Mikel Arteta was measured as he shut the door on Craven Cottage's away dressing room after the final whistle on Sunday. No tirade. No berating.
The Arsenal head coach would have been well within his rights to let rip with a few home truths, of course.
His team had just suffered their second consecutive loss, their fourth of the season.
But more than that, Arsenal's performance was wretched - their worst of the campaign by some distance.
Yet, by all accounts, the Spaniard managed to keep it together whilst making his disappointment abundantly clear.