New Tottenham Hotspur head coach Igor Tudor will be thrust straight into the firing line when he takes charge of his first game on Sunday (16:30 GMT), with bitter rivals and Premier League leaders Arsenal the visitors.
Spurs decided to part ways with Thomas Frank after a loss to Newcastle United at home left the team in relegation trouble. They go into this weekend five points clear of the drop and without a win in their last eight Premier League games.
As for Arsenal, they started the weekend just five points clear at the top after a surprise draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday. They have played a game more than their nearest rivals Manchester City too.
Tudor looks to avoid the trapdoor
Depending on your frame of mind, a home fixture against Arsenal could be the best or worst possible start for Tudor.
On the one hand, the match represents something of a free hit given the respective position of the two teams and a positive result could spark something in what has been a dejected fanbase. But a bad defeat and a jubilant away end would be far from ideal.
Spurs' recent record in this fixture does not make for great reading. They have lost their last four against Arsenal and their last three games on home soil against their rivals; that's as many as they suffered in the previous 23 north London derbies they hosted.
Tudor has tended to get off to a good start when he's in a new role. He has won his first match in charge as a manager with his last five clubs, although he surely won't have had a tougher opening assignment than this in his coaching career.
His biggest challenge at Tottenham will undoubtedly be bringing some creativity to an injury-ravaged squad. Spurs have actually outperformed their xG by more than any team in the top flight this season, with only Burnley, Sunderland and Wolves unable to better their xG for the season of 27.40.
It means, in theory at least, that if it wasn't for some clinical finishing that things could potentially look even worse for Spurs.