Well, Thomas Frank was told to bring some entertainment back to Tottenham.
There was no shortage of it, good and bad, as Spurs fell to a 5-3 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
After a run of dismal displays, particularly in attack, Spurs showed much more life in forward areas and this felt like a platform to build on.
The positives, though, can only run so far when conceding five goals and falling to another heavy defeat. It is now three wins in 12 matches.
Spurs twice took the lead and scored three on the night through Richarlison and a Randal Kolo Muani brace, but Vitinha netted a hat-trick and both Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho were the recipients of gifts at the back.
Sloppy errors punished but positives to take
Frank's gameplan worked and the visitors were good value for the lead they held early in the second half.
However, an incredibly sloppy 20 minutes proved the north Londoners' undoing. Cristian Romero led that particular charge, playing Pape Matar Sarr into trouble for Ruiz's goal to make it 3-2.
The Spurs captain then played another terrible pass which, after a hurried, shanked clearance from Pedro Porro, led to a corner. Sarr had the chance to clear that too, stumbled over his own feet and Pacho pounced to score.
The mess at the back was complete when Romero then charged down a shot with his arm as he slid in, conceding a penalty for PSG's fifth.
Individual errors cost Frank’s side and it will leave him disappointed. This was not a defeat you could put down to his tactics or his approach.
That in itself is encouraging with Spurs far more ambitious in showing some intent they can take into upcoming matches.
However, the fact that they came away from a match conceding five goals and yet with a sense of positivity shows there are significant issues.
Gray and Bergvall send Frank message
For the first time since the opening weekend of the season, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall started together in midfield.
Within 15 minutes, there was enough evidence that Frank cannot allow it to be another three months until the pair can combine again.
Bergvall was primarily playing off the left with Gray centrally, but they both had the freedom to roam and added real energy and intensity to the midfield.
Spurs pressed more in the opening stages here than in the entirety of the defeat to Arsenal and Bergvall and Gray were key to that.
There was quality from the teenagers, too. One Bergvall flick sent Gray in behind down the left, with the Englishman's cross then cleared.
It was a carbon copy for a sensational opening goal, Bergvall releasing Gray who stood up a cross for Kolo Muani to knock down and Richarlison did the rest.
The pair offer energy on and off the ball and have a good relationship. It is a partnership that must be allowed to flourish.
Kolo Muani sends PSG reminder
Champions League rules allow players on loan to face their parent club and so a masked Kolo Muani lined up against PSG.
Two goals, an assist, and a hugely promising all-round performance later, there can be no arguing who Spurs' most effective striker is of the options currently available to Frank.
The Frenchman has showed flashes of what he can do without providing the clinical edge in front of goal.
This was the night he put it all together and got off the mark in a Spurs shirt with two thumping finishes in familiar surroundings.
He did the hard yards well too, running the channels and holding the ball well to get the visitors up the pitch. His clever header also left Richarlison with a simple finish.
Strikers thrive off confidence and Kolo Muani should leave Paris with plenty of it after a brilliant performance.
