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Tottenham Hotspur fans who jeered keeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed afterwards "those individuals can't be real Tottenham supporters" by manager Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of scores in the opening six minutes to fall 2-1 to their opponents, registering their tenth top-flight at home loss of the year.

But the main topic of discussion was the visitors' second score when the keeper lost the ball well outside his area.

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

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italy international turned and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by King.

King laid the ball off to Wales midfielder Wilson, who bent a strike into the goal from the sideline recorded at thirty-six point six metres.

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

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

One of those booing episodes really irritated Frank.

"It came to my attention a few of our supporters apparently jeered the incident and jeered following, which, in my opinion is totally unacceptable," the Danish manager commented about the supporters' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Tottenham fans that do that. Alright jeering after the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing each other, we are with each other going forward."

Tete had given the visitors a early advantage prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second period showing.

Former top-flight goalkeeper Joe Hart remarked that the second score was "totally avoidable".

"I do appreciate the fans' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I know the part Vicario is playing. He is a excellent team player, he is a true figure in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

"The keeper was deeply involved in what turned out to be the decisive score."

'It is Part of Football, I'm a Big Man'

Italy national team Vicario is in his 3rd season with Tottenham.

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

"That goal was a mistake of mine, I accept responsibility for it," he commented.

"My aim was to clear the ball far and I simply struck the ball in a bad manner. That made an even bigger mountain to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "comes with the game".

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

"It's on the team to remain more composed, to focus on our own performance. We are lacking in calmness and calmness to reverse outcomes. This match is a poor loss and it is hard to accept."

'It Shocked Me No One Returned to the Line'

Despite Vicario's error, it was not an easy score for Wilson to convert.

Actually it was the second longest-range top division score of the campaign – following Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally too occurred on Saturday.

The goalscorer stated he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an open goal to target.

Ten seconds elapsed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was 5 moments following the clearance.

"I felt like the keeper was out of the box for ages," Wilson remarked.

"I was surprised none of the back four returned to the line. When none of them covered the goal, my interest lit up a bit.

"Udogie slipped as well, which gave me a little extra time. After that it was solely about attempting to make the right connection and place it on target. I felt a good feeling, the moment it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

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

Although the keeper's mistake dominated coverage, this was an all-round poor performance for Spurs to continue their home ground struggles.

This was their 10th at home defeat of the year in the league, a shared club statistic along with nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

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

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

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

"During in a bad spell, everything seems to go against you as well – the first was a deflected shot, the next is a mistake from the keeper.

"This result leaves us in a place where we have suffered an additional game. Each fixture has a unique story, today we lost in the first six minutes.

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

Tottenham have been defeated in 4 consecutive home capital clashes for the initial time in the top division.

And they are recording nine point five attempts and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their poorest averages on file in a one campaign (dating back to 2003-04).

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

"He's got take the stick," the pundit said. "He has accepted a prestigious job at a major team with enormous expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"Their showings at home have been disappointing and they have to improve {quickly|