Ryan Mason was expecting to spend this week hunting for a way to watch Tottenham play in their first Wembley final since 2015, when he was in the team.
'I'm not sure of the ticketing process and whether I would have been there,' said Mason.
'I would have definitely asked for a ticket and hoped of getting in there somehow.'
As it turns out, the 29-year-old will be leading Spurs out for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday as the interim manager, thrust into the role and tasked with toppling the best team in the country to end a 13-year trophy drought.