Are Tottenham serial chokers?
This is the question that goes to the heart of Tottenham's current position - and one that offers powerful arguments for and against.
As the seats around Wembley emptied and the Spurs fans who stayed and those who left accepted what is becoming increasingly familiar and inevitable, the list of failures was once again receiving a forensic examination.
From Arsenal at Wembley in 1993 through to this loss at the same rebuilt arena 25 years later, the FA Cup semi-final has brought nothing but the same bitter taste of defeat for Spurs.
It is the longest losing streak at this stage in the competition's history, a record they would be happy to break in half.
Different managers. Different teams. The same outcome every time and the same questions about when this spell without a trophy, stretching back to the League Cup win over Chelsea in 2008, will ever end.