The referee raised the whistle, and a moment later, one sharp blast pierced the afternoon as Son rolled the ball backwards.
The match was underway.
Van de Ven took the first pass before returning it to Vicario in one motion.
The goalkeeper looked up only briefly, and by then, Tottenham had already begun pushing their shape up the pitch.
White shirts spread wide, midfielders drifted into new pockets, and as Wigan shuffled across to match them, a passing lane appeared through the middle.
Vicario found it immediately.
"Tottenham building," the commentator said.
"And they're doing it with short passes despite the shape always suggesting they might go long. A deliberate ploy to draw Wigan's press forward and then playing through it."
Sarr received the pass and moved it on first time before Max Power could get close enough to engage.
Power lunged, but the ball slipped cleanly between his legs and rolled into James Maddison's path.
