Tottenham nu poate ascunde sezonul rușinii, în ciuda sărbătorilor pentru salvarea de la retrogradare

ByPhil McNultyChief football writer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium4 hours agoStrains of the old „Glory, Glory” anthem echoed inside the giant stadium as Tottenham Hotspur stepped back from the precipice of the most humiliating relegation in Premier League history.Spurs players and supporters were in unison at last as they could finally look forward to next season as a top-flight club, victory against Everton on the final day ensuring survival and sending West Ham United into the Championship.Slowly, a note of dissent was introduced as a giant banner was unfurled by supporters, reading: „Promised Success. Delivering Failure. ENIC out.”The fans who have suffered so much mediocrity were entitled to their outpouring – after all, this was only the third home league win they have witnessed this season, albeit in arguably the club’s biggest game in recent history.For the Spurs players, the instant exuberance was understandable, but embarrassment should have quickly descended on them as they listened to their supporters chanting „We Are Staying Up”.The very sound of those words, the preserve of strugglers, should reverberate through the whole club. Once Tottenham High Road empties of its revellers, the inquest from top to bottom must begin.Image source, Getty ImagesThe fist-pumping defiance from those who have performed so poorly, with Spurs finishing 17th for the second successive season, could have been avoided had they pitched up and performed earlier in this wretched campaign.Spurs had been warned. Cracks were covered up by last season’s Europa League win, which was followed by Ange Postecoglou’s sacking, but they were soon exposed once more when this season begin.The club’s top brass were in attendance for the conclusion – whatever it held – with chief executive Vinai Venkatesham front of house and sporting director Johan Lange sitting just behind.Their part in all of this will come under scrutiny, not least for their remarkable decision to trust the ill-suited Igor Tudor as successor to Thomas Frank.Frank had been sacked after eight months. Tudor was out of the door in 44 days following five defeats in seven games.Image source, Getty ImagesThis brings us to the move they did get right, which was to persuade Roberto de Zerbi to arrive in an emergency act before the end of the season, rather than wait to see what division Spurs were in before making a commitment.De Zerbi, by his own admission, has had to be as much a psychologist as coach to coax Spurs to survival. He has done so and deserves credit, with away wins at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa, plus this tension-riddled win against Everton, enough to get them over the line.This celebratory end to a season was also watched by Vivienne Lewis, representing the family who own Spurs, along with her son-in-law Nick Beucher, a key contact with the London-based management.Non-executive chairman Peter Charrington and chief operating and finance officer Matthew Collecott were also in attendan