Scott Tiffoney already has more Dundee goal contributions this campaign than he did in the entirety of last season.
The winger has seven so far, thee goals and four assists, after racking up three and three last season.
A direct and pacey wide man, Tiffoney loves to attack full-backs and has been been terrorising more than a few so far this campaign.
After taking some time to settle to life at Dens Park after moving form Partick Thistle in the summer of 2023, he now seems to be in his stride.
Tony Docherty compares Tiffoney to Kevin McAllister
Kevin McAllister is a Falkirk legend who also had successful spells at Chelsea and Hibs.
Tony Docherty coached the skillful winger at the start of his coaching career and sees Tiffoney as a throwback to him
The Dundee boss loves that the 26-year-old has a desire to run at full-backs and take them on in the style of an old-fashioned winger.
“All he wants to do is get one-on-one with somebody, it’s a dying art,” the Dundee manager told PLZ.
“He reminds of someone I worked with went I first went into coaching, wee ‘Crunchie’ [Kevin McAllister].
“Scott Tiffoney was one of my first signings because I’d watched him at Partick when they got beat in the play-off.
“I went to watch him with Gordon [Strachan] and he reminded me so much of ‘Crunchie’ because he just wanted to get it and face up people.
“That is a dying art.
Tiffoney develops other parts of his game
Docherty admits Tiffoney didn’t do much work out of possession when he first signed him.
But he says he has worked very hard on the defensive side of his game.
The next thing will be to try and have more end product, through the manager admits if he does it every time he won’t last long at Dens Park.
He added: “One thing that he has really developed is he didn’t do the work out of possession but he’s doing that now.
“Then when he gets the opportunities, go and fill your boots and be what you are.
“He does that well.
“It’s end product with these type of players, there has to be an end product.
“Let’s face it, if he did it every time he wouldn’t be at Dundee.
“But it’s encouraging him to do that in the right areas of the pitch.
“I’ll always have space for players like that in my team because it is entertainment and punters do like seeing that.
“You can’t beat seeing a player going one-on-one and getting the better of their opponent.
“The more of that the better.”