Tottenham Hotspur are in a period of transition. Another manager has been sacked, and again, Tottenham are in transition.
It's a repetitive cycle, following this football club. Following the London club, the misery has become repetitive. The same mistakes keep being made, and the dismissal of Daniel Levy last summer has done little to wipe the slate clean, with ENIC Group making the same mistakes since his dismissal.
Repetitions such as those above have jarred and frustrated the fanbase across so many years. Ange Postecoglou led the club to silverware last season, ending 17 years of searching, but it wasn't enough for the Australian coach to keep his job.
Thomas Frank is no longer in the dugout, with few of a Spurs persuasion shedding tears over his sacking.
Igor Tudor has his work cut out now, and while so many Spurs stars are currently flattering to deceive, there are a number who could be revived with this change of system.
How Tudor can improve Spurs
Tottenham are in a relegation battle in the Premier League; there's no escaping from that fact. A lot has gone wrong down N17 this season, but many fans would tell you that a dearth of creative quality has impeded the squad.
Frank's spluttering system did not help, but Tudor's principles are built on aggressive, high-octane play, and that could play into the club's hands as they push for a resurgence.
Xavi Simons could benefit, while Randal Kolo Muani will be eager to put his woes in English football to bed, having scored five goals from 11 matches for the Croatian manager at Juventus.
His penchant for attacking football and stern management style are two things that the Lilywhites need right now, having fallen so far by the wayside.
The board anticipate a freshen-up and a lift in standards. However, not everyone in the Tottenham first team is going to go from strength to strength with Tudor at the helm.
Spurs star could be finished under Tudor
Tudor is not rigid in his tactical make-up, but he has been known to principally field a 3-4-2-1 formation, meaning Tottenham's full-backs could be set to undergo a transformation.
Perhaps that wouldn't be a terrible thing. Pedro Porro has been criticised for poor defensive displays this year, while one coach said earlier in the campaign that Destiny Udogie "needs to wake up", having seen a plummet in the lofty standards he set for himself when joining Antonio Conte's project from Udinese in 2022.
Indeed, having been compared to Gareth Bale after he joined, Udogie is enduring another injury-affected season at Tottenham. He is ebbing and flowing on the field, but an inability to maintain fitness levels are limiting his scope, and it's frustrating to watch.
Having returned from a hamstring injury in January, he is back on the sidelines and faces a fight to return to action before the March international break.
The issue here is that if Tudor goes for that defensive reshuffle, Udogie's opportunities are going to be slimmed. This is a big concern for a player whose chances of consistency are being spirited away by such misfortune on the fitness front.
We all saw how good he was during that first term in Tottenham, but with 19-year-old left-back Souza having been signed from Santos in January and Spurs then missing out on Liverpool's Andy Robertson (who is available on a free transfer at the end of the campaign), the 23-year-old Udogie may find himself cut loose.
Of course, the Italy international hasn't exactly been flawless across his eight Premier League starts this season. He has only succeeded with 31% of his dribbles, and he has lost the ball 8.5 times per game on average while only creating one big chance.
From a tactical standpoint, Frank wasn't getting bang for his buck with this one.
When Udogie broke into the Tottenham first team under Postecoglou, Clinton Morrison said on BBC Sport that he was "the best left-back" in England. For sure, Udogie played with energy and intensity and gusto.
However, injuries and the wider malaise down N17 have seen Udogie's promise flake away, and while he remains a talented and useful option, he's possibly not indispensable any longer, especially now that Souza has arrived.
If Tudor chooses to deploy a three-man defence, Udogie may come back from injury to find his opportunities are few and far between. Then he will have a decision to make come summer.