At the final whistle, the Tottenham Hotspur stadium was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief. Understandably.
And as victory over West Ham was confirmed, Roberto De Zerbi did his best David Pleat impression and the stadium began to chant "we are staying up". The players then went round the pitch to to celebrate with the club's long-suffering supporters as if it was some kind of miracle, a great escape against the odds.
Then, over the stadium PA, they began to play "Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur". It showed how far this great club has fallen, and how it has truly forgotten what it stands for.
On this day, Tottenham survived. But no-one should remember it as anything other than the lowest, most embarrassing point for Tottenham in the Premier League era.
An utter shambles on the pitch and off it, and running so close to the drop must act as a warning to the club's hierarchy. This can never happen again.
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You do have to credit the supporters. They were so loud before kick-off and they created a remarkable atmosphere to lift and inspire the players to a first home win in the Premier League in 2026 - the last had been on December 6, under Thomas Frank, against his former club, Brentford.
Frank had of course been sacked since then, while Igor Tudor came and went in his disastrous spell as caretaker boss. Thankfully, De Zerbi has finally managed to lift these underperforming players to safety, with Joao Palhinha scoring the goal to secure victory over Everton and safety.
And yet, really, far too many of these players should hang their heads in shame.
This season is not a one off. They finished fourth from bottom last season and have finished 17th again. This whole club needs a reset.
Remember the European Super League? Six years ago, when that appeared, Spurs were front and centre, reading to jump feet first. Since then, they have become perennial strugglers, and again survived by the skin of their teeth.
Their 60,000 stadium is magnificent and was built to push them to become one of the biggest clubs in Europe. Yet, the mismanagement has seen them so nearly drop into the Championship. Luckily, West Ham were even worse.
Here, they were very lucky to face an Everton side who looked like they were already on the beach and who had two players - Jordan Pickford and James Garner - papped coming out of a strip club this week.
There was never really a sense of jeopardy in the stadium because it was always going to take Tottenham to lose, West Ham to win and Spurs never went behind. Yet, there was still not shortage of tension., especially when West Ham went ahead. When the board went up to show nine minutes of added time, there were huge groans. Spurs have been so bad this term that fans still thought one Everton goal might change everything. That is how wretched they have been.
Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky made a sensational save from Everton substitute Tyrique George deep into injury time. Kinsky did similar against Wolves and made an incredible stop to deny Leeds victory two weeks ago. He was the fall guy in the Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid but has done remarkably well to rediscover himself when needed most.
Spurs remain in the top flight thanks to small margins. At least last season they won the Europa League. But they didn't learn any lessons from it.
This summer, they must improve. If they don't they have only themselves to blame. Thankfully, De Zerbi has the energy and hunger needed.
And yet, throughout the 90-plus minutes, whenever the TV cameras looked into the directors' box, you could see the nerves etched over all their faces. Give how poorly this club has been run and how close they've come to relegation, it's little wonder.