‘As long as we win football matches, everyone will support us’published at 15:42 GMT
Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund (Tue, 20:00 GMT)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank was asked if he believes he can win the supporters back: “As I have said many times, as long as we win football matches and make sure we win enough of them – everyone will support us. It is not about me. It is about supporting the team, the players.
“We are playing a game tomorrow against a very good German side and we are a little bit limited with the players available. We have 11 outfield players available for the game from our normal first-team players. One of them is Xavi (Simons) and he didn’t train today because there was a bad tackle from behind that injured his ankle but because he is so strong mentally he will play through pain tomorrow. Big courage to Xavi. And I cannot understand why that is not a red card, but that is for a bigger discussion.
“We have 11 players available and we probably have three players that need to push massively to get through 90 minutes physically, so that’s why we need everyone to support us.
“We need everyone to support us from minute one. Especially the team, especially the players. If we get that support, anything can happen. Magic can happen.”
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