Tottenham Hotspur loan star Mathys Tel confronted the Spurs away end at Fulham after their 2-0 loss away at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Sunday, stating that the supporters and players 'need to be together' - whilst fans fought back, demanding answers about Spurs' poor form.
A loss in the western end of the capital saw Tottenham lose their 15th league game of the campaign; with only the bottom four clubs in the Premier League losing more games than Ange Postecoglou's side this season. Tottenham are on course to record their worst Premier League finish since 2003-04, where they came 14th - and Tel tried to talk to fans about their poor situation.
A video from @SpursArmyTweets showed Tel in his club tracksuit, talking to fans at the front of the away end following the defeat to Marco Silva's side.
Tel told the travelling contingent that the club and players 'need to be together', but his words appeared to fall on deaf ears as one fan could be heard stating to the player that performances 'aren't good enough'.
Tel had around 30 seconds of interaction with a couple of away fans, before walking away from the advertising board and back onto the pitch.
The Frenchman played for 77 minutes against Fulham, but he failed to produce anything as Spurs continue to cling on to 14th place - with themselves, Everton, West Ham United and Manchester United all on 34 points heading into the final nine games of the season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' recent revival of seven points from four means that they are now closer to the quartet in the table than the relegation zone - and it isn't out of the question that, if Tottenham continue their poor form, they could finish below Wolves in the table - an inconceivable thought at the Christmas stage.
Tel, in fairness, is only on loan from Bayern Munich and his conscious decision to talk to fans should be heralded. As a young player who is only at Tottenham on a temporary basis for now, his transparency will be noted - but fans will only be hoping that performances can improve on the pitch.