‘There’s a lot of other things to worry about’ – Thomas Frank on fan atmosphere

Tottenham have won three of their last 11 games in all competitions and the atmosphere amongst fans is negative, but manager Thomas Frank thinks there are other things to worry about.

Spurs face Sunderland at home this weekend and have won just two league games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this campaign.

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Asked is he was worried about the atmosphere amongst fans, Frank said: “No, there’s a lot of other things to worry about. What I’m focusing on is to make sure that we perform in the best possible way.

“That’s all my focus on that. I think it’s also to make sure that if we perform well, if we do what we do, but also when we struggle. I’ve talked about that before. It hasn’t changed because there were some chants last night (against Brentford).

“When we play the game tomorrow (against Sunderland), we need the fans behind us. They need to push us, they need to help us. It’s just facts, that’s the way it is. If they can see we run hard, we do everything we can, then they should help us all the way. That’s hopefully enough to win the game.”

When Frank came to the club this summer from Brentford, he spoke about wanting to make the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a fortress.

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It has not panned out that way, and in fact the home atmosphere is becoming increasingly toxic.

On whether he thinks he can still turn the stadium into a fortress, Frank said: “There was one snapshot of the game yesterday (boos against Brentford). Before that, at home, we played against Brentford. We played a very good game, the fans were fantastic.

“We played against Slavia Prague, they helped us, we were fantastic. We played against Liverpool, they almost gave us a draw. It seemed like everything was a little bit against us. The last three home games, the fans have been very good.

“Then there was a bit of a chant last night, and boom, now it’s the biggest problem in the world. I’m pretty sure that all the fantastic Tottenham fans we have out there, they want the best for the team, for the players. They want to do everything they can to push them, and why not?

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“Life and football is hope, there’s always hope. We’re going into that game tomorrow (against Sunderland), there’s massive hope. There’s massive hope that we can start 2026 with a win, and make it one step closer to making the fortress.”