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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered keeper Vicario were told afterwards "they can't be true Spurs supporters" by boss Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of scores in the opening six minutes to fall 2-1 to their opponents, registering their 10th Premier League at home defeat of the year.

But the primary topic of discussion was Fulham's next goal when Vicario gave away the ball well beyond his area.

The goalkeeper ventured out to deal with a long ball and carried the ball towards the touchline.

However, rather than kicking it into touch, the Italy international turned and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by King.

The forward passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the sideline recorded at thirty-six point six yards.

Moments afterwards when the ball came to the keeper once more, some Tottenham supporters jeered him.

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

A particular of those booing sessions really irritated Frank.

"It came to my attention a few of our fans apparently jeered the incident and booed after, which, in my view is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager stated regarding the supporters' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"[They] cannot be real Tottenham supporters that do that. Alright jeering following the game, no problem, but when we are playing, we are supporting each other, we are with each other moving ahead."

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

Ex- top-flight goalkeeper Joe Hart stated that the next goal was "totally preventable".

"I do understand the fans' frustration," the ex-keeper added. "I know the part Vicario is playing. He is a excellent squad member, he is a real figure in the dressing 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'm a Big Man'

Italian international Vicario is in his 3rd campaign with Tottenham.

He said following the match that he had to take the criticism.

"That score was a error of my own, I take responsibility for it," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball long and I simply hit the ball in a bad way. It was an more difficult challenge to overcome."

He said being booed "comes with football".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he continued. "We cannot be influenced by the circumstances in the stands. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It's on the team to remain increasingly composed, to concentrate on our own performance. We are lacking in calmness and poise to reverse outcomes. This match is a bad loss and it is hard to take."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Went Back to the Goal Line'

In spite of the keeper's mistake, it was far from an simple score for Wilson to score.

In fact it was the next longest-range top division score of the season – following Adams' 43.3 yard goal for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which incidentally too came on Saturday.

Wilson said he was "somewhat surprised" that he still had an empty net to aim for.

10 moments passed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder striking – which was 5 moments following the kick.

"It seemed to me like the goalkeeper was out of the area for a long time," he remarked.

"It amazed me not one of the defenders returned to the line. When not one of them defended the net, my eyes sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which allowed me a bit of extra time. After that it was all about trying to achieve the correct contact and get it on target. I had a good feeling, as soon as it came off my foot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Poor Run, Everything Seems to Work Against You'

Although Vicario's mistake dominated headlines, this was an all-round bad performance for Spurs to continue their home ground woes.

This was their tenth home loss of the year in the league, a shared club statistic matching nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

They still have home games against the manager's old side the Bees and title holders Liverpool to play before the close of the year.

Just a single of those wins have occurred since the manager took over from his predecessor in the off-season.

"When you're down 2-0 after six minutes, there is a mountain to climb," said Frank.

"During in a bad spell, everything appears to work against you as well – the first was a deflected attempt, the second is a error from the keeper.

"The outcome puts us in a position where we have lost another match. Each fixture has a unique narrative, this game we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to continue striving. The second half was much better and hopefully an aspect we can use to develop."

Spurs have been defeated in four consecutive home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are recording nine point five shots and 3.2 efforts on goal per match in the Premier League – their lowest averages on file in a single campaign (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

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

"He's got take the criticism," Murphy remarked. "He's taken a prestigious job at a major team with massive anticipation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at home have been poor and they have to improve {quickly|