Thomas Frank described Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed Guglielmo Vicario during the 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Saturday as ‘not true fans’ after the goalkeeper’s error
Tottenham Hotspur players held an emergency meeting to discuss the disconnect with the club’s fans last month. Spurs conceded twice during six shambolic minutes on Saturday night as Fulham claimed a 2-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The victory capped off a miserable week for Thomas Frank’s side after defeats at Arsenal and Paris St Germain and it is now four losses in six Premier League matches. It was also Spurs’ 10th home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League, and they have never lost more than 10 home league games in a year in their history.
The main talking point from Saturday’s game was Fulham’s second goal when Guglielmo Vicario lost possession well outside of his box. Harry Wilson eventually curled the ball into the unguarded net after the goalkeeper failed to clear the danger.
Moments later when the ball came to Vicario again, some Spurs fans booed him. That action left Frank and Pedro Porro furious after the game.
And according to the Telegraph, the subject of Spurs supporters was the key theme in a players’ meeting following the defeat by Chelsea on November 1. The disconnect between players and supporters is, according to the report, viewed as critical within the squad.
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The report also claims that the Spurs players have adopted a new convention where they gather together in the centre circle at the end of the first half and leave the pitch together. The reason behind the move is that it demonstrates their solidarity regardless of the atmosphere inside the stadium.
It is claimed that this is not the first set of Spurs players to have held concerns over their relationships with the club’s fans and that it has been an issue in previous years. Speaking after Saturday’s game, Frank described Tottenham supporters who booed Vicario as “not true fans” and deemed it “unacceptable”.
He said: “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.”
While in an Instagram post on Sunday afternoon, Porror said: “Football is emotions. In football, as in life, there can always be mistakes.
“What I will not tolerate is hearing disrespect from the fans to my team-mates, hence my frustration at the end of the game.
“And we will get up. We remind you, six months ago, everything was so bad. In the end, it is not how it begins but how it ends. To the true Spurs fans, I love you.”
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