Bakke says the squad were hurt by the criticism when they initially refused to accept a wage deferral.
After a series of meetings with the PFA, the players agreed to take a 25% pay-cut last week to help save the club from going into administration.
"Everybody had to do their bit in this difficult situation and to take a cut in wages was the least we could do to save the club," said Bakke in The Mirror.
"It's a lot better to get something than risk getting nothing which could happen if the club went broke.But it does influence you. You don't want it to influence you, but it does.
"All the talk about it didn't help and it ended up pitting the fans against the players, which wasn't right. We've had meetings for the last couple of weeks and you hope it won't affect you, but Middlesbrough last Saturday must have been one of our worst games this season.
"But we can't use that as an excuse and we've got to pick ourselves up and get on with things.
"It's been tough getting through these last few weeks, especially because we've now lost our last six games. A lot is wrong, so much I can't bear to talk about it. We all need to have a chat to sort things out.
"Everybody has to try to do their best in this difficult situation. Every player has to look at himself and raise his game. The team spirit has not been good, but hopefully it will be better we just have to concentrate on our football.
"We are six points away from safety, but we can't give up. I want to stay here for the remaining three years of my contract. I still love being at Leeds United. I've just bought a house and I'm going to be a father in the summer.
"I just hope we can turn things round and save our place in the Premiership. This is a big club and must not be allowed to go down."