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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered keeper Vicario were informed later "they can't be real Tottenham supporters" by boss Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in two scores in the first initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their tenth Premier League home loss of 2025.

But the primary topic of discussion was the visitors' next score when the keeper gave away the ball well beyond his box.

He ventured out to deal with a high pass and took the ball towards the sideline.

But, instead of booting it into touch, the Italian turned and tried to clear, but slipped as the ball glanced off Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

King laid the ball off to Wales midfield player Wilson, who curled a shot into the net from the sideline recorded at thirty-six point six metres.

Seconds later when the ball went to Vicario again, some Tottenham supporters booed him.

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

A particular of those booing episodes truly angered the manager.

"I heard some of our supporters apparently booed the situation and jeered after, which, in my view is completely unjustifiable," the Dane commented about the fans' reaction to his shot-stopper.

"[They] can't be real Spurs supporters that act that way. Alright jeering following the match, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing each other, we are with each other moving ahead."

Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute lead before Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an improved second period showing.

Former top-flight keeper Hart stated that the next score was "totally preventable".

"I certainly appreciate the supporters' frustration," the ex-keeper added. "I am aware the role Vicario is performing. He is a great team player, he is a true leader in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your actions.

"He was deeply implicated in what turned out to be the decisive score."

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

Italy international Vicario is in his third season with Tottenham.

He stated following the match that he had to accept the feedback.

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

"The intent was to clear the ball long and I just struck the ball in a poor manner. That made an more difficult challenge to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he continued. "We can't be affected by the situation in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It's on us to stay increasingly calm, to concentrate on ourselves. The team is missing in calmness and poise to overturn results. Today is a poor defeat and it is hard to accept."

'It Shocked Me No One Returned to the Goal Line'

Despite Vicario's mistake, it was far from an simple score for Harry Wilson to convert.

In fact it was the second longest-range Premier League goal of the season – following Adams' 43.3 yard strike for the Cherries against Sunderland, which interestingly also occurred on the same day.

Wilson stated he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an empty net to target.

10 moments passed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder striking – which was 5 moments following the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the goalkeeper was away from the area for a long time," Wilson said.

"It amazed me none of the defenders went back to the line. When none of them covered the goal, my interest sparked somewhat.

"Udogie slipped too, which gave me a bit of additional time. After that it was solely about trying to achieve the correct connection and get it on target. I felt a good sense, as soon as it left my foot, that it was heading in."

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

While the keeper's error led coverage, this was an overall bad day for Tottenham to continue their home struggles.

The match was their tenth home loss of the year in the league, a shared club record matching nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against Frank's former club Brentford and champions Liverpool to come prior to the end of the season.

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

"If you are down 2-0 following the opening, there is a huge challenge to climb," stated the boss.

"When you're in a bad spell, all aspects seems to go against you as well – the opening was a redirected attempt, the next is a error from the keeper.

"The outcome puts us in a position where we have lost another game. Every game has a unique narrative, this game we were defeated in the early stages.

"We simply need to keep working. The second half was much better and with luck something we can utilize to develop."

Spurs have lost 4 straight at home capital clashes for the first time in the top division.

And they are recording nine point five shots and 3.2 efforts on goal per match in the division – their poorest rates on record in a one season (dating back to 2003-04).

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

"He must accept the criticism," the pundit remarked. "He's accepted a high profile job at a major football club with enormous expectation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

"The performances at their stadium have been poor and they have to improve {quickly|