Roberto De Zerbi will be facing the same issue that plagued the likes of Ange Postecoglou, Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor before him at Tottenham Hotspur - how can this team be revived in the post-Harry Kane era?
For so long, whether it was taken for granted or not, Kane was the talisman and figurehead at N17, departing in 2023 as the club's all-time top scorer, after almost a decade of prolific reliability in front of goal.
It remains head-scratching to think that Daniel Levy and co allowed the England skipper to leave for Bayern Munich without signing a direct replacement, with it taking a year for Dominic Solanke to arrive on a club-record deal from Bournemouth.
Solanke's talent is evident, but it simply hasn't been seen enough, with a new solution needing to be found in that centre-forward department, be it in the coming weeks and in the long-term.
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In the case of Solanke, it's been a tale of disruption across the last two years or so in north London, never truly able to get going following his arrival from the south coast.
In 2024/25, for instance, his early impact was delayed by an ankle issue, while much of the second half of the season was hampered by a knee injury, ensuring he scored just three Premier League goals between January and May that year.
While the 28-year-old did prove key in Spurs' knockout stage run in the Europa League, his return of nine goals back in the top-flight made for poor reading, having fallen behind Brennan Johnson in terms of the top scorer at the club last term.
As for the current campaign, it's been further injury woe for the ex-Chelsea and Liverpool man, scoring just six times, only three of which have come in the league.
In his absence, on-loan Frenchman, Randal Kolo Muani, hasn't fared much better, the 2022 World Cup finalist having actually been outscored by Solanke, despite making 34 appearances in comparison with the Englishman's 17.
The 27-year-old's only league goal came under his former Juventus boss, Tudor, in the north London derby, with there little suggestion that a permanent stay will be on the cards this summer.
New boss De Zerbi will, of course, have the polarising Richarlison to turn to between now and the end of the season, although the Italian could well find another solution to this striker saga instead.
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In the case of Richarlison, it's been a respectable yet unspectacular season in front of goal, with the Brazil international having scored ten times in all competitions, nine of which have come in the Premier League.
As he proved at Anfield, the former Everton talisman can deliver when needed, yet like the men above, there has been no sense of consistency in a Spurs shirt, scoring just 25 league goals in four seasons now in the capital.
De Zerbi does have previous for getting the best out of strikers, be it Evan Ferguson or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, albeit with perhaps his most fruitful relationship back at Brighton and Hove Albion having been with the more mobile, dynamic number nine that was Joao Pedro.
The Brazilian's 20 goals in 2023/24 ensured he was actually the highest scorer during the 46-year-old's time at the helm at the Amex, despite De Zerbi having initially taken charge a year earlier.
Pedro's effective spell leading the line could then give hope to young Mathys Tel as De Zerbi's next centre-forward project, with the young Frenchman still waiting to truly make his mark in north London.
Indeed, much of his work to date has come off the left flank, having looked particularly impressive in the 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid, registering the assist for Kolo Muani's first-half header.
That moment of magic did actually come with Tel drifting over to the right, showcasing why he shouldn't necessarily be confined to one flank or the other, instead allowed the freedom to roam, acting as a link man from a central starting berth.
The 20-year-old has scored just six goals across the last 18 months for the Lilywhites, after previously scoring 16 goals in 83 games back at Bayern Munich, following his move to Germany from Stade Rennais.
In 2023/24, for instance, Tel scored ten goals in all competitions despite starting just ten games, having largely been reduced to an impact role both for the Bavarian side and now at Spurs.
It's only been seen fleetingly, but there is a potential diamond there, with presenter Ben Bowman hailing his goalscoring ability as "[Jermain] Defoe-esque" in the recent past.
The likes of Kolo Muani and Solanke just aren't cutting it right now, and Tel - whose recent groin injury is not deemed to be serious - could be the mobile, athletic solution that De Zerbi is looking for.