Tottenham’s near-relegation outcome reflects how far things have gone wrong, even when relief and glee are understandable. The possibility of a new beginning depends on whether the club responds decisively after a prolonged injury crisis and a poor run of form. Roberto De Zerbi’s early results show improvement, with 11 points in seven games, but the progress still follows a period of struggle. A season outside Europe may reduce revenue while also rejuvenating the squad and focus. The match against Everton featured late chaos, missed chances, and anxiety-driven play, culminating in survival. Reactions varied even among Tottenham players, underscoring the tension between past promise and current uncertainty.
"for all the understandable glee and relief, even to be in danger of relegation is evidence of things having gone badly wrong. It may be that the future has this as the first day in the new history of Tottenham. Roberto De Zerbi is clearly a manager of great promise 11 points in seven games may not be earth-shattering, but it is a lot, lot better than what came before and the injury crisis surely can't be this bad for a third straight season."
"Perhaps coming so close to the brink will startle them into decisive action in a way that last season's fourth-bottom finish, mitigated as it was by the Europa League success, did not. Perhaps there really will come a bracing clarity of vision and they will rise again. The world can change very quickly. It's only four years ago that Spurs were, for the sixth season in succession, finishing above Arsenal."
"As nervous as Tottenham fans became with news of West Ham's goals flashing up on phone screens, for a long time it simply didn't seem plausible that this Everton might score at all, never mind twice. The chaos of injury time, the headers over the bar, Antonin Kinsky's fine save from Tyrique George, seemed out of keeping with the previous 90 minutes, more a manifestation of Spurs's anxiety than anything Everton were doing."
"There was a mix of reactions to Tottenham's final-day survival, even from their own players. Photograph: Martin Dalton/Shutterstock It was very hard to square this tentative side with the team that had such an impact in the Premier League title rac"
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