Ralph Hasenhuttl is the fourth longest-serving manager in the Premier League and has experienced plenty in his rollercoaster, near four years in charge.
He will no doubt be familiar with the top-flight's ups and downs, as his opposite number Jesse Marsch discussed when offering the Southampton manager some words of comfort.
He had already seen the huge impact that a change of formation can make before he did so once more against Leeds. Was it a late, desperate throw of the dice or an inspired piece of management? Time will tell.