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Spurs supporters who booed keeper Vicario were informed later "they cannot be true Spurs fans" by boss Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of scores in the first six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their tenth Premier League home defeat of the year.

But the primary talking point was Fulham's next goal when Vicario lost the ball well beyond his box.

He came out to deal with a high pass and took the ball near the sideline.

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italy international turned and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball glanced off Wilson and was collected by King.

The forward laid the ball off to Welsh midfielder Wilson, who bent a shot into the net from the sideline measured at thirty-six point six metres.

Seconds afterwards when the ball came to the keeper again, a number of Spurs supporters jeered him.

Spurs were jeered off at half-time, with the side 2-0 down, and again at the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering sessions really irritated Frank.

"I heard a few of our fans apparently booed the situation and booed following, which, in my view is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented regarding the fans' response to his goalkeeper.

"[They] cannot be true Spurs supporters that act that way. Fair enough jeering following the game, no problem, but when we are in play, we are supporting each other, we are behind one another moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed the visitors a fourth-minute advantage prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Spurs in an better second period performance.

Former top-flight goalkeeper Hart stated that the next goal was "totally avoidable".

"I certainly appreciate the supporters' frustration," Hart added. "I know the role Vicario is playing. He is a excellent squad member, he's a real leader in the locker room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

"He was deeply implicated in what turned out to be the decisive goal."

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

Italian national team the keeper is in his third season with Tottenham.

He said after the match that he had to accept the criticism.

"The second score was a error of my own, I accept accountability for it," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball long and I just struck the ball in a bad way. That made an more difficult mountain to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "comes with football".

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he added. "The team can't be affected by the circumstances in the crowd. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It is on us to remain more calm, to concentrate on our own performance. We are missing in calmness and calmness to overturn results. This match is a bad loss and it's hard to take."

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

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

Actually it was the next longest-range Premier League score of the campaign – after Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for the Cherries against the Black Cats, which incidentally too came on the same day.

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

10 seconds elapsed between Vicario exiting of his area and the midfielder striking – which was 5 moments following the clearance.

"I felt like the keeper was away from the box for a long time," he said.

"It amazed me none of the back four went back to the goal line. When not one of them defended the net, my eyes lit up a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a bit of extra time. Then it was solely about attempting to make the correct contact and get it on target. I felt a positive sense, as soon as it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

'During in a Poor Run, Everything Appears to Go Against You'

Although the keeper's error led coverage, this was an all-round poor performance for Tottenham to continue their home ground woes.

The match was their 10th at home defeat of the year in the league, a joint club record along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home fixtures against the manager's former club Brentford and champions Liverpool to come before the end of the season.

Just a single of those wins have occurred after Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou in the summer.

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

"When you're in a poor run, everything appears to go against you as well – the first was a deflected shot, the next is a mistake from the keeper.

"This result leaves us in a position where we have lost an additional game. Each fixture has a unique narrative, today we lost in the early stages.

"We just need to continue striving. The second half was much better and with luck an aspect we can use to learn."

Tottenham have been defeated in 4 straight home capital clashes for the initial time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 attempts and 3.2 efforts on goal per game in the Premier League – their poorest averages on record in a single campaign (since at least 2003-04).

Former Cottagers midfielder Murphy commented that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He's got accept the criticism," the pundit said. "He has accepted a high profile job at a huge football club with enormous anticipation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at their stadium have been poor and they have to get better {quickly|