Tottenham Manager Thomas Frank Labels Vicario Booers 'Not True Genuine Supporters'

Spurs supporters who jeered goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "those individuals can't be real Spurs supporters" by boss Frank.

Spurs let in a pair of scores in the first six minutes to lose 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th Premier League home loss of the year.

But the primary topic of discussion was the visitors' second goal when Vicario lost the ball far outside his box.

The goalkeeper ventured out to handle a long ball and carried the ball towards the touchline.

However, instead of booting it into touch, the Italy international turned and attempted to clear, but lost his footing as the ball glanced off Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

The forward laid the ball off to Wales midfielder Harry Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the sideline measured at thirty-six point six metres.

Seconds afterwards when the ball came to the keeper again, some Tottenham fans jeered him.

The team were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 down, and again at full-time.

A particular of those booing episodes truly angered the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our supporters apparently jeered the situation and booed after, which, in my view is totally unjustifiable," the Dane stated regarding the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals can't be true Tottenham supporters that do that. Alright booing following the match, no problem, but when we are in play, we are backing one another, we are with one another moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed the visitors a early advantage prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Kudus netting for Spurs in an improved second-half showing.

Ex- Premier League keeper Joe Hart stated that the second score was "totally avoidable".

"I do understand the supporters' frustration," Hart added. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He is a excellent squad member, he is a real leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

"The keeper was heavily implicated in what turned out to be the decisive score."

'It is In the Game, I'm a Big Man'

Italy international Vicario is in his third campaign with Spurs.

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

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

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

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I am mature, what can I say?" he continued. "The team cannot be affected by the situation in the stands. Supporters have the entitlement to do as they see fit.

"It's on us to stay more composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is missing in calmness and poise to overturn outcomes. Today is a bad loss and it's hard to accept."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Went Back to the Goal Line'

In spite of the keeper's mistake, it was not an simple goal for Harry Wilson to convert.

Actually it was the next longest-range Premier League score of the campaign – after Adams' 43.3 metre goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally also came on the same day.

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

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

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

"I was surprised not one of the defenders returned to the goal line. When not one of them covered the net, my eyes sparked somewhat.

"[Destiny] Udogie slipped too, which gave me a little additional opportunity. After that it was solely about trying to achieve the correct connection and get it towards goal. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

'During in a Poor Run, Everything Appears to Go Against You'

Although Vicario's error dominated headlines, this was an overall bad performance for Tottenham to continue their home struggles.

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

They still have home fixtures against Frank's old side Brentford and title holders Liverpool to play prior to the close of the season.

Just a single of those victories have occurred after Frank took over from his predecessor in the summer.

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

"When you're in a bad spell, everything seems to work against you as well – the opening was a deflected shot, the next is a error from Vic.

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

"We just need to keep working. The later period was significantly improved and hopefully an aspect we can utilize to learn."

Tottenham have lost 4 straight home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

And they are averaging nine point five shots and 3.2 shots on target per match in the Premier League – their poorest rates on record in a one campaign (since at least the 2003-04 season).

Former Fulham midfielder Murphy stated that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit said. "He's taken a high profile role at a huge football club with enormous expectation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

"Their showings at their stadium have been disappointing and they have to get better {quickly|