If Daniel Levy truly wants to banish the ghost of Jose Mourinho, replace all the off-field negativity and on-field dullness in one fell swoop, then he could do far worse than Erik ten Hag.
This disciple of Pep Guardiola and scholar of the Ajax school of playing gorgeous football could easily be described as the perfect antidote to the stifling conservatism favoured by Tottenham over the past 17 months.
So it's little wonder there has been an enthusiastic reaction from Spurs fans to the news that Ten Hag has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacancy.