Think of Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge and images of that tempestuous night spring to mind when his Tottenham team went down fighting, surrendering the lead to Chelsea and, with it, the title to Leicester
Tempers flared and blood boiled. Pochettino waded onto the pitch to pull players apart and as the Argentine watched from afar on the team he has agreed to take over he will surely realise his first task will be to get the fire raging again.
Chelsea’s flame is weak. Where they used to duel and hold influence at the summit of the Premier League they are now engaged in these local squabbles in mid-table.