If pairing Harry Kane and Fernando Llorente was a test of a way to exploit the deep defending of the Premier League’s lesser lights, Tottenham might now know it is not the answer.
Mauricio Pochettino put his two strikers up top together for just the second time against AFC Wimbledon, and a disjointed display followed.
Take away Llorente, substituted on 59 minutes, and six minutes later Kane had Tottenham two up. They strolled through this third-round tie from there in a game which had looked like a struggle.
Perhaps the midweek draw with West Ham, which saw Tottenham muster 31 shots while scoring just once, inspired Pochettino to try out this change in formation.