Manchester United might be waiting for an official announcement on the agreement to appoint Erik ten Hag as their next manager, but the Dutchman will already be well aware of what he needs to do as soon as he arrives at Old Trafford.
United are keen to show respect to Ajax by making an official announcement after the Dutch Cup final this weekend, though once that has happened, Ten Hag will have no excuse to turn away media questions about his upcoming move to England.
For the final few weeks of the season, Ajax's quest for the double will be scrutinised like never before, and their popular manager will be picked apart by supporters who optimistically believe he can finally be the person to revive the dormant behemoth.
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It's true that jumping from the Eredivisie to the Premier League is a huge leap. It is also true that the change in expectations at Ajax and United are also a large gulf apart, but right now 'unity' is the key word needed in support of a new manager.
Ultimately, nothing can prepare you for the melting pot of the Old Trafford hot seat. The fact that David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have all failed to different degrees before Ten Hag proves that there is no winning formula, and that casting doubt over his credentials hardly means he will do any worse than those he follows as United manager post-Sir Alex Ferguson.
Instead, he needs to be judged after he has been given time to mould the squad into his own and implement a playing style that can threaten any opponent in the Premier League.
The worry for Ten Hag, however, is whether or not he really will be able to get the calibre of player required to perform such a mammoth task while also keeping the success-starved supporters on side.
Just as Moyes signed Marouane Fellaini from former side Everton, Van Gaal signed players he'd used in the Dutch national team and Mourinho raided Chelsea for Nemanja Matic, it would be no real surprise if Ten Hag looked at bringing an Ajax player or two to England with him.
Jurrien Timber and Antony have both been heavily linked with moves to Old Trafford this summer, and it should be pretty straightforward to persuade them to move if necessary, but the real test will be Ten Hag's ability to sign players he doesn't already have a close relationship with.
Some fans on social media appear to take any slight criticism of Ten Hag as a personal attack, but there can be no denying the fact that he is still somewhat of an enigma and does not have the same pulling power as the likes of Pep Guardiola, Jürgen Klopp or Thomas Tuchel.
Of course, the 52-year-old deserves time to establish such a reputation, but he could find it enormously difficult to lure any world-class player to Old Trafford without the guarantee of Champions League football, particularly if one of the three leading English sides also shows an interest.
Instead, United could well be doing battle with Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle for players this summer, and there is no guarantee they will even be able to match the finances offered by the North East side as they look to make a real statement of intent at the end of the season.
With the appointment of Ten Hag now looking like a matter of when rather than if, it is essential that United are united in their support for their new manager.
Having him in place to hit the ground running at the start of the summer window will be an integral part of the club's success next season, but selling the vision Ten Hag has for United to prospective signings will ultimately be down to the man himself.
He not only needs to walk the walk, he needs to also be able to talk the talk.
