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Under-fire Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has confronted questions over his job security following a poor start to the season that has seen Spurs slump into the bottom half of the Premier League table.
"I feel support, I have done the whole time," he said. "After the [Nottingham Forest] game, I haven't changed my mind. This is not a quick fix. That's not to stay we aren't going to try and beat Liverpool and believe we have a good chance of doing that.
"First and foremost I am most critical of myself, we are a lot of people that need to perform well together."
Regarding questions from fans, Frank added: “There will always be fans questioning the coach wherever you are. Then there will be the loyal ones that can see the perspective.
“First of all, I'd say to Spurs fans it's a privilege to be part of this big club. To fulfil that, there's a lot of stages we need to go through.”
Former Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas has claimed that the home clash with Liverpool on Saturday is a "must-win" for Frank amid growing pressure.
Jenas told 10bet: "I think it's going to be huge. I think this is a manager that could be under pressure. I think when there has been no real consistency with the line-ups and the tactics, it’s difficult to predict how players are going to perform. I want to see a bit of an improvement in the forward areas too.
"Yes, there are injuries at the football club but they've still got decent players there." When asked about the weekend fixture against Liverpool, Jenas described it simply as a "must-win."
Since the start of November, Tottenham have won just three games in all competitions. This is reduced to one win when focusing purely on the Premier League - a 2-0 victory over Brentford.
Frank's side are now set to face Liverpool who, despite enduring a rocky start to the season, look to have found some good form in recent performances. A win will take the Red's into the top four.
When asked about his opponents this weekend, Frank stated: "They're an excellent team, they're the champions. They started very well. They signed fantastic players, Hugo Ekitike, what a season he's having.
"[Alexander] Isak is a top striker, he will come good and [Florian] Wirtz is fantastic but still adapting to the league. [Dominik] Szoboszlai is a beast, he will play tomorrow of course."
If results don't go Tottenham's way this weekend, they could go into Christmas 15th in the table. If scores do favour Frank's side, and they are able to get three points on Saturday, they could jump two spots to ninth.
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