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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered keeper Vicario were told later "those individuals can't be true Spurs supporters" by manager Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of scores in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th top-flight at home defeat of the year.

However the main talking point was the visitors' next score when Vicario lost possession well outside his area.

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

However, rather than kicking it into touch, the Italy international turned and attempted to clear away, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

King laid the ball off to Wales midfield player Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the sideline recorded at 36.6 yards.

Seconds later when the ball went to the keeper once more, a number of Tottenham fans booed him.

The team were jeered off at half-time, with the club 2-0 behind, and again at full-time.

A particular of those booing episodes truly angered Frank.

"It came to my attention some of our fans reportedly jeered the situation and jeered after, which, in my view is completely unjustifiable," the Danish manager stated regarding the supporters' reaction to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals can't be real Spurs fans that do that. Fair enough booing following the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing each other, we are with each other moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed the visitors a fourth-minute advantage before Harry Wilson's strike – with Kudus netting for Tottenham in an improved second-half performance.

Former top-flight goalkeeper Hart remarked that the second goal was "completely preventable".

"I certainly understand the fans' disappointment," Hart added. "I know the part Vicario is performing. He's a excellent team player, he's a real leader in the locker room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

"He was heavily involved in what ended up to be the winning goal."

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

Italian international the keeper is in his 3rd season with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated following the match that he had to accept the feedback.

"The second score was a mistake of mine, I take responsibility for that," he commented.

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I just hit the ball in a poor way. That made an even bigger challenge to climb."

He said being booed "is part of the game".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he added. "We can't be influenced by the circumstances in the stands. The fans have the entitlement to do as they see fit.

"It is on us to remain increasingly calm, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in calmness and poise to reverse outcomes. Today is a poor defeat and it is hard to take."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Returned to the Line'

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

Actually it was the second most distant Premier League goal of the campaign – after Adams' 43.3 metre strike for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally also came on Saturday.

Wilson stated he was "somewhat taken aback" that he still had an open goal to target.

10 moments passed between Vicario coming out of his box and the midfielder shooting – which was 5 moments following the kick.

"I felt like the keeper was out of the area for a long time," Wilson said.

"I was surprised not one of the back four went back to the line. When none of them covered the goal, my eyes lit up somewhat.

"Udogie fell too, which allowed me a bit of extra time. Then it was solely about trying to make the right contact and place it towards goal. I felt a positive sense, as soon as it left my foot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Bad Spell, Everything Seems to Go Against You'

Although Vicario's error led headlines, this was an all-round bad performance for Spurs to continue their home ground struggles.

The match was their tenth home loss of the year in the league, a joint club statistic matching 1994 and 2003.

They still have home games against Frank's old side the Bees and champions Liverpool to play before the end of the year.

Just a single of those wins have occurred since Frank replaced his predecessor in the summer.

"If you are down 2-0 following six minutes, there is a mountain to overcome," said Frank.

"When you're in a poor run, everything appears to work against you as well – the first was a redirected shot, the second is a mistake from the keeper.

"The outcome puts us in a place where we have lost another match. Each fixture has a single narrative, this game we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to keep working. The later period was significantly improved and hopefully something we can utilize to develop."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive at home London derbies for the initial time in the Premier League.

And they are recording 9.5 attempts and three point two efforts on goal per match in the division – their lowest averages on record in a single season (since at least 2003-04).

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

"He must accept the stick," the pundit remarked. "He has taken a high profile role at a huge team with enormous expectation. There is scrutiny and duty that comes with that.

"The performances at their stadium have been disappointing and they have to get better {quickly|