Roberto De Zerbi claims keeping Tottenham in the Premier League is his "biggest achievement" of his career.
The relegation battle went down to the final day, with Spurs knowing they needed to match West Ham's result to stay in the top-flight.
And their 1-0 win over Everton, thanks to Joao Palhinha's goal, was enough to see them finish two points clear of West Ham, who went down despite a 3-0 win over Leeds United.
Tottenham earned their first Premier League home win since December (2-0 v Brentford), and just their third overall in 2025-26.
This is the joint-fewest home wins by a team to survive relegation in a Premier League campaign, along with Hull City in 2008-09 (three).
While defender Micky van de Ven said it was "embarrassing" that it took the club until the last moment to secure their top-flight status, De Zerbi was thrilled with their achievement.
"I think this is the biggest achievement in my time," De Zerbi said.
"The Europa League at Brighton was great. The second place in Marseille, with a lot of problems, was a big achievement. But I think [keeping Spurs up] was maybe one of the best days in football so far.
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"For sure, we have to learn from our mistakes. We are happy because we stay up, and we forget the past. Actually, no! Stupid people forget the past.
"The smart people, the people with value, can't forget and keep in their mind the past. We have to improve from our mistakes. And we are looking forward to start to rebuild a team. We have no time to go on holiday.
"Will we be stronger for this? If we remember this day, for sure. Next season, we have to keep in our mind [what has happened], to give our best in every training session. If we remember this, it will be easier.
"We are Tottenham, and we can't suffer like this until the last second of the last game to stay up. My target now is finished, to stay up. My [next] target is to start pre-season with the team in my dream, in my head."
Having also finished 17th last season, this is the first time Spurs have finished as low in consecutive top-flight campaigns since a run of three between 1912-13 and 1914-15 (17th, 17th, 20th).