Thomas Tuchel was maybe beginning to wonder what all the fuss was about. Managing in England was supposed to be difficult, the Premier League the most unforgiving competition in the world.
But after five victories and a draw from his first half-dozen games in charge of Chelsea, prior to the weekend, the German coach had taken it all in his stride.
Many managers enjoy a honeymoon period - a time when the whole squad gets a clean slate, a fresh opportunity to impress and any acrimony from a previous regime is swept away by the new broom.