Jan Vertonghen wary of Martin Jol's Fulham

Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Jan Vertonghen has praised the managerial abilities of Fulham manager Martin Jol ahead of the London sides' clash at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Vertonghen, who played under Jol at Ajax, has also urged his teammates to not take the threat of Fulham lightly.

"I liked working with [Jol] and he gave me a lot of confidence," Sky Sports News quotes Vertonghen as saying.

"He is a good trainer. I was always doubting whether I was a left-back, a central midfielder, or a centre-back. He just told me I was a centre-back and he let me play there for two seasons and I started playing well.

"We've had two good wins but Fulham are a well-organised team."

Clint Dempsey and Moussa Dembele could both face their former side at the weekend.