Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is delighted with Bryan Gil.

The Spain winger is working his way into Conte's plans.

The Italian said, "Bryan Gil is a player that I always said to you is a really good prospect but physically is not so strong. I think at the moment we were pushing a lot and to make his substitution was important because he is very good 1v1. He has good personality. For sure if I have to ask Gil to defend. I think in this moment I think Gil can be useful for this type of situation. It wasn't the first time as also happened against Frankfurt.

"It means I believe in him, otherwise I don't risk playing him in Champions League.

"But I try to find the right moments when he can be useful for the situation we're facing at that moment. Because you see my substitution was Gil, then Lenglet for another defender, then Emerson for Doherty. I tried with the players on the bench to change but sometimes you can go much better. Sometimes you have injuries and you have to try to do your best.

"Yeah, good improvement. For Gil it was really important to go out last season and play more games in Spain because we're talking about a league that you don't have to be so strong to play in this league. There's more technical quality and for him it was really positive to go there and play games.

"But I'm sure about Gil future because we're talking about a player who sees football. When I ask him something in the training session, he understands quickly and also his desire is to become an important player. If I have to compare him with someone I can see him like Bernardo Silva at [Man City] in his structure. But, for me, at this moment Silva is physically stronger than him but we are talking about this type of player."