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#3 VAR debate continues with two game-changing decisions

Two crucial decisions were made via VAR in the Tottenham Hotspur-Southampton game

VAR once again took center stage in Wednesday's game as two crucial calls that impacted both Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton were made.

The first one was in the 76th minute when Spurs thought they had completed a comeback, having scored their second goal of the night via Son. Upon closer observation, Lucas Moura was caught standing in an offside position, blocking McCarthy's view. The goal was subsequently disallowed.

Before the hosts could even express their unhappiness with the decision, VAR came to their rescue and awarded them a penalty in the final minutes of the game.

The events leading up to the decision were interesting. First, Spurs claimed a handball after a corner, but their calls were turned down. At the same time, Djenepo’s foul on Reguilon on the edge of the box was deemed to have taken place inside the box.

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#2 Son Heung-Min reaches highest-ever personal tally of Premier League goals

Son Heung-Min has scored 15 goals for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League

Son Heung-Min has been a crucial member of Tottenham Hotspur's squad for quite some time. He has formed a deadly partnership with Harry Kane but has proven time and again that he is a very capable individual player.

Son has scored 15 goals in the Premier League this term. With the EFL Cup final clash against Manchester City scheduled for the weekend, Mason will be hoping that the forward will produce another match-winning performance.

15 - Son Heung-min has scored 15 Premier League goals in 2020-21, his best ever goalscoring season in the competition. Improving. https://t.co/A0hgxpjvAV

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 21, 2021

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#1 Ryan Mason gets his managerial career underway with a win

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton - Premier League

Ryan Mason became the youngest manager in Premier League history on Wednesday. He took charge of Tottenham Hotspur aged 29 years and 312 days and marked his managerial debut with a win.

Mason has only been hired as interim manager for the rest of the season. However, if he can oversee a turnaround in the club's fortunes and secure European qualification, he could just stick around next season.

Ryan Mason is the youngest manager in Premier League history at 29 years and 312 days old.In fact, 125 players *older* than him have made at least one appearance in the Premier League this season. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/L07sQZVwBk

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 21, 2021

It is impossible to judge a manager based on just one game. However, the fact that the game ended in a win tells us that the morale at the club is up for now.

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