Brentford have appointed Mehmet Ali and Neil MacFarlane as first-team assistant coaches as Keith Andrews' backroom team takes shape.
Ali arrives in west London with a burgeoning reputation after three seasons in charge of Arsenal Under-21s, where he helped develop the likes of Ayden Heaven, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.
The 38-year-old initially joined the Gunners in January 2022 as Kevin Betsy's assistant for the Under-23s', having previously held roles in Reading and Tottenham Hotspur's academies.
He joins a new-look coaching set-up at the Gtech Community Stadium after the Bees elected set-piece coach Andrews to be their head coach following the departure of Thomas Frank.
"Mehmet came on to our radar a few weeks ago," Andrews explained in a club statement.
"We went through a process, interviewing several candidates, and he really stood out. I could tell from his personality he’s someone I’ll love working with.
"When he presented to us, and we started discussing football, it was clear that we are very closely aligned on the game."
Ali and Andrews will be accompanied in the dugout by MacFarlane, who earns a promotion from his role as B team head coach after a reputation-enhancing season at Under-21 level.
His side won the Professional Development League National Play-off title on the first attempt after a 3-2 win over Bournemouth U21s in the final at the Vitality Stadium in May - ending their 14-game win streak.
The Young Bees also become the first side to reach two finals in the U21 Premier League Cup, having won the competition in 2023, but succumb to a 3-1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers a week prior.
Under the 47-year-old, who also holds the role of Scotland U19s head coach, 17 players have gone to make their first-team debut, including Mads Bech Sorensen, Mads Roerslev and Yehor Yarmoliuk.
"Neil has been at the football club for a long time; he understands the club’s values and culture," Andrews added in a seperate club statement.
"The values that our B team players come into the first-team environment with are so important. The collaboration and alignment with the B team is something I really want to push and hopefully bring to new levels.
"Neil is a greatly experienced coach and will make a seamless transition to this role."
Andrews revealed to VAVEL during his introductory press conference on Monday that 'skillset' and 'personal values' are the two aspects he looks for in an assistant coach.
In MacFarlane, a well-respected person at the club and a very good coaching, and Ali, a promising coach with a developmental background, Andrews has filled two key roles as he begins his reign at Brentford.