Henderson on building relationships with new teammates

First-team

15 Aug 2026

Dean Henderson has been back with the Eagles squad this week in Germany following his World Cup exploits and – along with Chris Richards – features in Episode 1 of our new Palace TV show.

Packed full of relaxed Palace chat, games and quizzes, Behind the Palace is our brand-new show, giving a unique insight into the personalities behind the Eagles, who are currently based in Germany ahead of Saturday’s final pre-season friendly against SC Freiburg.

You can watch Episode 1 in full below – with Episode 2 now also showing!

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The Eagles captain reflected on being part of the England World Cup squad in the summer, where the Three Lions went on to win a bronze medal – a best result since 1966.

"It was an incredible experience, my first World Cup," he said. "Obviously it's something you dream of being involved in as a kid.

"So going out there and getting so close [to winning it]... there was a bit of 'what if'.

"The whole nation got behind us, Wonderwall was amazing. We had some great experiences and good performances."

But now back with his club, the Palace No. 1 has his eyes set on another successful season with the Eagles, after leading the club to a first European trophy last time out.

"It's my first week back in with the new Manager as well," he added. "I've seen how intense the training is from afar.

"Being a goalkeeper I can see the intensity from the lads and it's pretty impressive.

"Hopefully that will set us in good stead going into the season. We're also adding bodies into the group now which is needed.

"It's just about building relationships around the camp. The last couple of years we've been very together and that's important if we want to succeed this season."

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