Thomas Frank sends new message to Tottenham fans after hitting out at boos as pressure ramps up | OneFootball

Spurs boss was angered by treatment of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario by supporters during latest home defeat by Fulham

Thomas Frank has insisted that Tottenham are "nothing without the fans" as he urged them to stick with the team.

The relationship between Spurs supporters and the club’s players came under further scrutiny on Saturday night in the 2-1 home defeat by Fulham.

Fans booed at half-time and again after the match, but it was jeers during the game that angered Frank.

Frank claimed after the match that "true" fans would not act in that manner and called for supporters to get behind the players, saving any frustration for after the game.

Asked about the need to keep the Spurs faithful on side at his press conference ahead of the trip to Newcastle on Tuesday night, Frank talked up the significance of the fans.

"As I said after the game, I completely understand the frustration. If you don't win, there will always be a frustration," he said.

"That is normal, it is part of it. Especially as we haven't won as much as we would have wanted to at home, not only this year but the last long period, maybe years, maybe more.

"So the frustration grows a little bit more. That's understandable. It is 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, what is impacting it, how we try to build the team.

"We are nothing without the fans. No club is anything without the fans. Tottenham Hotspur is nothing without our fantastic fans, nothing. We need each other.

"There is nothing we want more than making them happy in every way and my point that during matches that is where we need each other."

Spurs' home form is adding to the pressure on Frank, with his side failing to win at their own stadium in the Premier League since the opening weekend of the season.

Frank and his players being booed off has become a regular occurrence but the Dane insists the relationship is not beyond repair.

Frank said: "Again, I think there's always some that shout louder than others. So I don't think fans, when you say you lose the fans, how many is that? Five per cent? 10 per cent? 15 per cent? 20 per cent? How much is it? I don't know.

"We would like to get all 100 per cent on board and there's only two things we can do. We can perform and keep connected."