Premier League - Spurs to stick with Pavlyuchenko

Eurosport - Wed, 13 May 16:40:00 2009

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko expects to remain at the club next season and claims he has been given assurances about his future at White Hart Lane.

FOOTBALL 2008-09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Roman Pavlyuchenko - 0

Pavlyuchenko has been in and out of team in his rookie campaign in the Premier League and his agent recently met boss Harry Redknapp, with the Russia striker confident he is still in the Spurs boss' plans.

"I am a Tottenham player and want to remain one," Pavlyuchenko said in Russian newspaper Sport Express. "All these talks about a sale or loan don't bother me."

The 27-year-old, however, did admit he questioned his future when he turned out for the reserves.

He added: "Of course it is not pleasant to be in the reserves. When I did not play for several matches I started to think everything over and to tell the truth I had some disturbing thoughts."

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  1. Hope he comes good, but have my doubts. He is skillful­ but lightweight and unable to hold the ball when Spurs­ are under threat; also, doesn't work hard enough­ off the ball.

    From mambles, on Thu 14 May 2:06PM
  2. I do agree bent would probably do well else where and­ Pav could be a hero for Spurs but there will be huge­ pressure ifitdoesnt happen for him then we wont keep­ him after that, and yes we do need to keep­ Moderic...but i think you cant play mod on the left and­ lennon on the right at the same time, keane plays too­ deep, he's always looking to pick up the ball from­ midfield and defoe likes to hang out on the edge of the­ box sitting on the last defenders shoulder which means­ we lose creativity in the final pass so many makers and­ no-one in the box to put it away, thats why bent has­ scored so many he's that type of player.our balance­ isnt right at the moment thats why we always seem to­ struggle...iam not sure about lennon.. if we could get­ a good right midfielder who can put a desent cross in­ 90% of the time would we miss lennon that much? iam­ still not sure..

    From marco, on Thu 14 May 1:49PM
  3. Good eye for goal, top finisher!! But needs games to­ adjust to the English style of play. Solution I think­ is get rid of Bent, then have Keane or Defoe play along­ side him!!! SUPER SUPER PAV,SUPER SUPER PAV,SUPER SUPER­ PAV,SUPER PAVLYUCHENKO!!!

    From Alexander, on Thu 14 May 1:21PM
  4. Pav like most foreign players will take a season to bed­ down in the EPL. He's produced at the highest­ level already that's why we bought him in the first­ place and he must be kept for the future good of Spurs­ along with Modric. For me, keep all the strikers, you­ only need one or two to get injured to be in real­ trouble if you don't have replacements. Harry will­ need to juggle with them to carry us back to the top 5­ or 6. Bents top scorer, why sell him after such a­ relatively short stay??

    From nigel c, on Thu 14 May 12:52PM
  5. Pav is excellent. Selling a forward? get rid of Bent.

    From lee, on Thu 14 May 11:00AM
  6. /manaloud I think it's because deep in the heart­ we know Bent isn't really a Spurs player. I can see­ him being a rather good striker in Big Sam type of­ football club, but I guess we just don't want that­ here in WHL.

    From Yea-Joon, on Thu 14 May 10:23AM
  7. Im a Liverpool fan and i am a big admirer of Pav!

    From Frosty, on Thu 14 May 9:49AM
  8. He's better than 'I can't hit a cow's­ arse with a banjo' Robbie Keane

    From kevin m, on Thu 14 May 8:52AM
  9. Iam a spurs fan, and i do like Pav hes got bags of­ talent but needs time to settle in....can someone tell­ me what it is that makes us dislike darren bent?....i­ just cant figure it out hes scored 12 goals for us this­ season and if that was pav we'd be singing his­ praises but as its darren we couldn't care­ less..why?..is it he just seems to lack that mean­ streak he's just to nice a bloke?.. lacks passion­ or that with a name like bent he should be playing for­ arsenal?...can someone explain that for me?

    From marco, on Thu 14 May 6:16AM
  10. good on you pav ..i have every faith that you are gonna­ really shine for us next season.

    From tony, on Wed 13 May 10:34PM
  11. Pav will come good. We had a lot of flops over the­ years but somehow I always had good feeling about him,­ and really appreciate the fact that even during his bad­ spells he always showed his desire to stay and do well­ for us instead of sulking or looking for a quick way­ out. If Harry gives him a good run he'll do good­ things for us next seaon. COYS

    From Yea-Joon, on Wed 13 May 10:30PM
  12. yasss!!!!! he is spurs's best finisher and is a­ great striker...

    From dodger, on Wed 13 May 10:10PM
  13. Go Pav

    From Had Enough, on Wed 13 May 9:09PM
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