Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate was among the players to hail Harry Redknapp for giving them the belief to turn their season around.
Spurs remain at the bottom of the Barclays Premier League but confidence is sky high following victory over Bolton and the last-gasp 4-4 midweek draw against rivals Arsenal.
Redknapp was appointed on Sunday and has inspired the turnaround, with Liverpool next up on Saturday.
"His man-management skills are second to none," said Woodgate. "He knows the game inside out and he has come in and given the players belief that we are good players and that we can win games.
"To be honest it is belief more than anything that you need when you are in the situation we are in.
"Maybe it was not more important than beating Bolton, but the point against Arsenal shows we have got a lot of heart and a lot of guts to come back.
"We showed the grit and the attitude. Even the players who weren't on the bench, who were in the stands, were all on the pitch at the end. It shows we are all together and we are going to work hard to get out of the situation we are in. It is looking brighter."
Jermaine Jenas, skipper against Arsenal in the absence of Ledley King, is relishing the clash at White Hart Lane against leaders Liverpool.
"The important thing is that we have got two good results now," he said. "We have got a big game at home to Liverpool and if we can win that it will be a great end to a good week.
"You can feel it while you are out on the pitch. You can feel the belief coming back in us, knowing that we can get these results now.
"The belief was definitely in the changing room afterwards, the togetherness. It is up to us now to drive forward and get ourselves out of this position."
"Harry has brought togetherness to the whole team. I don't want to undermine what Juande Ramos did, because he was fantastic for us in my opinion. But Harry is known for his man management skills.
"We have got a lot of young players here who need an arm round them every now and again and a bit of help and I think Harry is the man for that."
Redknapp, however, cannot be credited with the research that led to David Bentley's stunning 40-yard opener that looped over Manuel Almunia.
"We had a team meeting before the game and (reserve coach) Clive Allen actually pointed out that the keeper comes off his line and sometimes right out to the edge of his box," Bentley said.
"That was still in my head early in the game. The ball sat up and I caught it perfectly."
Redknapp was appointed on Sunday and has inspired the turnaround, with Liverpool next up on Saturday.
"His man-management skills are second to none," said Woodgate. "He knows the game inside out and he has come in and given the players belief that we are good players and that we can win games.
"To be honest it is belief more than anything that you need when you are in the situation we are in.
"Maybe it was not more important than beating Bolton, but the point against Arsenal shows we have got a lot of heart and a lot of guts to come back.
"We showed the grit and the attitude. Even the players who weren't on the bench, who were in the stands, were all on the pitch at the end. It shows we are all together and we are going to work hard to get out of the situation we are in. It is looking brighter."
Jermaine Jenas, skipper against Arsenal in the absence of Ledley King, is relishing the clash at White Hart Lane against leaders Liverpool.
"The important thing is that we have got two good results now," he said. "We have got a big game at home to Liverpool and if we can win that it will be a great end to a good week.
"You can feel it while you are out on the pitch. You can feel the belief coming back in us, knowing that we can get these results now.
"The belief was definitely in the changing room afterwards, the togetherness. It is up to us now to drive forward and get ourselves out of this position."
"Harry has brought togetherness to the whole team. I don't want to undermine what Juande Ramos did, because he was fantastic for us in my opinion. But Harry is known for his man management skills.
"We have got a lot of young players here who need an arm round them every now and again and a bit of help and I think Harry is the man for that."
Redknapp, however, cannot be credited with the research that led to David Bentley's stunning 40-yard opener that looped over Manuel Almunia.
"We had a team meeting before the game and (reserve coach) Clive Allen actually pointed out that the keeper comes off his line and sometimes right out to the edge of his box," Bentley said.
"That was still in my head early in the game. The ball sat up and I caught it perfectly."
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