Cardiff City are five games into Sabri Lamouchi's tenure and we are now beginning to see what the manager is all about.
His fist pumps in front of the Canton Stand on Friday night after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Reading appeared to signal a drastic change in mood around the club following the three straight defeats with which the manager started his time in the Bluebirds dugout.
Back-to-back wins and six points in the bag in the space of four days well and truly suggests the Lamouchi era has kicked off in earnest.
We are now beginning to see the hallmarks of his management and just how he sees this side moving forward - in the short term, at least.
Some players have emerged as favourites under the Frenchman, not least Romaine Sawyers, who has started each of the five games of which Lamouchi has been in charge. Sawyers has anchored the midfield admirably and has added an element of control and poise alongside his comrades in the middle of the park.
After joining on a free after leaving West Brom in the summer, many Bluebirds supporters believed the midfielder would be a crucial player this season. Indeed, his winning strike against Norwich City on the opening day of the season only added credence to that school of thought.
But it's perhaps not been the season Sawyers would have envisaged. He fell out of favour under Mark Hudson, after being a nailed-on favourite when Steve Morison was at the helm. However, he is back and hitting his best form once again following Lamouchi's appointment.
His sweetly-struck winner against Reading on Friday night was almost the crowning moment in his redemption arc this term. He has become a hugely-influential player under Lamouchi, who is a huge admirer.
So much so, in fact, that Lamouchi believed that, just a couple of years ago, only two midfielders, one with Leeds United and one with Nottingham Forest at the time, were better than Sawyers in the entire division.
"He is a top player," Lamouchi said when asked about Sawyers' impact under his management. "I told him from day one. I remember him from my previous club. He was the best in this position with (Kalvin) Phillips and maybe Ben Watson, my captain, in the Championship.
"I told him: 'I need you on the pitch. I know your quality.'"
Sawyers, meanwhile, remembers that conversation differently.
"He lied to me! He told me about Phillips, he didn't say about Watson!" Sawyers rebutted.
"It's a good compliment. Obviously [West Brom] went up, so it's easier for him to pick me. He has got trust in me and that's a massive thing for me as a player.
"When he first came in, he had one to one meetings with everyone and mine was quite positive. He sang a lot of praises, which is good for any player, including me.
"I had a stop-start season, but just to have him have belief and trust in me is massive and I've got to repay it to the boys and him in my performances."
Clearly Sawyers is one of the players to have benefitted from Lamouchi's appointment. He looks set to play a huge part if Cardiff are to get themselves out of this sticky situation, which appears to have eased ever-so-slightly after two back-to-back wins this week.
Sawyers admits that he has benefitted from a major boost in confidence which the manager has instilled in him.
"Every player wants to be told they are good, their qualities are needed in the team," the 31-year-old added.
"Naturally, we are not in the position we want to be in, we don't want to be fighting for survival. To have a manger come in and tell us we will get out of this, saying it and showing it is a massive thing.
"We have a young squad so it's great that the young boys are being told how great they can be and constantly reminded through clips or examples.
"He is a really good speaker, both tactically and with motivation. His pedigree speaks for itself. He has played for France, the teams he has managed, he has combined all that experience into one and all that is resonating with the group.
"He is massively animated. He still joins in with training, he is very good. If he had legs I'm sure he'd pick himself! He has got us on board with the banter, the seriousness and he has been honest about the situation."
Sawyers concedes that, earlier in his career, he might have taken umbrage with the style of football Lamouchi has employed in the last week.
City have become pragmatic and are getting the ball further up the pitch far quicker, a far cry from the style of play Steve Morison attempted to implement at the start of the season.
But with age comes wisdom and Sawyers now knows his idyllic view of how football should be played has to go out the window when a club is fighting for their lives.
He has complete faith in Lamouchi and has total confidence he, and the players, can win this fight against the drop.
"Earlier on in my career I would have struggled (with the style), but now I know what the gaffer is expecting off us," the player added. "It's about minimising risks, getting up the pitch, picking up on second balls and playing from there.
"The good thing about the gaffer is that he is taking every game as it comes. Against Blues it was a bit of a scrap, going long, hooking this on. Today, we put our foot on the ball and tried to play a bit more.
"If we keep doing that and keep treating every game as a cup final, as he keeps echoing in the changing room, then we'll be fine."
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