Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has admitted he can sometimes "underestimate" the value of utility man Geoff Cameron as the United States international faces a race to be fit for the match against Swansea on Monday.
A defender by trade, the 31-year-old has moved to partner Glenn Whelan in the defensive midfield to great affect. Since joining Stoke from the Houston Dynamo in 2012, Cameron has also played central-defence and right-back.
And Hughes hailed the American's sometimes overlooked impact on his side.
"I think the thing with Geoff is that sometimes you can underestimate the effect he can have on games in terms of his ability to get around the pitch and effect things and break things up," said Hughes on Friday.