He is the manager whose playing career was cut short at 19 when he fell out of a tree but Leonid Slutsky is here on a climbing expedition once more.
The former Russia coach begins life as boss of Hull City with a trip to Aston Villa next Saturday. The game will be televised, and that is exactly how he wants it. The 46-year-old landed on these shores in January loaded with ambition.
There is no doubt the influence of Chelsea owner and close friend Roman Abramovich has aided his cause.
To his own credit, though, Slutsky has learned English in just six months and there has been no need for an interpreter, much like the effort predecessor Marco Silva made when he arrived at Hull in January.