Just two and a half years into his managerial career, Kieran McKenna has guided Ipswich to two promotions and a return to the Premier League.
and Ipswich Town to describe Kieran McKenna on the day he left Old Trafford to become manager at Portman Road.
Last summer, following promotion from the third tier after winning 28 of their 46 games and losing only four, Mills said that ifBut such has been the quality of McKenna's coaching and the success of Town's recruitment, they have not been outside the top six for the entire season - and in the top two for the majority of it.
Kieran McKenna was a first-team coach at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer McKenna moved into coaching after his own playing career was cut short by a persistent hip injury at the age of 22 and had spells as under-18s boss at both Tottenham and Manchester United before progressing to roles with the senior side at Old Trafford under both Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
"When you go into the best league in the world, there will be changes," former Ipswich, Liverpool and Scotland midfielder John Wark told BBC Radio Suffolk.But money or not, McKenna has shown that he is capable of getting experienced players to perform better than they have earlier in their careers - former Barnsley forward Conor Chaplin, for example, has contributed 42 goals in the past two seasons.
"You can see it in everything he does, the way he delivers presentations and training sessions, the way he goes about his business is top notch. I can really see the gaffer having an amazing career."One of the concerns for some fans might be that McKenna's success could lead to Premier League clubs with larger budgets casting their eyes in Ipswich's direction.
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