McKenna's 'left a massive legacy' - Luongo

[Getty Images] Former Ipswich midfielder Massimo Luongo believes Kieran McKenna has left "a massive legacy" at the club and town because of all he achieved in his near five-year stay. Luongo has known McKenna since he was in the youth set-up at Tottenham and then played under him at Ipswich Town during one of the most successful periods in the club's history. He saw the news of McKenna's departure on social media, and then his phone group chats were "popping off," he told BBC Radio Suffolk. "First and foremost, he was obsessed with football," Luongo recalls of his time working with McKenna. "He was the first one in the training ground, he was the last one to leave... he is very obsessed with football, but as a person, he is a great guy. "His morals are top. He demands a good dressing room, he demands hard work and everything he applies to himself in football, he demands from the rest of the players. "You can see that, and if you've got a leader that sets the example by doing it, then it's so easy to follow. "He had such an impact on me and the group I came through with, and he'll have an impact on everyone in Ipswich and the town, so he's left a massive legacy there." Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds here or by pressing play below Luongo believes whoever takes over from McKenna next at Ipswich Town has big shoes to fill. "I think when you leave such a legacy and not just on the pitch, but off the pitch, he knew everyone's names, all the staff down to the chefs and cleaners, so for someone to come in will have to fit the culture of the club, which was set by him," Luongo explains. "Not just in the dressing room, the whole club. "The whole of the infrastructure, everything, was set by Kieran McKenna. "He laid that foundation... I'm sure Mark Ashton [the chairman] will be thinking the same thing. "Massive, massive shoes to fill, but that's football, and everyone is different, every coach is different, and they might bring in something new or they might not, so we'll see."