Tottenham fans have made their frustrations clear on multiple occasions this season.
They chanted “boring, boring Tottenham” during the goalless draw against Frank’s former side Brentford last week, while the players were also booed off after the Sunderland draw.
And after the final whistle at Bournemouth, Palhinha and defender Micky van de Ven exchanged words with the travelling Tottenham faithful, following further jeers and comments aimed at the team.
Full-back Pedro Porro also had to be talked into stopping an argument with the supporters by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
“I think the travelling fans were amazing and they supported us throughout the game,” said Frank.
“The players are frustrated, I’m frustrated.
“We are all hurt, the fans are hurt. That’s absolutely natural. That’s why football is emotional. It’s just very painful for everyone involved with Tottenham.”
Midfielder Palhinha, who is on a season-long loan from Bayern Munich and scored a stunning overhead kick against the Cherries, added: “The fans are showing their frustration and we understand that.
“We are trying to get victories we should deserve in my opinion. It’s tough to speak a lot about momentum because when you lose it just sounds like words.
“I just want to say keep supporting because the victories will come. It’s frustration as I said. I felt we were the best team on the pitch.”
Richarlison hit the woodwork and Van de Ven was denied by a brilliant Djordje Petrovic stop, but the fact is Spurs are generally having fewer shots than ever under Frank.
Their 16 chances against the Cherries took their season average for shots per Premier League game up to 10.2 – but that is still their lowest average than in any season on record from 1997-98.
Despite finishing just outside the relegation zone in the previous campaign, their average was 13.
“We were the only team on the pitch that wanted to win the game,” said Palhinha.
“Football is like that. Tomorrow is another day. We need to keep pushing. We have been working hard to get wins.
“Today and tomorrow probably the hangover is going to be really tough, but in football we cannot think too much about what happened.”
“To lose in the last minute like they did, they will feel hard done by,” former England midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC Sport.
“There are games Tottenham have lost this season where they’ve played poorly and deserved to lose. Today was much better, but I don’t know what solace that is for the Tottenham supporters at the moment.”
It will not get easier for Frank or Spurs, with an FA Cup third-round tie against in-form Aston Villa on Saturday before a home derby against relegation-threatened West Ham in the league on 17 January.
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