There were several red flags waving when Tottenham sent out Fabio Paratici as the fire fighter to douse the flames of discontent flickering around the club on Tuesday in the wake of the Antonio Conte sacking.
His hastily-cobbled-together home video urging the fans to ‘continue to support like they have done because they are really amazing’ wasn’t exactly Churchillian.
The first rather obvious question was whether he has actually been paying attention at Spurs this season, because ‘really amazing’ universal support from the stands for the manager and club hierarchy is not the vibe most neutrals would describe.