Emerson Royal's difficult time at Tottenham took another turn for the worse after he was slammed for his error in the club's shock 1-0 FA Cup exit at Middlesbrough.
Spurs have failed to win a trophy in the last 14 seasons and the FA Cup was the only realistic remaining opportunity to claim silverware under Antonio Conte this term.
But those hopes were extinguished by Chris Wilder's men on Tuesday night on Teesside following 19-year-old Josh Coburn's 107th-minute strike.
Brazilian right-back Emerson - who joined Tottenham in the summer in a £25million deal from Barcelona - came on for Matt Doherty in the 81st minute of regulation time.