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Spurs supporters who jeered keeper Vicario were informed later "those individuals cannot be true Tottenham fans" by boss Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of goals in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their tenth top-flight home loss of 2025.

But the primary topic of discussion was Fulham's next goal when the keeper lost possession far beyond his area.

He came out to deal with a long ball and took the ball towards the touchline.

However, instead of booting it into touch, the Italian turned and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

King passed the ball off to Welsh midfielder Harry Wilson, who curled a strike into the net from the touchline recorded at thirty-six point six metres.

Moments later when the ball came to the keeper once more, a number of Tottenham supporters booed him.

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 behind, and once more at full-time.

A particular of those jeering sessions really angered the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our fans apparently booed the situation and jeered following, which, in my opinion is completely unjustifiable," the Dane commented about the fans' response to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals cannot be true Spurs supporters that do that. Alright jeering following the game, no problem, but when we are in play, we are backing one another, we are behind each other going forward."

Tete had given Fulham a fourth-minute lead prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an improved second period showing.

Former Premier League keeper Joe Hart remarked that the next goal was "completely avoidable".

"I certainly understand the fans' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He is a excellent squad member, he's a real leader in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your actions.

"He was heavily involved in what ended up to be the winning goal."

'It is In the Game, I Can Handle It'

Italian international the keeper is in his 3rd campaign with Tottenham.

The 29-year-old said after the match that he had to take the criticism.

"The second goal was a error of mine, I accept accountability for that," he commented.

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I just hit the ball in a bad way. That made an even bigger challenge to climb."

He said receiving jeers "comes with the game".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "The team cannot be influenced by the situation in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It's on us to stay more calm, to focus on ourselves. We are missing in calmness and calmness to reverse outcomes. This match is a poor defeat and it is hard to take."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Returned to the Line'

Despite the keeper's error, it was not an easy score for Harry Wilson to convert.

In fact it was the second most distant Premier League goal of the campaign – following Adams' 43.3 metre goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which interestingly also occurred on the same day.

Wilson stated he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an empty net to aim for.

Ten moments passed between the keeper exiting of his area and Wilson striking – which was 5 moments after the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the goalkeeper was out of the box for a long time," Wilson said.

"I was surprised not one of the back four returned to the line. When not one of them covered the net, my interest sparked a bit.

"Udogie slipped too, which gave me a bit of extra time. After that it was all about trying to achieve the right connection and place it on target. I felt a good feeling, the moment it left my foot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Bad Spell, Everything Seems to Work Against You'

Although Vicario's error led coverage, this was an overall bad day for Tottenham to extend their home ground woes.

The match was their 10th home loss of the year in the league, a joint team record along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home games against Frank's former club Brentford and champions the Reds to come before the close of the year.

Only one of those victories have occurred after the manager took over from his predecessor in the off-season.

"When you're down 2-0 following the opening, there is a huge challenge to overcome," stated the boss.

"When you're in a poor run, all aspects appears to work against you too – the first was a deflected shot, the next is a mistake from Vic.

"The outcome leaves us in a position where we have suffered another match. Every game has a single narrative, today we lost in the early stages.

"We simply need to continue striving. The second half was much better and hopefully something we can utilize to develop."

Spurs have been defeated in four consecutive at home capital clashes for the initial time in the top division.

And they are recording 9.5 shots and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their poorest rates on file in a one season (since at least the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Cottagers midfield player Murphy stated that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He's got take the criticism," the pundit remarked. "He has taken a prestigious job at a huge team with massive expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at their stadium have been poor and they have to get better {quickly|