Tottenham fans' fury is justified, James Maddison admitted after their 1-0 loss at Chelsea.
Spurs fell to a 16th defeat in 30 Premier League games - their most in any entire campaign since 2003-04 - and were second-best in the London derby at Stamford Bridge.
Enzo Fernandez's header was enough to secure the three points for Chelsea, with Moises Caicedo and Pape Matar Sarr both having goals ruled out after VAR checks.
Ange Postecoglou did not clap the fans at full time while supporters gave the players an earful.
They had booed Postecoglou's decision to bring on Sarr and Brennan Johnson (for Lucas Bergvall and Wilson Odobert), and the Spurs boss appeared to cup his ears at them when he thought the former had scored, though he later insisted he just wanted them to cheer.
'It hurts a lot. It’s been one too many times this season. Our fans are rightly disappointed. We’re disappointed,' Maddison told Sky Sports.
'We’re just trying hard to search for the answers of why, in the league, we’re not getting the results in the tight games. We’ve lost so many games this year by one-goal margins.
'So, I don’t really want to be out here talking out of nowhere. Our fans don’t even want to hear what we’ve got to say, do they? So, it’s about just trying to be better going forward.
'To be fair, they’re rightly angry. I think it’s still important that we go over and show our appreciation for them, even though we’re not getting a nice reception, let’s put it that way.
'So that’s why I still walk over there. I think they deserve that, even though it’s not easy to go over and get pelted right in your face.
'But, like I said, they pay their money, they travel all over for us. And we’re just as disappointed as they are, but we’re trying to put it right.
'It can still be a super special season if we lift silverware. We’re in the quarter-final. We’re two fixtures away from a European final. So it can still be a very special season.
'The message would be, just stick with us. We need them as much as they need us, you know. And again, they probably don’t want to be listening to me right now after another defeat in the league. That’s fine, but I have to come out, I have to answer your questions. So, just try and stick together, I guess.'