Suddenly, there are storylines for Tottenham Hotspur fans to be proud of, and as they ride high from a 2-1 win over Aston Villa that pulled them out of the Premier League relegation places as part of a three game undefeated streak, there are several individual breakout performances recently under Roberto De Zerbi who are giving this club hope.
Young goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky is chiefly among them. After a gruesome Champions League night against Atletico Madrid that sealed Spurs exit from the competition, Kinsky was seemingly a lost cause and destined for a transfer out of the N17 after the way in which he was fed to the lions by Igor Tudor - a mishap of man management that was the first hint for many Spurs fans that Tudor simply did not have the mustard to coach Tottenham.
A hernia to starting goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, though, gave Kinsky the opportunity to come back, and it is not as if Vicario was showing any signs of rebounding - and the hernia pain alone could not be the full reason for the extent of his wishes when most of his problems appeared to be mental.
Antonin Kinsky is superior
Well, it has been a few games now of Antonin Kinsky starting in the Tottenham Hotspur goal, and with Vicario increasingly linked to Inter Milan in a summer transfer that is as good as imminent at this stage, Spurs clearly have no reason to deviate from the path of the Czech shot stopper between the sticks.
What Kinsky has done personally in bouncing back from his performance against Atletico Madrid to raise the floor for Tottenham in this relegation fight is nothing short of both extraordinary and inspirational, but it is also not a fluke.
Whereas Guglielmo Vicario was losing games and dropping points with horrendous distribution and mental errors, Slippy K has not let his guard down since that tragic evening in Spain. Kinsky's passing has been exquisite, and he has really put Vicario to shame in that regard.
Importantly, Roberto De Zerbi can do a lot more in terms of building play up and controlling possession when he has a goalkeeper who can pass effectively. Young and unproven as he may be, Kinsky has shown great vision and security with his passing, leading players into wide spaces that drive the ball forward with momentum from the start without losing the ball - something Vicario could only dream of as Tottenham goalkeeper.