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Spurs fans who jeered goalkeeper Vicario were told afterwards "they can't be real Tottenham fans" by manager Frank.

Spurs let in a pair of scores in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their 10th top-flight at home loss of 2025.

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

The goalkeeper ventured out to deal with a high pass and carried the ball near the sideline.

However, rather than booting it out of play, the Italian 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 Wales midfielder Wilson, who bent a shot into the net from the sideline measured at 36.6 metres.

Seconds later when the ball came to the keeper again, some Tottenham supporters booed him.

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the club 2-0 behind, and once more at the final whistle.

One of those booing sessions really irritated the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our supporters reportedly booed the situation and booed after, which, in my view is completely unacceptable," the Dane stated about the supporters' response to his goalkeeper.

"[They] cannot be real Tottenham supporters that do that. Alright booing following the match, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing each other, we are with each other going forward."

Kenny Tete had handed Fulham a early lead prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Kudus netting for Spurs in an improved second-half performance.

Former Premier League keeper Hart remarked that the next goal was "completely preventable".

"I certainly appreciate the fans' frustration," Hart continued. "I know the part Vicario is performing. He's a great team player, he's a true figure in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

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

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

Italian international the keeper is in his third campaign with Tottenham.

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

"That score was a error of my own, I accept responsibility for that," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I just struck the ball in a bad manner. It was an more difficult mountain to climb."

He said being booed "is part of football".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "We cannot be affected by the circumstances in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It's on us to remain more composed, to concentrate on our own performance. The team is missing in calmness and poise to overturn results. This match is a bad loss and it's hard to accept."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Went Back to the Goal Line'

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

In fact it was the next longest-range Premier League goal of the season – following Adams' forty-three point three metre strike for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which interestingly too came on the same day.

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

Ten seconds elapsed between the keeper coming out of his box and the midfielder striking – which was five moments following the kick.

"It seemed to me like the keeper was away from the area for ages," he remarked.

"It amazed me not one of the defenders returned to the line. When none of them defended the net, my interest sparked somewhat.

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a little additional opportunity. Then it was all about trying to make the correct connection and get it on target. I felt a good sense, as soon as it came off my foot, that it was on the right line."

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

Although Vicario's error led coverage, this was an overall bad day for Spurs to continue their home ground struggles.

This was their tenth at home defeat of the year in the Premier League, a shared club record along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against Frank's old side Brentford and title holders Liverpool to come prior to the close of the season.

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

"If you are behind 2-0 after the opening, there is a huge challenge to overcome," said Frank.

"When you're in a bad spell, everything seems to go against you as well – the opening was a deflected attempt, the next is a error from Vic.

"The outcome puts us in a position where we have lost an additional game. Each fixture has a single narrative, today we lost in the first six minutes.

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

Tottenham have lost four consecutive home London derbies for the initial time in the Premier League.

And they are averaging nine point five shots and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their lowest averages on file in a single campaign (dating back to 2003-04).

Former Fulham midfield player Danny Murphy stated that Frank has to ride the storm.

"He must take the stick," Murphy said. "He has accepted a prestigious job at a huge team with enormous expectation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

"Their showings at home have been poor and they have to get better {quickly|