It says everything about the muddled state Tottenham are in just now that Nuno Espirito Santo's short and unhappy reign at the club could have ended even faster than the 17 games it has taken for the axe to fall.
In the aftermath of game 10, that sorry north London derby defeat at an Arsenal side slowly trying to stabilise their own campaign after a disastrous start that had left Mikel Arteta as the subject of crisis talk, BBC Sport was told that Nuno could not last as manager and it was just a question of time before his services were dispensed with.