There's a certain irony to the fact that Tottenham Hotspur need to take their biggest gamble on a new manager at a time when chairman Daniel Levy is in desperate need of a sure thing.
Those who know the 61-year-old say that while he is not a gambler, Levy has often been willing to take a calculated risk and now, more than ever, those calculations need to be spot on as he looks to select not only the club's next head coach and director of football but also shape the way forward for Spurs.
The Spurs chairman is now set to speak to those potential managerial appointments already in jobs after the club drew up its shortlist and the eventual successful candidate needs to be a transformative one.
