Thomas Frank was vocal about Tottenham’s supporters’ actions over the weekend, but the Spurs boss has insisted that his squad need the fan-base on side.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has admitted he understands the frustrations of his side’s supporters due to their poor home form so far this season. Spurs have won just one of their seven Premier League games this term – with that coming against Burnley.
Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Fulham means only Wolves have a worse home record than Frank’s squad this campaign. The north Londoners currently find themselves 12th in the table, six points off the top four places.
Spurs conceded twice inside six minutes against London rivals Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium –compounding a miserable week after defeats to Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain. It was also their 10th home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League alone.
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Fulham’s second goal came from Guglielmo Vicario losing possession outside his box, resulting in Harry Wilson curling the ball into an empty net. When the ball next went to the Italian, sections of the Spurs fans booed him, leaving Frank and Pedro Porro furious.
“I didn’t like that our fans booed at him [Vicario] straight after and a few times he touched the ball,” Frank said in his post-match press conference. “They can’t be true Tottenham fans because everyone supports each other when you are on the pitch.
“And we do everything we can to perform. After, fair enough, boo, no problem. But not during. That’s unacceptable in my opinion.” In an Instagram post uploaded on Sunday afternoon, Porro said: “Football is emotions. In football, as in life, there can always be mistakes.
“What I will not tolerate is hearing disrespect from the fans to my team-mates, hence my frustration at the end of the game. And we will get up. We remind you, six months ago, everything was so bad. In the end, it is not how it begins but how it ends. To the true Spurs fans, I love you.”
Ahead of Tuesday night’s game against Newcastle, reports from The Telegraph stated Tottenham players had held an emergency meeting to discuss the disconnect with fans last month. It’s said that the subject of Spurs supporters was the key theme in a players’ meeting following the narrow loss to Chelsea on November 1.
The report also argues that the Spurs players have adopted a new convention where they gather together in the centre circle at the end of the first half and leave the pitch together. Speaking ahead of the trip to Newcastle, Frank talked about the relationship with supporters after previously admitting he didn’t like the boos directed at Vicario.
“I completely understand the frustration,” he said. “If we don’t win there will always be a frustration. We have not won much at home this season – and also last -so the frustration can grow. It’s my job to do what we can to have calm.
“We are nothing without fans. Tottenham Hotspur is nothing without the fans. My point was that during matches we need each other. Afterwards the booing can be fair. During, then we need to make it a fortress and, to do that, we all need to be together.”
