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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed keeper Guglielmo Vicario were told afterwards "they cannot be real Tottenham supporters" by manager Frank.

Tottenham conceded a pair of goals in the first initial moments to fall 2-1 to Fulham, marking their tenth Premier League at home defeat of 2025.

But the main talking point was Fulham's next score when the keeper lost possession well beyond his area.

He ventured out to deal with a high pass and carried the ball towards the touchline.

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

The forward laid the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who curled a shot into the net from the sideline measured at 36.6 metres.

Seconds afterwards when the ball came to Vicario once more, some Spurs fans jeered him.

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 behind, and once more at full-time.

One of those booing sessions truly irritated Frank.

"I heard a few of our fans reportedly booed the incident and booed following, which, in my opinion is completely unacceptable," the Dane commented about the supporters' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals cannot be true Tottenham supporters that do that. Fair enough jeering following the match, fine, but when we are in play, we are supporting one another, we are behind one another moving ahead."

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

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Joe Hart remarked that the second goal was "totally preventable".

"I do appreciate the fans' frustration," Hart added. "I know the role Vicario is playing. He is a great squad member, he is a real figure in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

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

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

Italian national team Vicario is in his third season with Tottenham.

The 29-year-old said following the game that he had to take the feedback.

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

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I just hit the ball in a bad way. It was an more difficult challenge to overcome."

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

"I am mature, what can I say?" he continued. "We can't be affected by the circumstances in the stands. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It's on us to remain increasingly composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in calmness and calmness to reverse outcomes. Today is a bad defeat and it is tough to accept."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Returned to the Line'

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

Actually it was the second longest-range Premier League score of the campaign – after Tyler Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for the Cherries against Sunderland, which interestingly also came on Saturday.

The goalscorer stated he was "somewhat surprised" that he still had an empty net to target.

Ten moments passed between Vicario coming out of his box and the midfielder shooting – which was five moments after the clearance.

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

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

"[Destiny] Udogie fell too, which allowed me a little additional opportunity. After that it was all about attempting to achieve the correct contact and place it towards goal. I had a positive sense, the moment it came off my boot, that it was heading in."

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

Although Vicario's error dominated headlines, this was an all-round bad performance for Tottenham to extend their home woes.

The match was their tenth home loss of 2025 in the league, a shared team record matching 1994 and 2003.

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

Just a single of those wins have come since the manager replaced Ange Postecoglou in the off-season.

"If you are behind 2-0 following the opening, there is a mountain to climb," said the boss.

"When you're in a poor run, all aspects appears to work against you as well – the opening was a redirected attempt, the second is a error from Vic.

"This result leaves us in a place where we have lost an additional match. Every game has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the early stages.

"We simply need to continue striving. The later period was significantly improved and with luck an aspect we can use to learn."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive at home capital clashes for the initial time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are averaging nine point five attempts and three point two shots on target per match in the division – their lowest rates on file in a single season (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

Former Cottagers midfield player Danny Murphy commented that Frank has to ride the storm.

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit remarked. "He's accepted a high profile role at a major football club with enormous anticipation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at home have been poor and they have to get better {quickly|