Manager draws a line after goalkeeper Vicario’s costly error in a dismal 2-1 home defeat to Fulham, pleading for unity during the game.
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has launched a fierce defense of his goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, and directly criticized the club’s supporters who booed the player after a calamitous mistake led to a 2-1 defeat against Fulham.
The match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium began in disastrous fashion, with the home side finding themselves 2-0 down after just six minutes. The second goal came from a catastrophic error by Vicario, whose wayward clearance was seized upon by Fulham’s Josh King. King set up Harry Wilson, who calmly slotted the ball into an empty net.
Vicario was met with immediate boos from sections of the home crowd following the blunder, and the team was loudly jeered as they left the pitch at full-time. While Frank accepted the fans’ frustration at the final whistle, he took issue with the targeting of his goalkeeper during the match.
“When you’re down 2-0 after six minutes, there is a mountain to climb,” Frank told Sky Sports. “I didn’t like that our fans booed at him straight after and a few times after that. They can’t be true Tottenham fans because everyone supports each other when you’re on the pitch.”
He firmly separated the two reactions, stating, “I’m fine with them booing after the match, no problem, but not during. That is unacceptable in my opinion… I hope it was one incident, and it never happens again.”
The loss compounds a miserable period for Spurs, leaving them languishing in 10th place in the Premier League. It marks their fourth home league defeat of the season and concludes a brutal week that also saw heavy losses to rivals Arsenal and European giants Paris Saint-Germain.
Despite the gloom, Frank pointed to a much-improved second-half performance, where Mohammed Kudus scored a consolation goal, as a reason to stay the course. “We rushed the first half… but we got much better in the second half,” he said. “We know that we badly want to win at home, so when it’s not going your way, it is hard. That’s why you need to stick to the plan.”
The manager’s plea is clear: in the midst of a severe slump, the team needs support from the stands more than ever.
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