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Spurs supporters who jeered keeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "they can't be true Tottenham fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs let in a pair of scores in the opening initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their tenth top-flight home defeat of the year.

But the main topic of discussion was the visitors' next goal when the keeper gave away the ball far outside his box.

The goalkeeper ventured out to deal with a long ball and took the ball near the touchline.

However, instead of kicking it into touch, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

The forward passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Harry Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the sideline measured at 36.6 yards.

Moments afterwards when the ball came to Vicario once more, a number of Spurs fans booed him.

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

One of those jeering sessions really angered Frank.

"I heard some of our fans apparently booed the situation and booed after, which, in my view is completely unacceptable," the Dane commented regarding the supporters' response to his goalkeeper.

"[They] can't be real Tottenham supporters that do that. Fair enough jeering after the match, no problem, but when we are playing, we are backing one another, we are with each other moving ahead."

Tete had handed Fulham a fourth-minute advantage prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second-half showing.

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

"I do understand the supporters' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I am aware the part Vicario is playing. He's a great team player, he is a real leader in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your decisions.

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

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

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

He said following the game that he had to take the feedback.

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

"The intent was to clear the ball long and I simply hit the ball in a bad way. That made an more difficult mountain to overcome."

He stated receiving jeers "comes with football".

"I am mature, what can I say?" he added. "We can't be influenced by the circumstances in the crowd. Supporters have the entitlement to do as they see fit.

"It is on us to stay more calm, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in calmness and calmness to reverse outcomes. Today is a poor defeat and it is tough to take."

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

Despite Vicario's error, it was not an easy goal for Wilson to convert.

Actually it was the next most distant Premier League goal of the campaign – after Adams' 43.3 yard strike for the Cherries against Sunderland, which interestingly also occurred on Saturday.

Wilson said he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an empty goal to target.

10 seconds elapsed between Vicario coming out of his area and Wilson shooting – which was 5 seconds following the clearance.

"I felt like the keeper was out of the box for ages," Wilson remarked.

"It amazed me none of the back four went back to the line. When none of them defended the net, my interest sparked somewhat.

"[Destiny] Udogie slipped too, which allowed me a little extra opportunity. After that it was solely about attempting to make the right contact and place it towards goal. I felt a positive sense, the moment it came off my foot, that it was heading in."

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

While Vicario's error led headlines, this was an all-round poor performance for Tottenham to extend their home ground woes.

This was their 10th at home defeat of the year in the league, a joint club statistic matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home games against the manager's former club Brentford and title holders Liverpool to come prior to the end of the year.

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

"When you're down 2-0 after the opening, there is a huge challenge to overcome," said Frank.

"During in a bad spell, everything seems to work against you as well – the opening was a redirected attempt, the next is a mistake from Vic.

"This result puts us in a position where we have suffered another game. Each fixture has a single story, this game we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to continue striving. The later period was significantly improved and with luck an aspect we can use to develop."

Tottenham have lost 4 consecutive at home capital clashes for the initial time in the top division.

Furthermore they are averaging nine point five attempts and 3.2 shots on target per match in the Premier League – their lowest rates on file in a single season (dating back to 2003-04).

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

"He must take the criticism," the pundit said. "He's accepted a high profile job at a huge team with enormous anticipation. There is scrutiny and duty that comes with that.

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