Tottenham are nothing without our fans – Frank

Tottenham Hotspur’s players and supporters “need each other,” according to manager Thomas Frank, and the club is “nothing without the fans.”

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s error caused Fulham’s second goal in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat, Spurs’ 10th home league defeat of 2025, to receive booed by Tottenham Hotspur Stadium fans.

After the defeat, the Dane claimed that Vicario’s supporters “can’t be true Tottenham fans” and that their actions were “completely unacceptable.”

The opening-weekend game against Burnley was Tottenham’s only Premier League home game since Frank’s arrival from Brentford in the summer.

Tottenham currently sit 12th in the league with just 18 points from 13 games due to their subpar home form.

Frank said he understood the disappointment of fans before his side faced Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Tuesday (20:15 GMT), knowing that they are sitting directly below them.

He said, “I fully understand the frustration,” as I stated after the game.

There will always be frustration if you don’t win. That is typical.

Particularly because we haven’t won as much at home this year as we would have liked, both historically. So the frustration intensifies a little more.

Without fans, we would be nothing. Without the fans, there is no club. Without our incredible fans, nothing could exist at Tottenham. We require one another.

My point is that I want to build a fortress during matches because that is what we need each other.

Goalkeeper Vicario came out to deal with a long ball from Tottenham, but Harry Wilson’s weak clearance sent his curling shot into the open goal from the touchline.

Spurs fans booed the Italian when the ball came to him moments after the goal, and half-time and the final whistle also caused the team to be jeered off.

After the game, I spoke with him, and he assured me that he was fine, Frank said.

Vic is a relatively resilient player when faced with setbacks like that. It might have hurt others more.

How well you handle mistakes as a goalkeeper and player is largely determined by how well you develop as both a player and a goalkeeper.

Vicario apologized to the fans after the game for his error and the outcome.

The 29-year-old told Sky Sports, “I take responsibility for that because I made a mistake with my second goal.”