For some, Antonio Conte and Tottenham will be considered mismatches.
Conte is a recognized winner, having won trophies in three of his past four management positions. The Last Time Spurs Tasted Glory was in 2008.
Conte has had a lot of success in management
He has now signed an 18-month contract with Tottenham
But now that we have arrived, the Italian has been appointed successor to Nuno Espirito Santo.
This could be the biggest challenge of the 52-year-old's coaching career as Tottenham find themselves chaotic on the pitch.
He was once an enemy of the North London club, beating them at Chelsea in 2016/17 to win the Premier League title and beating them in the FA Cup semi-finals of the same season.
Still, Tottenham is a club that Conti has always respected.
"Spursy" is not in Conte's dictionary
He said in April 2017: "I think Tottenham must stop being seen as a loser because Tottenham is now a formidable force in English football.
"I think it's time to end talking about them, to see him (Mauricio Pochettino) as a loser and to find his excuses."
Conte has now taken over the job, including getting Harry Kane back in shape, and he's going to have a whole bunch of things to do. But after that, it's all about taking a place in the Premier League table.
For Tottenham, the feelings of North London rivals Arsenal are positive, with Mikel Arteta's side remaining unbeaten in their last nine games.
Conte will have a chance to manage Kane and he wants to sign him at Chelsea
But Conte has been provoked by Arsenal in the past as the 3-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium was seen as a pivotal moment for his Chelsea team to win the league title.
Chelsea started the season with four more traditional defenders, but a home defeat against Liverpool and a poor performance against the Gunners left them with three goals in the first half, which led to a reversal of the trio.
It worked wonders, taking 13 consecutive wins in the league that put them at the top of the Premier League table.
"The first time was against Arsenal," said Conte, who had used the formation at Juventus and Italy in February 2017.
If Chelsea hadn't fallen at Arsenal like this, it might have been better for the rest of the league 'never been with these players [in pre-season]. To be honest, there is always such a choice in my mind.
"I know I have players who fit the system, but we've never tried this solution in training. I always use four defenders, then 4-2-4, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3..." It's not easy to say that the change in formation got us to the top. It takes effort. We know all the work we've done in the past, and now we're working with the team to improve the system.
"But I didn't decide to do that until 10 minutes after Arsenal in the second half. I'm glad I did that because now we're league champions and at the time we were eight points behind Manchester City. This shows that the situation can change very quickly. ”
Conte lifted Chelsea from tenth to Premier League champions.
Can he bring that to Tottenham Hotspur? The victory actually ended with the Spurs, but the Blues have embarked on their path to becoming champions as they won the Premier League trophy with jogging.
Perhaps that's why Conte now agrees with the idea that he can make Tottenham "a strong team in English football" again.