The appointment of a relatively little-known Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham's new head coach in 2013 was greeted with apprehension by the majority of the club's supporters.
The more strongly felt emotion at that time was disappointment at missing out on Louis van Gaal who had instead opted to take charge at Manchester United.
Other candidates like Roberto Martinez and Ajax boss Frank de Boer also seemed preferential to the Argentinian who had, to be fair to him, won plaudits for securing Southampton's place in the Premier League.
Of Van Gaal, De Boer, Martinez and Pochettino, only the Argentinian remains in his job two years later.