The contrasting observations of Jose Mourinho and Brendan Rodgers in the past 24 hours have said everything about those two managers, which of them you would want at your club and which of them should never have darkened the door of Tottenham Hotspur in the first place.
'For a long, long, long, long time we have problems in the team that I cannot resolve by myself as a coach,' said Mourinho after his team's fifth league defeat in six saw any hope of next season's Champions League recede yet further.
'It's a joy to watch.