West Bromwich Albion sporting director Andrew Nestor has been speaking in depth about the appointment of Ryan Mason as the club's new head coach.
The 33-year-old has taken on his first full-time management role at The Hawthorns and Nestor said Mason will be "the leader we need".
"Ryan is relatively young, but in coaching years he's not," Nestor said.
"He's really developed an impressive career during his time at Tottenham Hotspur. I wouldn't say age is an overriding factor [in why he was appointed].
"The first factor really is finding a coach who can adapt our squad, our playing philosophy and evolve it into a game model that allows us to win in this division and have sustained success.