This time, though, Frank’s players leapt to his defence. Video shared on X appears to show Van de Ven, a member of Frank’s first-team leadership group, approach the away end and engage in a heated confrontation with a fan seated in the front row.
He was ushered away by a staff member, before Porro followed suit. The Argentine seemed furious and needed to be held back from the fan by a group of stewards.
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Reacting to the away end’s criticisms at full-time, Palhinha told Sky Sports: “It was just the supporters sharing their frustration. We of course understand, we respect, first of all.
“And I just said that we are fighting for all the same. We want to win, not just the players, the staff, the supporters.”
“We are trying to get the victories that, in my opinion, we should deserve the last games. I just want to say, like I said to our fans, keep supporting us, because we will change that momentum.
“The victories will come, I don’t have any doubt about that. And yeah, it’s frustrating.”
Frank sang a similar tune, but claimed he had not witnessed any altercation between fan and player.
“I haven’t seen that situation, that’s one thing. I think it’s fair to say everyone involved in Tottenham, players, staff, fans, everyone is a tough one to take today.
“I think hopefully everyone can see how hard we worked to get everything in the right direction. And I think overall the performance was good, especially in the second half, in a game where we deserved to get more.
“That is extremely painful to be part of, so of course people are frustrated, I’m frustrated, so that’s natural.”
