The parallels for Mauricio Pochettino are perhaps a little too clear for comfort: a north London club with a rich heritage, a young team playing adventurous football and a fabulous but very expensive new stadium to finance.
His Tottenham are rapidly adopting all the hallmarks of post-Emirates Arsenal and he knows precisely how an era of austerity ended for Arsene Wenger.
'After all that Arsene Wenger gave for Arsenal, to finish the way it finished was a little bit unfair,' said Pochettino. 'He deserves amazing recognition for his work.
Mauricio Pochettino drew parallels between his situation and Arsene Wenger's at Arsenal
'My only hope if I have the opportunity to talk with him is to ask if it was worth it. I don't know what he would say. I would like to ask.'
Wenger left Arsenal in May after 22 years. His first decade was one of unprecedented success. Then came a decade struggling to compete as the new wealth of Chelsea and Manchester City took hold.
Spurs have skipped the unprecedented success and arrived at half-time.
'It's true we work and we know the reality,' said Pochettino. 'I hope to be here for 20 years and decide to leave or finish my career here. But I don't know because I need to ask him one day if he was happy in the way he finished.
'From my point of view it was so unfair how the people treated him and talked, but we will see.'
Wenger was in charge at Arsenal for 22 years but faced similar challenges to Pochettino
Tottenham have not signed a new player since Lucas Moura arrived from Paris Saint-Germain almost a year ago.
The manager does not expect anyone in this month and yet, midway through his fifth season at the club, he is often told it is time to deliver trophies.
Pochettino's team are closing in on the Carabao Cup final, having beaten Arsenal in the last round.
Manchester City await in the final unless Burton Albion of League One can produce one of the greatest cup upsets of all time. On Tuesday night, Spurs face the first leg of a semi-final against Chelsea, more big-spending rivals who know how it feels at the sharp end of football's spectrum of expectation.
'I want to win the Premier League,' said Pochettino. 'It's our own pressure, our stress that we try to
