Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele is full of praise for Stoke City boss Mark Hughes.
Dembele played for Hughes at Fulham.
"For me he was a very good manager," Dembele said. "It was my first year in the Premier League and he spoke a lot with me.
"Maybe the most important thing was the confidence he gave me. How he spoke with me and he made me important in the team. It made me feel very important and that's a big thing.
"Everyone can see (Stoke) are a good footballing team now. Before they did different things.
"In general he is a coach who gives confidence to his players and likes to play football as well, which you see at Stoke now."
