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

Spurs conceded two scores in the opening initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their 10th Premier League home loss of 2025.

But the main topic of discussion was the visitors' next score when Vicario lost the ball far outside his box.

The goalkeeper ventured out to deal with a long ball and carried the ball towards the touchline.

But, rather than booting it into touch, the Italian spun and tried to clear, but slipped as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

King laid the ball off to Welsh midfielder Harry Wilson, who curled a strike into the net from the touchline measured at thirty-six point six metres.

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

The team were booed off at the interval, with the side 2-0 down, and again at full-time.

One of those jeering episodes truly angered the manager.

"I heard a few of our supporters apparently jeered the situation and jeered following, which, in my view is completely unjustifiable," the Danish manager stated regarding the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] cannot be true Spurs fans that do that. Alright jeering following the match, no problem, but when we are playing, we are supporting one another, we are behind each other going forward."

Tete had handed the visitors a early advantage prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second-half performance.

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

"I certainly understand the fans' frustration," Hart added. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He is a excellent team player, he's a real figure in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"The keeper was heavily involved in what turned out to be the winning goal."

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

Italy international the keeper is in his 3rd season with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated following the match that he had to accept the feedback.

"That score was a mistake of my own, I accept responsibility for it," he commented.

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I just struck the ball in a bad way. That made an even bigger mountain to climb."

He stated being booed "is part of football".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he continued. "The team cannot be affected by the circumstances in the stands. Supporters have the entitlement to do as they see fit.

"It's on us to stay more composed, to concentrate on ourselves. The team is missing in composure and calmness to overturn results. Today is a poor loss and it is hard to accept."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Returned to the Line'

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

In fact it was the second most distant Premier League goal of the season – after Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for the Cherries against Sunderland, which interestingly too occurred on the same day.

The goalscorer said he was "somewhat taken aback" that he still had an empty goal to aim for.

10 moments elapsed between Vicario exiting of his box and Wilson striking – which was 5 seconds following the kick.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was out of the box for ages," he remarked.

"I was surprised not one of the back four returned to the goal line. When none of them defended the goal, my interest lit up somewhat.

"Udogie fell as well, which gave me a little extra time. After that it was solely about trying to make the right connection and place it on target. I had a positive feeling, as soon as it came off my foot, that it was on the right line."

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

Although the keeper's error dominated headlines, this was an overall poor day for Spurs to extend their home struggles.

This was their 10th home defeat of the year in the league, a shared club statistic along with nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

They still have home games against Frank's old side the Bees and title holders the Reds to play before the end of the season.

Only one of those wins have occurred after Frank took over from Ange Postecoglou in the off-season.

"When you're down 2-0 following six minutes, there is a huge challenge to climb," stated Frank.

"When you're in a poor run, everything appears to go against you too – the opening was a redirected shot, the second is a mistake from the keeper.

"The outcome leaves us in a place where we have suffered another game. Every game has a single story, today we lost in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to continue striving. The second half was significantly improved and hopefully something we can use to learn."

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

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 attempts and 3.2 shots on target per game in the division – their poorest averages on file in a one season (since at least 2003-04).

Ex- Cottagers midfield player Murphy stated that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He's got accept the stick," Murphy remarked. "He has taken a high profile job at a major team with enormous expectation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

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