An idealistic manager under pressure. An underperforming, injury-hit team closer to the relegation zone than the top four. An increasingly frustrated, protesting fanbase...
Mid-table Tottenham and Manchester United meet in the Premier League on Sunday (16:30 GMT), with both clubs fitting that checklist of mediocrity and needing victory to jumpstart some momentum in hugely disappointing seasons.
United head to Tottenham 13th in the league, having won 10 and lost eight of head coach Ruben Amorim's 20 matches in charge.
Ange Postecoglou's Spurs are 14th, picking up just four points from their past eight league games and being knocked out of both domestic cups.