Under-fire Thomas Frank branded Tottenham fans "unacceptable" for booing Guglielmo Vicario during a damaging 2-1 Premier League home defeat to Fulham, while the squad held crunch talks last month
Tottenham Hotspur’s players held an emergency meeting to discuss the disconnect with the club’s fans last month. Thomas Frank’s side conceded twice during the shambolic opening six minutes on Saturday night as Fulham claimed a 2-1 victory.
The defeat capped off a disappointing week for Spurs after they had been beaten by Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain. It was also Spurs’ 10th home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League.
The main talking point from the 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.
Moments later when the ball came to Vicario again, some Spurs fans booed him – something that 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.
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, Porro 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.”