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Tottenham Hotspur fans who booed goalkeeper Vicario were informed afterwards "they can't be true Spurs fans" by boss Frank.

Tottenham let in two scores in the first six minutes to lose 2-1 to their opponents, registering their tenth Premier League at home loss of the year.

But the main topic of discussion was Fulham's next score when the keeper lost the ball far outside his box.

He ventured out to handle a high pass and took the ball near the sideline.

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

King passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Harry Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the touchline measured at 36.6 metres.

Seconds afterwards when the ball came to the keeper once more, a number of Tottenham fans jeered him.

The team were jeered off at half-time, with the side 2-0 behind, and once more at the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering sessions really irritated the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our supporters reportedly jeered the incident and booed following, which, in my opinion is totally unacceptable," the Danish manager commented regarding the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] can't be true Tottenham fans that do that. Alright jeering after the match, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing one another, we are with each other going forward."

Kenny Tete had handed the visitors a early lead prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Tottenham in an better second period performance.

Ex- Premier League keeper Hart stated that the next goal was "totally avoidable".

"I certainly understand the fans' disappointment," Hart continued. "I know the role the keeper is playing. He's a excellent team player, 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 heavily implicated in what turned out to be the winning goal."

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

Italy national team the keeper is in his 3rd season with Tottenham.

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

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

"My aim was to clear the ball long and I just hit the ball in a bad way. It was an more difficult mountain to overcome."

He stated receiving jeers "comes with the game".

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he continued. "The team cannot be affected by the situation in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It is on the team to stay more calm, to focus on our own performance. We are lacking in composure and poise to reverse outcomes. This match is a bad loss and it is tough to take."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Went Back to the Line'

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

Actually it was the second most distant top division score of the campaign – following Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for the Cherries against Sunderland, which interestingly also came on Saturday.

The goalscorer said he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an empty net to target.

Ten seconds elapsed between Vicario coming out of his box and the midfielder striking – which was 5 seconds after the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the keeper was out of the box for ages," Wilson said.

"It amazed me not one of the back four returned to the line. When none of them defended the goal, my interest sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell as well, which gave me a bit of extra time. After that it was solely about trying to make the right contact and get it on target. I had a positive sense, as soon as it left my foot, that it was on the right line."

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

While Vicario's mistake dominated headlines, this was an overall poor performance for Tottenham to continue their home struggles.

This was their 10th at home defeat of the year in the league, a shared team statistic along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against the manager's old side Brentford and champions Liverpool to play prior to the close of the year.

Only one of those victories have come after Frank took over from Ange Postecoglou in the off-season.

"If you are down 2-0 following six minutes, there is a huge challenge to overcome," said Frank.

"When you're in a bad spell, all aspects seems to work against you too – the opening was a deflected attempt, the second is a error from Vic.

"The outcome leaves us in a place where we have suffered another game. Each fixture has a unique story, today we were defeated in the early stages.

"We simply need to keep working. The later period was significantly improved and with luck an aspect we can utilize to develop."

Spurs have been defeated in 4 consecutive at home London derbies for the first time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 shots and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their lowest rates on record in a single campaign (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

Former Cottagers midfield player Danny Murphy stated that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit said. "He's taken a prestigious role at a huge team with massive expectation. There is scrutiny and duty that accompanies that.

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