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Hughes: Bony a confidence player
- Updated: September 9, 2016
Stoke boss Mark Hughes believes Wilfried Bony will rediscover his goalscoring form by being a regular in the first team.
Bony signed for Stoke on Deadline Day in a season-long deal after failing to impress at Manchester City and the 27-year-old could make his debut on Saturday when they welcome Tottenham.
Asked about the striker, who Man City signed from Swansea for £28m in January 2015, Hughes said: “We feel he’s one of those players who needs to play week in, week out and you build your form and confidence on the back of that.
“He was coming on as sub at Manchester City and maybe that affected him because prior to that, he was outstanding at Swansea.
“We are very encouraged by what we’ve seen at Swansea and there’s no reason he can’t replicate that here.
“It’s really exciting not only for Wilfried …