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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered goalkeeper Vicario were told later "those individuals cannot be real Tottenham fans" by manager Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of goals in the first six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th top-flight home loss of the year.

However the main topic of discussion was the visitors' next score when the keeper gave away possession far outside his box.

He ventured out to handle a long ball and took the ball towards the touchline.

But, rather than booting it out of play, the Italian turned and attempted to clear, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

The forward passed the ball off to Wales midfield player Harry Wilson, who curled a shot into the goal from the sideline measured at thirty-six point six yards.

Seconds 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 the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering sessions truly angered Frank.

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

"Those individuals can't be real Tottenham fans that act that way. Alright booing after the game, fine, but when we are in play, we are supporting each other, we are with each other moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed the visitors a early advantage prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an improved second-half performance.

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Hart stated that the second score was "completely preventable".

"I do understand the fans' frustration," Hart continued. "I am aware the part Vicario is playing. He is a great team player, he is a true leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be judged by your decisions.

"He was heavily implicated in what ended up to be the decisive goal."

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

Italian national team the keeper is in his 3rd campaign with Spurs.

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

"That score was a mistake of mine, I take responsibility for that," he said.

"The intent was to clear the ball long and I simply hit the ball in a bad manner. That made an even bigger challenge to climb."

He said receiving jeers "is part of the game".

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

"It's on us to stay increasingly composed, to focus on ourselves. We are missing in calmness and poise to overturn outcomes. Today is a poor defeat and it's tough to take."

'I Was Surprised No One Returned to the Goal Line'

Despite Vicario's mistake, it was not an simple goal for Wilson to score.

Actually it was the next longest-range Premier League goal of the campaign – after Tyler Adams' 43.3 metre goal for the Cherries against the Black Cats, which incidentally too occurred on Saturday.

Wilson stated he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an open net to target.

10 moments elapsed between the keeper coming out of his box and Wilson striking – which was 5 moments after the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the keeper was away from the box for ages," Wilson remarked.

"I was surprised not one of the back four returned to the line. When none of them defended the goal, my eyes lit up a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a little extra opportunity. Then it was solely about trying to make the correct contact and get it on target. I had a good feeling, the moment it came off my boot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Bad Spell, Everything Appears to Go Against You'

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

This was their 10th at home loss of the year in the league, a joint club record matching 1994 and 2003.

The side still have home games against Frank's old side the Bees and title holders the Reds to come before the close of the season.

Just a single of those victories have occurred since the manager replaced his predecessor in the summer.

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

"During in a bad spell, all aspects seems to work against you as well – the opening was a redirected attempt, the second is a error from the keeper.

"This result puts us in a place where we have suffered another match. Every game has a single story, today we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to continue striving. The second half was significantly improved and with luck an aspect we can utilize to develop."

Tottenham have lost four straight at home capital clashes for the first time in the top division.

Furthermore they are recording nine point five attempts and 3.2 efforts on goal per game in the Premier League – their poorest averages on record in a single campaign (dating back to 2003-04).

Former Fulham midfielder Murphy stated that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He must take the stick," Murphy remarked. "He's taken a high profile job at a huge team with massive expectation. There is scrutiny and duty that comes with that.

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