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Spurs supporters who booed keeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "those individuals cannot be true Tottenham fans" by boss Thomas Frank.

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

However the primary talking point was the visitors' next goal when Vicario lost possession well outside his area.

He came out to deal with a long ball and carried the ball near the sideline.

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

King passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who curled a shot into the net from the touchline measured at thirty-six point six metres.

Moments later when the ball came to Vicario once more, some Tottenham supporters jeered him.

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

One of those booing sessions really irritated the manager.

"I heard a few of our supporters reportedly jeered the incident and booed after, which, in my view is completely unjustifiable," the Dane stated regarding the fans' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals can't be real Spurs fans that act that way. Alright booing after the game, no problem, but when we are in play, we are supporting each other, we are with one another moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute advantage before Harry Wilson's strike – with Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second-half showing.

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Hart stated that the second score was "totally avoidable".

"I do understand the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper added. "I am aware the role the keeper is performing. He's a great squad member, he's a true figure in the locker room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

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

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

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

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

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

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I simply struck the ball in a poor manner. That made an even bigger mountain to climb."

He stated receiving jeers "comes with football".

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

"It's on the team to remain more calm, to concentrate on ourselves. We are missing in composure and poise to reverse outcomes. This match is a bad loss and it's hard to accept."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Went Back to the Line'

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

Actually it was the second most distant Premier League goal of the season – after Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which incidentally too occurred on the same day.

The goalscorer said he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an open net to target.

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

"I felt like the goalkeeper was away from the box for ages," he remarked.

"I was surprised not one of the defenders went back to the goal line. When not one of them defended the goal, my interest lit up a bit.

"[Destiny] Udogie slipped too, which gave me a little additional time. Then it was all about trying to achieve the correct contact and place it towards goal. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it left my foot, that it was on the right line."

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

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

The match was their tenth at home loss of the year in the league, a shared team record matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against Frank's former club the Bees and champions the Reds to play before the end of the year.

Only one of those wins have come after the manager replaced 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 appears to go against you too – the opening was a deflected attempt, the next is a error from the keeper.

"This result leaves us in a place where we have lost another match. Every game has a single story, this game we were defeated in the early stages.

"We simply need to continue striving. The later period was much better and with luck an aspect we can utilize to develop."

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

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 attempts and 3.2 efforts on goal per match in the Premier League – their poorest averages on file in a single campaign (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

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

"He's got accept the criticism," the pundit remarked. "He's taken a high profile role at a huge football club with massive expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that comes with that.

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