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Spurs supporters who jeered goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed later "they cannot be real Spurs supporters" by manager Frank.

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

But the primary talking point was the visitors' second score when the keeper gave away possession well beyond his area.

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

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

The forward laid the ball off to Wales midfielder Harry Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the touchline measured at 36.6 yards.

Moments afterwards when the ball went to the keeper once more, a number of Tottenham fans jeered him.

Spurs were booed off at half-time, with the club 2-0 behind, and again at the final whistle.

One of those jeering episodes truly angered the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our supporters reportedly jeered the situation and booed after, which, in my view is completely unacceptable," the Danish manager commented regarding the supporters' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals can't be true Spurs supporters that do that. Alright booing following the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are supporting each other, we are with each other moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed the visitors a fourth-minute lead prior to Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Spurs in an improved second-half performance.

Ex- top-flight goalkeeper Joe Hart stated that the second score was "totally avoidable".

"I certainly understand the fans' frustration," the ex-keeper added. "I know the part Vicario is performing. He is a excellent squad member, he's a real figure in the locker room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

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

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

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

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

"That goal was a mistake of mine, I take responsibility for that," he commented.

"My aim was to clear the ball long and I simply struck the ball in a poor manner. That made an more difficult challenge to overcome."

He stated receiving jeers "comes with football".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he added. "The team cannot be affected by the circumstances in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It's on the team to stay increasingly composed, to concentrate on our own performance. The team is lacking in composure and poise to overturn results. Today is a bad loss and it's hard to accept."

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

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

In fact it was the second most distant top division goal of the season – following Adams' 43.3 yard strike for the Cherries against the Black Cats, which incidentally also came on Saturday.

The goalscorer stated he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an open net to aim for.

10 seconds elapsed between the keeper coming out of his box and the midfielder striking – which was five moments after the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the keeper was away from the box for a long time," Wilson remarked.

"I was surprised not one of the back four returned to the goal line. When not one of them covered the net, my eyes lit up somewhat.

"Udogie slipped too, which allowed me a bit of additional time. Then it was all about attempting to make the correct connection and place it towards goal. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it left my boot, that it was on the right line."

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

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

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

They still have home fixtures against the manager's former club Brentford and champions the Reds to come prior to the close of the season.

Just a single of those victories have come since the manager took over from Ange Postecoglou in the summer.

"If you are down 2-0 following six minutes, there is a huge challenge to overcome," stated Frank.

"When you're in a poor run, all aspects seems to work against you too – the first was a deflected shot, the next is a error from Vic.

"This result puts us in a place where we have lost an additional match. Each fixture has a single narrative, this game we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to continue striving. The later period was much better and hopefully something we can use to develop."

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

Furthermore they are averaging 9.5 attempts and 3.2 shots on target per game in the Premier League – their poorest averages on record in a single season (since at least the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Fulham midfield player Murphy stated that the manager has to ride the storm.

"He must take the stick," the pundit said. "He has taken a prestigious role at a major football club with enormous anticipation. There is scrutiny and duty that comes with that.

"Their showings at their stadium have been poor and they have to improve {quickly|