Togetherness and team spirit are never easy to quantify in football, but there has long been a sense at Tottenham of an unsettled dressing room beset by factions.
Under the previous three head coaches, senior players have spoken about a loss of "values" or the need to "behave as a team", while Ange Postecoglou's predecessor, Antonio Conte, last season accused his squad of being "selfish" and "playing for themselves" in a memorable parting shot.