cut in 2001. Allsport -
Paul Gascoigne, then of Lazio, rarely conformed to anything, let alone hair styles. Getty -
England and Manchester United forward Bobby Charlton again, in 1970. It looked better when still. AFP -
Peter Beardsley, England. Getty -
Taribo West of Nigeria. Allsport -
Paul Breitner (L) of Bayern Munich and Kevin Keegan of Hamburg. That's a lot of perm. Getty -
El Hadji Diouf playing for Senegal. Getty -
Colombian Carlos Valderrama. AFP -
Tottenham's Ralph Coates on the ball in 1972. Interesting choice. Getty -
Alan Cork of Sheffield United in 1993. Getty
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Arteta says his scouting team is still working and different scenarios are being planned for.
"We have a lot of meetings to try and plan the season," he added. "We might have one, two, three different scenarios and we have to be prepared for all of them.
"I'm not a person that likes improvising a lot so yeah we have to know the circumstances can change every week and we have to be prepared as a club to react to that and adapt.
"We have some time to review what we have done as well, and the things that we have to improve as a team and as a coaching staff as well, and have a big reflection on all the departments we have across the club.
"How they are feeling as well about what we are doing, how we have set up as a club, if they have any ideas for us to improve, and we are more than welcome to help them on how the workload can be better.
"So then we make sure when we're back, we don't know in which condition, how long we're going to have, we make sure we hit the ground running."
