Spurs Players Now Leave Pitch Together Amid Negative Stadium ‘Atmosphere’

Many fans of a Tottenham Hotspur persuasion were under the assumption that Thomas Frank, who became Ange Postecoglou’s successor in the summer of 2025, would bring plenty of success – but that hasn’t exactly been the case under the Danish boss. So much so that Spurs players have discussed how they can produce a united front against the ‘negative atmosphere’.

Frank, following a period of seven years of punching above his weight in charge of Brentford, joined the reigning Europa League champions in July as they hoped to embark on a period of prolonged success. At the time of writing, he has accrued a points per match rate of just 1.38 after 21 matches at the helm across all competitions.

For those watching from the stands, it’s not unfair to say things have turned sour. Boos have rung around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, at times, as they come to terms with the negative style of playing been played under Frank. Fans – evidenced by Guglielmo Vicario being the subject to boos during their recent loss to Fulham – have not been afraid to make their feelings known.

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The Tactic Used by Spurs Players to Repel Negative Fans

And as a means of clapping back at the frustrated fans, right-back Pedro Porro took to Instagram after their recent all-London defeat. “Football is emotions,” the 26-year-old wrote before adding: “In football, as in life, there can always be mistakes, what I will not tolerate is hearing disrespect from the fan to my teammates, hence my frustration at the end of the game.

Behind the scenes, the Spurs players have been discussing how things can change for the better moving forwards and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium faithful were a key theme in a players’ meeting after their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at the start of November as Joao Pedro’s unanswered goal opened and closed the scoring in the 34th minute.

The Telegraph, following the aforementioned loss to Chelsea when Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence failed to hide their displeasure with some fans and walked straight off the pitch, reported that Spurs have adopted a new convention, which they believe will demonstrate togetherness rather than a lack of attachment between the players.

Irrespective of the score, they have all agreed to gather around the centre circle at the end of the first half and leave the pitch together. As things stand, the Spurs players do not walk around the pitch at the end of the match to applaud the support, whether they are inside the home end or have travelled from north London, as is the custom at some clubs.​​​​​​​

Frank himself has spoken out about how frustrated Spurs fans have been getting. After Vicario was subject to a chorus of boos on Saturday, the 52-year-old said the reaction was ‘unacceptable by saying the following in his post-match interview:

Vicario, though, is of a different belief, as the Italian goalkeeper understands that it’s part and parcel of football. “It’s part of football. I am a big man, I am quite [a bit] older. We cannot be influenced by the situation in the stands,” he said. “The fans have the right to do what they think… probably it is on us to stay more calm and focus more on ourselves.”

Spurs Fans Lament New Convention to Show United Front

Although, on the face of it, Spurs are doing all they can to prove they all share the same end goal, it has not gone down well with the supporters, who have done all they can to prove they are unhappy with Frank’s methods – and also how poorly the players are at carrying out instructions from the ex-Brentford custodian and his team in the dugout.

“It’s like they’re playing against us?” one said in response to the news on X (formerly Twitter) as another one added that playing ‘proper football’ would be the right antidote to fan anger. “These gimmicks aren’t necessary,” they wrote before adding: Just play proper football.” Another wrote:

“Anything but actual tactics,” a fourth fan wrote in disgust as a final fan claimed that such a tactic will only add fuel to the fire rather than pour water on the ever-growing issue. They wrote: “What are we doing here? Do they not realise this is going to annoy fans more when we’re losing and playing garbage football. Shall we just liquidate and start the club again?”