For all of Antonio Conte’s histrionics, he also brings a steely-eyed ruthlessness to Tottenham’s Champions League charge that is the polar opposite to being ‘Spursy’.
A fourth consecutive win, emphatic in the end after Hugo Lloris’ first-half heroics, has put them in pole position for the top four with rivals Arsenal and Manchester United losing.
That looked impossible when the Italian took over with Spurs in ninth, but there is no victory parade being planned yet with this manager in charge.
‘We need to be ice cold.