Oh Thomas Frank, where did it all go so wrong at Tottenham Hotspur?
Arriving from Brentford having overachieved for so long, Spurs fans were hopeful that he'd be able to transfer his skillset across town. That, however, was far from the case.
Things started well, too. The Lilywhites were 2-0 up against European champions PSG during his first official match in charge and they looked far more resolute defensively.
Indeed, Frank's team kept five clean sheets in their next seven matches after that Super Cup defeat. Yet, it's all unravelled in spectacular fashion over recent months.
The Dane leaves north London behind with the worst win percentage (36%) of any permanent Spurs manager. He also departs with the club sat just five points clear of the relegation zone after failing to win a Premier League game in 2026. Change simply had to happen.
The latest on Spurs' hunt for a new manager
A number of head coaches around Europe have already been touted with the vacancy but the first decision Spurs need to take is whether they opt for a longer-term appointment now or appoint an interim, as Manchester United have done with Michael Carrick.
If they go down that route, then John Heitinga, who remains on the coaching staff, is one option, while former striker Robbie Keane has also been touted with a romantic return to Tottenham.
If they go down the permanent route, then Roberto De Zerbi is now a free agent after leaving Ligue 1 side Marseille, behind earlier this week. He has been on Spurs' radar for a while now.
Yet, the name on everybody's lips, understandably so, is Mauricio Pochettino. As Frank oversaw his last game in the Spurs hotseat against Newcastle on Tuesday evening, the supporters were singing the Argentine's name. They all want him back at Spurs.
Well, that could well happen, but they will have to bide their time. Reports emerged on Wednesday that the club have already made 'informal contact' with Pochettino about returning but it's unlikely he will arrive immediately.
That's because the 53-year-old is currently in charge of the United States of America and is due to lead out the nation at their home World Cup this summer.
However, after that, The Telegraph reports that 'Pochettino has made it clear that he would jump at the chance to manage Tottenham again'.
Indeed, their sources even state that the former PSG boss would "walk back to the club" once the World Cup has finished. Exciting times, but might that be too late? Relegation is a distinct possibility right now.
Why Pochettino could be Spurs' own Mikel Arteta
It feels like the entire Premier League have attempted to replicate Arsenal's success in recent years.
While Mikel Arteta may only have one trophy - The FA Cup - to show for his efforts in six years with the Gunners so far, he is a prime example of giving a young manager patience. Man United tried that with Ruben Amorim, but look how it went.
Like Amorim, it didn't go swimmingly during the Spaniard's first full campaign in charge at the Emirates. They finished eighth in the Premier League. It would have been easy to pull the trigger and sack him but what he has achieved since is rather remarkable really.
The hierarchy at the Emirates Stadium stuck with him and the 43-year-old has taken them to heights not seen at Arsenal for over 20 years now. Arteta's side look poised to become the first Arsenal team to win the Premier League title since the Invincibles in 2003/04. They could win another few pieces of silverware along the way too.
The point we're trying to make here is that Arteta has achieved progression, something no manager has managed to achieve at Spurs for a number of years now.
They've got the swanky training centre and the impeccable new stadium but the football played on the pitch has been horrendous for a number of years now. In Pochettino, they'd hire their very own Arteta, a manager capable of taking Spurs to new heights, much like the Spaniard has done across north London.
The Argentine tactician, who is a "genius" in the words of Sky Sports' Joe Thomlinson, succeeded where very few Spurs managers have done before during his initial stint in charge.
Like Arteta, he arrived in the English capital with very little experience but was a revelation, guiding them to four top-four finishes in a row, largely through employing a 4-2-3-1 system.
While Spurs are competing in the Champions League this term, courtesy of winning the Europa League, the only manager to have sealed a top-four finish since Pochettino is Antonio Conte back in 2021/22.
What was even more impressive, however, was just how they performed at Europe's top table. They reached a Champions League final under Pochettino's wing and while Ange Postecoglou may have actually won a European trophy, no Spurs side has come even remotely close to doing as well as they have done under Poch.
Similar to Arteta, he used his principles to guide the Lilywhites to heights not seen in several decades. Perhaps it's time to roll back the clock? The hope will just be that Spurs are not relegated before they've had a chance to bring their fan favourite back to English football.