Thomas Tuchel likes to tackle things head on. Take a question posed on the eve of Chelsea's trip to Liverpool, inviting him to liken his team to a genre of music in the way Jurgen Klopp once described his style as heavy metal football.
Something from his own record collection, perhaps? Something like Simply Red? Or Abba? Tuchel exploded into a fit of laughter.
'Imagine if we played like Abba,' he guffawed. 'How will we win any games?' Poor old Abba.
Or take his reaction to the idea that today's clash at Liverpool, up against Virgil van Dijk, will represent a truer test of his £97.