Jarrod Bowen would have been dealt a welcome relief as he sat back on the sofa to reflect on a job well done for West Ham this season, then receiving a call telling him he'd been called up for England.
It has proven to be a 'nearly' campaign for the plucky Hammers as they were beaten to Europa League qualification by Manchester United after missing out on a place in the final of the same competition. That must have been tough to take as semi-final opponents Eintracht Frankfurt went on to lift the trophy.
Heartache for Bowen and his West Ham teammates, but they will come again domestically - and in the Conference League - after upsetting the regular order over these last two campaigns. They could bolster that charge by winning the race to sign departing United star Jesse Lingard on a free transfer.
