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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed keeper Vicario were told later "those individuals can't be true Tottenham fans" by manager Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of goals in the opening initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th top-flight at home defeat of the year.

However the primary talking point was Fulham's next goal when the keeper lost the ball far beyond his box.

He came out to handle a long ball and took the ball near the touchline.

But, instead of kicking it into touch, the Italian spun and tried to clear away, but lost his footing as the ball glanced off Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

The forward passed the ball off to Wales midfield player Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the touchline recorded at thirty-six point six yards.

Seconds afterwards when the ball came to the keeper once more, some Spurs fans jeered him.

The team were booed off at the interval, with the club 2-0 behind, and once more at full-time.

One of those jeering episodes really angered Frank.

"It came to my attention some of our fans reportedly jeered the situation and booed following, which, in my view is totally unacceptable," the Dane commented about the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] can't be true Tottenham supporters that act that way. Fair enough booing following the game, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are with one another moving ahead."

Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute advantage prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second-half performance.

Former Premier League goalkeeper Hart stated that the second score was "totally avoidable".

"I certainly appreciate the supporters' disappointment," Hart continued. "I am aware the role Vicario is playing. He is a excellent squad member, he's a true leader in the locker room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"The keeper was deeply involved in what turned out to be the winning goal."

'It's In the Game, I'm a Big Man'

Italian international Vicario is in his 3rd season with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated after the match that he had to accept the feedback.

"That score was a mistake of my own, I accept accountability for that," he commented.

"My aim was to kick the ball long and I just struck the ball in a poor way. That made an more difficult mountain to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he continued. "We can't be influenced by the situation in the crowd. Supporters have the entitlement to do as they see fit.

"It is on the team to remain increasingly calm, to focus on our own performance. The team is missing in calmness and calmness to reverse results. Today is a bad defeat and it is hard to take."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Returned to the Goal Line'

Despite Vicario's mistake, it was far from an simple goal for Harry Wilson to convert.

In fact it was the next most distant top division score of the season – after Tyler Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for the Cherries against the Black Cats, which interestingly also occurred on the same day.

Wilson said he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an empty goal to aim for.

Ten moments passed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder striking – which was five moments following the clearance.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was away from the box for ages," he said.

"It amazed me none of the defenders went back to the line. When not one of them covered the goal, my interest sparked a bit.

"Udogie slipped as well, which allowed me a little additional opportunity. Then it was all about attempting to make the right contact and get it towards goal. I had a positive feeling, the moment it left my boot, that it was on the right line."

'When You're in a Poor Run, Everything Seems to Go Against You'

While the keeper's error dominated coverage, this was an all-round poor performance for Spurs to continue their home struggles.

This was their 10th at home loss of the year in the Premier League, a joint club record matching nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

The side still have home games against Frank's former club the Bees and champions Liverpool to play before the close of the year.

Only one of those victories have occurred since the manager replaced his predecessor in the summer.

"If you are down 2-0 after six minutes, there is a huge challenge to overcome," stated the boss.

"During in a poor run, all aspects seems to work against you as well – the opening was a deflected shot, the second is a mistake from Vic.

"This result puts us in a place where we have lost another match. Each fixture has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to keep working. The second half was significantly improved and hopefully an aspect we can utilize to develop."

Spurs have lost four consecutive at home capital clashes for the initial time in the Premier League.

And they are averaging nine point five shots and three point two shots on target per game in the division – their poorest averages on file in a single season (since at least the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Cottagers midfield player Danny Murphy stated that Frank has to ride the storm.

"He must take the stick," the pundit remarked. "He's accepted a high profile role at a major football club with massive anticipation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at home have been disappointing and they have to get better {quickly|