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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed keeper Vicario were informed later "those individuals cannot be real Spurs supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in two goals in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th Premier League home defeat of the year.

However the primary talking point was Fulham's second goal when Vicario gave away the ball far outside his box.

The goalkeeper ventured out to handle a high pass and took the ball towards the touchline.

But, rather than booting it into touch, the Italy international turned and tried to clear away, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

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

Moments later when the ball came to the keeper once more, a number of Tottenham supporters jeered him.

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

A particular of those jeering episodes really irritated the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our fans apparently booed the situation and jeered after, which, in my view is completely unacceptable," the Dane stated regarding the supporters' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals can't be real Tottenham 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 behind each other going forward."

Tete had given the visitors a early lead before Wilson's strike – with Kudus netting for Tottenham in an better second period performance.

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

"I certainly appreciate the supporters' frustration," Hart added. "I know the role the keeper is performing. He is a excellent team player, he is a real figure in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"The keeper was deeply involved in what ended up to be the winning score."

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

Italian national team the keeper is in his 3rd campaign with Tottenham.

The 29-year-old said after the game that he had to accept the criticism.

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

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I simply hit the ball in a poor manner. It was an even bigger mountain to overcome."

He said being booed "comes with football".

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

"It's on us to stay increasingly calm, to focus on our own performance. We are lacking in calmness and poise to overturn outcomes. Today is a poor loss and it is tough to accept."

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

In spite of Vicario's error, it was not an easy goal for Harry Wilson to score.

Actually it was the next most distant top division score of the season – after Adams' 43.3 metre goal for the Cherries against Sunderland, which incidentally too occurred on the same day.

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

Ten moments elapsed between the keeper exiting of his area and Wilson striking – which was 5 moments after the kick.

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

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

"[Destiny] Udogie fell as well, which allowed me a bit of extra time. After that it was all about trying to make the right connection and place it on target. I had a good feeling, the moment it came off my foot, that it was heading in."

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

While Vicario's mistake led headlines, this was an overall bad day for Spurs to continue their home ground struggles.

This was their tenth home loss of the year in the league, a joint team record matching 1994 and 2003.

The side still have home fixtures against the manager's former club the Bees and title holders Liverpool to play before the close of the season.

Only one of those victories have come since Frank replaced his predecessor in the summer.

"When you're down 2-0 following the opening, there is a huge challenge to overcome," stated the boss.

"During in a poor run, everything seems to go against you as well – the opening was a deflected shot, the next is a mistake from Vic.

"The outcome puts us in a place where we have lost another match. Every game has a single story, today we lost in the early stages.

"We just need to keep working. The later period was much better and with luck an aspect we can utilize to learn."

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

And they are recording 9.5 attempts and 3.2 efforts on goal per match in the Premier League – their lowest averages on record in a one campaign (since at least the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Cottagers midfielder Danny Murphy stated that the manager has to ride the storm.

"He's got take the stick," Murphy said. "He's taken a prestigious job at a huge team with enormous expectation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that comes with that.

"The performances at home have been disappointing and they have to improve {quickly|