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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "they cannot be true Spurs supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in two scores in the first six minutes to fall 2-1 to Fulham, marking their 10th Premier League home loss of the year.

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

The goalkeeper came out to handle a long ball and took the ball towards the touchline.

But, rather than kicking it into touch, the Italy international spun and tried to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

The forward laid the ball off to Wales midfield player Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the touchline measured at 36.6 metres.

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

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 behind, and again at the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering episodes really irritated Frank.

"I heard a few of our supporters reportedly jeered the incident and booed following, which, in my opinion is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented regarding the supporters' response to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Spurs fans that act that way. Fair enough jeering after the match, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are with each other going forward."

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

Former top-flight keeper Joe Hart remarked that the next goal was "totally preventable".

"I certainly understand the fans' frustration," Hart added. "I know the part Vicario is playing. He is a excellent team player, he is a true leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

"He was deeply involved in what turned out to be the winning score."

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

Italian national team Vicario is in his third season with Spurs.

The 29-year-old said following the match that he had to take the feedback.

"That score was a error of mine, I take accountability for that," he commented.

"The intent was to clear the ball long and I just hit the ball in a bad way. It was 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 affected by the situation in the crowd. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It is on us to remain more composed, to focus on our own performance. The team is lacking in calmness and calmness to overturn results. Today is a bad loss and it's hard to take."

'I Was Surprised No One Went Back to the Goal Line'

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

In fact it was the next most distant Premier League score of the season – following Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally too occurred on the same day.

Wilson said he was "somewhat surprised" that he still had an open net to target.

10 moments passed between the keeper exiting of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was five moments following the kick.

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

"It amazed me none of the back four returned to the goal line. When none of them defended the goal, my eyes sparked somewhat.

"[Destiny] Udogie slipped too, which allowed me a little extra time. After that it was solely about attempting to achieve the right connection and place it on target. I felt a positive sense, the moment it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

'When You're in a Poor Run, All Seems to Go Against You'

While Vicario's error dominated headlines, this was an all-round bad day for Tottenham to continue their home ground woes.

The match was their tenth home defeat of the year in the league, a shared club record matching nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

The side still have home fixtures against the manager's old side the Bees and champions Liverpool to come before the close of the season.

Only one of those victories have occurred after Frank took over from Ange Postecoglou in the summer.

"If you are behind 2-0 after six minutes, there is a mountain to climb," said Frank.

"During in a poor run, everything appears to go against you too – the opening was a redirected attempt, the next is a error from the keeper.

"This result leaves us in a position where we have lost another match. Every game has a single narrative, today we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to keep working. The second half was significantly improved and with luck something we can utilize to learn."

Tottenham have been defeated in four straight at home London derbies for the first time in the Premier League.

And they are averaging 9.5 shots and three point two shots on target per game in the Premier League – their poorest averages on record in a one season (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Cottagers midfielder Danny Murphy stated that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He's got accept the stick," Murphy remarked. "He's accepted a high profile role at a major football club with massive expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at home have been disappointing and they have to get better {quickly|