Stephen Kenny

So I think to be the main centre-forward in a

4-3-3 and lead the line like that that's quite unique so he did brilliantly it's amazing it's such a low scoring league now you know we know Shelbourne won the league the year before scoring 40 goals in 36 matches which

In 2018, we scored 85 goals.

The league has changed, it's become quite a defensive.

80% of the teams are playing back five.

Mason was the top scorer from play last year with 13.

13 and 36, it's not remarkable, it doesn't sound remarkable, and yet it was for him, because I think Poggiama got 14 with a few penalties, and he had a great season also, but Mason got 13 from play in the league, and it doesn't seem such a feat.

It is, because the context of playing against back fives as a single centre-forward,

coming in for a lot of punishment, complaining about nothing, getting up, getting on with it.

Apart from his goals, leading the line, being able to stretch teams in behind, also play with his back to goal, which he developed.

That was a big development over the year for him, I felt.

So that will stand him in good stead.

Do you hope he goes out on loan for his own sake for the rest of this season?

Yeah, again, it depends.

You'd have to be inside Tottenham to know what's best for them.

Obviously, the competition for places is every centre-forward is an international player, so it's not easy.

They have three or four there who are the number nines for a country, or in their squads at least.

So, you know, you'll have to be patient.

I think we had to evaluate last season and say, right, we don't necessarily see Max Mata as a direct replacement for Mason.

I think we had to evaluate and say, right, what did we do well?