Under-fire Thomas Frank has issued a rallying cry to disconnected Tottenham supporters and insisted they are “nothing without the fans” ahead of Tuesday’s trip to Newcastle.Frank’s short tenure suffered another setback with Saturday’s dismal 2-1 defeat at home to Fulham, where goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was booed during the game following a comical error.
00:00You were very strong after the Fulham match about the booing directed at your goalkeeper.
00:05Having had a day to reflect on that, what is your message to the supporters now ahead of tomorrow's game?
00:10That we, as I said after the game, completely understand the frustration that if we don't win there will always be frustration.
00:27So that's normal, it's part of it and also when we haven't won as much as we won at home, not only this year but also the last long period.
00:41I don't know how long that is, maybe years, maybe more.
00:46So of course then the frustration maybe can grow a little bit more, so that's understandable.
00:52It's my job to do what I can to make sure we are calm and look at the things in a way where we split things up in terms of performance.
01:02What is impacting it and how we try to build the team.
01:07So yeah, I think that's part of it and we would like to do, you know, we are nothing without the fans.
01:16This club, no club is anything without the fans. Tottenham Hotspur, we are nothing without our fantastic fans, nothing.
01:24So we need each other. We want more than making them happy in every way.
01:30And my point was that during matches, that's where we need each other after. Fair with the booing.
01:39But during that's where I want to create a fortress.
01:42I think some of you guys probably have an even more, I can say, up-to-date stat in terms of how many games we won or lost or draw the last couple of years.
01:54But if any club want to be successful, you need to create a fortress. If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together, fans, team.
02:01We, my job, is to make sure that we do everything we can to perform. But can we do that together? That's where you create a very difficult place to play.
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