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Dembele warns Spurs not to underestimate Hughes' Stoke

Mousa Dembele has warned Tottenham players not to underestimate Mark Hughes' Stoke City.

Dembele, up against his old Fulham boss on Sunday afternoon, fears Sparky will inspire his men to continue their improve and trouble Spurs today.

He said: "Everyone can see they are a good footballing team now. Before, they did different things.

"He is a coach who gives confidence to his players and likes to play football as well, which you see at Stoke now.

"We need to be ready quicker, from the first minute. We did it in the first half [against Asteras], but, then, in the second half, we didn't expect them to come at us. We were too relaxed."

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