Tottenham boss Frank confident of owners’ backing

Thomas Frank, the owner of Tottenham, claims he has faith in himself and is “very confident” in his decision to win.

The opening-weekend game against Burnley was Spurs’ only Premier League home game since Frank’s June signing from Brentford.

Some fans have criticized the Dane, who sits 12th in the league table and has just 18 points from 13 games.

Frank responded to reporters by saying, “Yes, I’m very confident. I’m very confident.

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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.”

Frank said he understood the disappointment of fans before his team took on Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Tuesday (20:15 GMT) just below them in the 13th tier.

He said, “I completely understand the frustration,” as I said 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 when Spurs were already 1-0 up inside six minutes against Fulham, but Harry Wilson’s weak clearance prevented him from curling a shot into the open goal from the touchline.

Spurs fans booed the Italian when the ball came to him moments later, and the team was also jeered off at half-time and the final whistle as a result.

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.”