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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed keeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed later "those individuals cannot be true Spurs supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of goals in the opening initial moments to fall 2-1 to Fulham, marking their 10th Premier League at home defeat of the year.

But the main topic of discussion was the visitors' second score when the keeper lost the ball far outside his box.

He ventured out to handle a high pass and carried the ball towards the touchline.

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italy international spun and tried to clear, but lost his footing as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

King passed the ball off to Welsh midfielder Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the sideline measured at thirty-six point six yards.

Seconds afterwards when the ball went to the keeper once more, a number of Spurs fans booed him.

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

A particular of those jeering episodes truly angered Frank.

"I heard some of our supporters apparently jeered the situation and jeered following, which, in my view is totally unjustifiable," the Dane commented regarding the supporters' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Tottenham supporters that do that. Alright booing following the game, no problem, but when we are playing, we are supporting each other, we are with one another moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed Fulham a early lead prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Tottenham in an improved second-half performance.

Ex- Premier League keeper Joe Hart remarked that the second goal was "completely avoidable".

"I do appreciate the fans' disappointment," Hart added. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He is a excellent team player, he is a real leader in the locker room but in the end you are going to be judged by your decisions.

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

'It's Part of Football, I Can Handle It'

Italy international the keeper is in his 3rd campaign with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated after the game that he had to take the criticism.

"The second goal was a mistake of mine, I take accountability for it," he commented.

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I simply struck the ball in a bad way. That made an more difficult challenge to climb."

He said receiving jeers "comes with the game".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "We can't be affected by the situation in the crowd. The fans have the right to do what they think.

"It's on the team to remain increasingly composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in composure and calmness to reverse outcomes. Today is a poor defeat and it is hard to take."

'It Shocked Me No One Went Back to the Line'

In spite of Vicario's error, it was far from an easy goal for Harry Wilson to score.

In fact it was the second longest-range top division goal of the campaign – following Adams' 43.3 yard strike for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which incidentally too occurred on Saturday.

The goalscorer stated he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an open goal to aim for.

10 seconds passed between Vicario exiting of his box and the midfielder striking – which was 5 moments following the kick.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was out of the area for a long time," he said.

"I was surprised not one of the defenders went back to the line. When not one of them defended the net, my interest sparked somewhat.

"Udogie slipped as well, which allowed me a little additional time. After that it was solely about trying to make the correct contact and place it on target. I had a good feeling, as soon as it left my foot, that it was on the right line."

'During in a Bad Spell, All Appears to Work Against You'

While the keeper's mistake led coverage, this was an overall bad day for Spurs to extend their home ground struggles.

The match was their 10th at home loss of the year in the league, a shared team statistic along with nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

The side still have home fixtures against Frank's former club the Bees and title holders Liverpool to come prior to the end of the year.

Only one of those wins have occurred after Frank took over from his predecessor in the summer.

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

"When you're in a poor run, everything appears to go against you too – the opening was a deflected shot, the second is a mistake from Vic.

"The outcome leaves us in a position where we have lost an additional match. Every game has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the early stages.

"We simply need to continue striving. The later period was significantly improved and with luck an aspect we can use to develop."

Tottenham have lost four straight home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

And they are recording 9.5 shots and 3.2 shots on target per game in the division – their lowest rates on record in a one season (dating back to 2003-04).

Former Fulham midfield player Danny Murphy stated that Frank has to ride the storm.

"He must accept the stick," Murphy remarked. "He's accepted a high profile job at a huge team with enormous expectation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that accompanies that.

"Their showings at home have been disappointing and they have to get better {quickly|