Thomas Frank has reflected on whether there is a growing disconnect between the Tottenham players and the fans.
Tottenham continue to struggle to create chances and pick up wins at home, and the anger of the fan base is now boiling over regularly at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Pedro Porro was angered by Lucas Bergvall when he went to applaud the fans following the team’s 2-1 loss to Fulham, with the right-back clearly not happy with the crowd.
Meanwhile, Thomas Frank has blasted the Spurs fans who booed Guglielmo Vicario after his error against Fulham, with Dane stating that it is ‘unacceptable’ to boo your players during the game.
Thomas Frank tells Tottenham fans that the players do not lack commitment
The Tottenham boss has now remarked that the team’s losses are not down to a lack of commitment or effort from any of his players.
He asserted that the players are more desperate than anyone else to turn around their predicament and win matches at home.
When asked if there is a huge disconnect between his players and Spurs fans, Frank told Football.London: “I think there’s nothing that the players, I, everyone want to get the win here. Nothing we want more. And I hope the fans can see that they were running out there today, giving everything. But football is so beautiful and complex.
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“It’s 11 players that need to be in sync and play and run at the same time. And there are small setbacks during games, you need to get through it and stick to the plan, stick to the bits. And sometimes it’s just more tough.
“And sometimes you’re in a spell where it’s difficult, which it is right now. But there’s only one way, it’s going forward and do everything you can to get out of it together. So there’s only one thing, we keep going and do everything we can to win the next home game.”
Frank is between a rock and a hard place at Spurs
Many Tottenham fans are now calling for Frank to be sacked, and an increasing number of them are turning on him.
In this context, the worst thing the 52-year-old could have done is to criticise the supporters, but perhaps he felt he had to defend his players, which is why he spoke out in favour of Vicario.
The former Brentford boss is between a rock and a hard place as he will lose the dressing room if he does not stand up for his players, but at the same time, he will not stay in the job for long if the supporters completely turn against him.