Turns out we might have been doing footballers a disservice.
How we bemoaned the demise of everyman heroes, troubled by the same anxieties as the rest of us.
The same big questions, too. The latest: are there more wheels or doors in the world?
On Thursday Spurs provided a social media clip of life in their changing room, where the fires of debate raged.
'Doors, for sure. Without question,' Harry Kane said. Think of every cupboard, front and back door, he pointed out.
Matt Doherty wandered in. 'Have you heard this?' Kane asked the wing-back.