Beleaguered Tottenham Hotspur manager Igor Tudor acknowledged "everything is going wrong" after his team slumped to a sixth straight loss for the first time in its nearly 144-year history.
A 5-2 defeat at Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League's round of 16 on Tuesday was a new low in a woeful season for Tottenham, who are only one point above the relegation zone in the Premier League.
Tudor took over on Feb. 14 as the replacement for the fired Thomas Frank and has overseen four losses in a row, failing in his task to rebuild confidence among Tottenham's players.
No previous Spurs manager had lost his first four matches in charge.
"We are very fragile, very weak," Tudor said.
"It's not about me," he added when asked if the club would stick with him. "We need to stay calm. Less talking."
Tudor said what was happening to Tottenham was "very strange, very unusual."
"It's difficult to explain this," said the Croatian, who faced criticism for selecting Antonín Kinsky as goalkeeper for his Champions League debut -- only to substitute him in the 17th minute after making two mistakes leading to goals.
To make matters worse, Cristian Romero and João Palhinha clashed heads late in the game and both had to come off, leaving Tottenham with nine players. Romero, the team's captain, tried to play on but eventually left the field, clearly shaken.
Both players may now be forced out of the league trip to Liverpool on Sunday, when centre-back Micky van de Ven will be missing because of suspension.
After the game, Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust called for "emergency action" amid the historically bad start for their coach and run for their team.
"Tonight's performance and result is a total disgrace. It's symptomatic of the abysmal state of things at Spurs right now," a statement from THST read. "From the January transfer window to the management appointments, the lack of leadership and the total absence of anyone with a Spurs pedigree informing these decisions. Where is the Daring to Do? Where are the Echoes of Glory?
"Emergency action is needed as right now we are sleepwalking off the edge of a cliff. Being a Spurs fan has never been so difficult but supporters will not sit by and watch the club continue to decline."
Information from The Associated Press and PA was used in this report.