Thomas Frank sends message to Tottenham fans calling for Mauricio Pochettino return | OneFootball

Section of Spurs fans at the weekend were calling for former manager’s return

Frank’s side have won just seven of their 25 league games this season, and are now in must-win territory ahead of Tuesday’s game at home to fellow strugglers Newcastle.

“There's no doubt we are desperate to win games,” Frank said. “Desperate. And I'm focusing on Newcastle tomorrow.

“That's a great opportunity ahead of us against a good team. That's the main thing. Can we go out there and get three points tomorrow? That would be very good.

“And then climb from there and look forward. That's what we need to do. And that's the main focus.

“When you haven't won enough, you need to be desperate, because if you're not desperate, you don't understand the situation you're in, in terms of you don't win enough, you need to turn it, and win enough football games.

“That's what we want for the fans, that's what we want for the team, for the club.”

Despite their proximity to the bottom three, Frank was keen to avoid addressing the word ‘relegation’.

He did, however, admit that Spurs were in a difficult moment and needed supporters on side if they were to create more “magic moments”, like Dominic Solanke’s scorpion kick equaliser at home to Manchester City.

“I can say we desperately need them because when you are in a situation where it's not going straightforward, you need the fans even more, so we need the fans tomorrow massively to back the team,” Frank continued

“When they do that on the highest level and of course we need to perform, we need to prove it, but if they see a team that's running and fighting and giving everything, they will do everything to help. And when they do everything to help, it just creates those magic moments. And I refer that to the City game, but also the Dortmund game.

“That was fantastic to be there and that we need tomorrow because of course, when you're a little bit down to the bare bone, not that many players, it's not that straightforward, it's maybe not as confident, the team and all that, then we need to push together.”