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Spurs supporters who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "those individuals cannot be real Tottenham fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham conceded two goals in the first initial moments to lose 2-1 to their opponents, registering their tenth top-flight at home defeat of the year.

But the main topic of discussion was the visitors' next goal when the keeper gave away the ball far beyond his area.

The goalkeeper came out to deal with a long ball and carried the ball near the sideline.

However, rather than kicking it into touch, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

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

Moments afterwards when the ball went to the keeper again, a number of Spurs fans jeered him.

Spurs were booed off at half-time, with the side 2-0 down, and once more at the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering episodes truly irritated Frank.

"I heard a few of our supporters apparently jeered the incident and jeered following, which, in my opinion is completely unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented about the fans' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"[They] cannot be true Tottenham supporters that act that way. Fair enough booing after the match, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are behind each other moving ahead."

Tete had given Fulham a early lead before Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Spurs in an improved second period performance.

Former Premier League goalkeeper Hart remarked that the second goal was "completely preventable".

"I certainly understand the supporters' frustration," Hart continued. "I know the part the keeper is playing. He is a great team player, he is a true leader in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your decisions.

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

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

Italian national team Vicario is in his 3rd 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 bad way. It was an even bigger mountain to climb."

He said receiving jeers "is part of the game".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "We can't be affected by the circumstances in the crowd. The fans have the right to do as they see fit.

"It is on the team to remain increasingly calm, to concentrate on our own performance. We are missing in calmness and calmness to overturn outcomes. This match is a poor loss and it's tough to accept."

'I Was Surprised No One Returned to the Goal Line'

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

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

Wilson said he was "somewhat surprised" that he still had an open net to aim for.

10 seconds passed between Vicario coming out of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was five seconds after the kick.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was out of the box for a long time," Wilson remarked.

"It amazed me not one of the back four returned to the goal line. When none of them covered the net, my interest sparked somewhat.

"[Destiny] Udogie fell too, which gave me a little extra opportunity. Then it was all about attempting to make the right connection and place it on target. I felt a good feeling, as soon as it left my foot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Bad Spell, Everything Appears to Work Against You'

Although the keeper's mistake dominated coverage, this was an overall bad day for Spurs to extend their home woes.

This was their tenth at home defeat of the year in the Premier League, a shared club record along with nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

The side still have home games against Frank's old side Brentford and champions the Reds to play prior to the close of the season.

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

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

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

"This result puts us in a position where we have lost another game. Every game has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the early stages.

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

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

Furthermore they are recording nine point five attempts and 3.2 efforts on goal per match in the Premier League – their lowest averages on record in a one campaign (dating back to 2003-04).

Former Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy stated that the manager has to ride the storm.

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

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