Problems mount for Tottenham's Frank, but vows to fight on

LONDON, Jan 19 : The problems continue to mount for embattled Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank with the Dane having only 11 outfield players available for Tuesday's crucial Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund, but he says he will keep fighting.

Frank was mocked by his own fans at the end of Tottenham's 2-1 defeat by West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday, with hundreds of them chanting 'sacked in the morning'.

Despite what he describes as a 'media circus' around his future at the London club, Frank insists he still has the backing of the club's hierarchy and can win over the fans.

"If your back is against the wall, you fight. I am energetic and I fight. It is not about me, we need to win football matches and we need to do that together," Frank, who said he had lunch with CEO Vinai Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange, told reporters after training on Monday.

"The three biggest things in showing resilience is having good values and I believe I am a guy that has good values. Second is you know reality and the reality is that one in five people don't like you no matter what you do and one in five love you no matter what you do - both sides are probably biased.

"And then there is the three and five, if you behave well, are respectful and show integrity then you are sweet. The reality is not everyone will like you."

Despite woeful domestic form, Tottenham are 11th in the Champions League standings with two games left and victory on Tuesday would give them a great chance to finish in the top eight and qualify automatically for the last 16.

However, injuries to the likes of Richarlison, Joao Palhinha, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Ben Davies and James Maddison and Micky van de Ven's suspension