Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank was not pleased with the club fans behaviors during their Premier League defeat to Fulham on Saturday.
Despite going into the match as favorite, Fulham took a 2-0 lead within the first six minutes of the match with the Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario booed for his involvement in the second goal.
The defeat means Tottenham are now winless in their last four games across all competitions and have lost three in a row. Frank’s team won just one out of the six matches they played in November, which includes one draw and three losses in the Premier League.
Their only win this month came against Copenhagen in the Champions League.
Vicario was jeered at by the home fans after his costly mistake led to Fulham’s second goal, as the goalkeeper was booed while the match was going on.
Thomas Frank shakes hands with Guglielmo Vicario after their Premier League loss to Fulham. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The gesture of the fans did not impress the manager as he told Sky Sports: “I didn’t like that our fans booed at him [Vicario] straight after and a few times he touched the ball. They can’t be true Tottenham fans because everyone supports each other when you are on the pitch. And we do everything we can to perform. After, fair enough, boo, no problem. But not during. That’s unacceptable in my opinion.”
Taking responsibility or the second goal, Vicario addressed the Spurs fans as he told Sky Sports: “The second goal was a mistake of mine, I take responsibility for that. The intent was to clear the ball long and I just hit the ball in a bad way. It was an even bigger mountain to climb. I’m a big man, what can I say? We cannot be influenced by the situation in the stands. The fans have the right to do what they think. It’s on us to stay more calm, to focus on ourselves. We are lacking in composure and calmness to overturn results. Today is a bad defeat and it’s tough to accept.”
Spurs started the 2025-26 campaign on a bright note under Frank but a sudden dip in form have seen them collect just one point from their last four league clashes.
The London club have now dropped to 10th position in the Premier League table. They will be eager to get back to winning ways when they next face Newcastle United in a difficult Premier League fixture on December 2.
