LONDON – Thomas Frank insisted he retains the support of Tottenham Hotspur’s hierarchy after their FA Cup exit against Aston Villa piled pressure on the beleaguered boss.

Frank’s side crashed out in the third round on Jan 10 as first-half goals from Villa’s Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers inspired a 2-1 win in north London.

Wilson Odobert reduced the deficit in Tottenham’s improved second-half display, but it was too little, too late for Frank.

The former Brentford boss has lost seven of his last 13 matches in all competitions, with Tottenham out of both domestic cups and languishing in 14th place in the Premier League.

They remain in contention to reach the Champions League last 16, but Frank faces a fight to ensure he is still in charge by the time the group stage ends.

Tottenham fans once again showed their discontent with the Dane by jeering at the final whistle.

But Frank is adamant he will be given time to improve Tottenham’s wretched form.

“Completely feel the support. No doubt about that. Of course, we are disappointed by the result and the fact that we don’t have better results,” he said.

“We need to put more and better performances together and keep pushing forward.”

It was another week to forget for Frank after he inadvertently angered Tottenham fans by drinking from a cup with the logo of north London rivals Arsenal on it before a 3-2 loss at Bournemouth on Jan 7.

Tempers spilled over at full-time after Villa forward Ollie Watkins celebrated in front of Tottenham midfielder Joao Palhinha, who clashed with the England international, as well as Rogers and Ezri Konsa, in an ugly brawl.

Frank admitted he was hurt by the defeat, but defended his players’ involvement in the row.

“We are all hurt. There is nothing we want to do more than to ...