In a season in which Ange Postecoglou has watched his side suffer repeated blows, the look on the Tottenham manager's face just 57 seconds into their FA Cup loss to Aston Villa said it all.
The Spurs boss stood motionless with a look of resignation after watching his side fall behind inside the opening minute at Villa Park, where they would crash out of a second domestic cup competition in four days.
The pain of Thursday's insipid Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Liverpool, who dismissed Spurs' first-leg advantage with a 4-0 thrashing at Anfield, had barely subsided.