Pavlyuchenko a January bargain…I beg to differ
Football FanCast guest columnist Paul Simpson feels that Pavlyuchenko represents more of a gamble than a bargain, for any interested clubs.
According to Brian Reade, of the Mirror, Roman Pavlyuchenko will prove one of the bargains of the January window, if any club is willing to pay the reported £10m fee. I certainly don’t share that view and would be biting the hands off any club willing to cough up such a fee.
Perhaps his performances on the pitch are slightly understated, as his goals per game ratio is good, but so was Darren Bent’s (there isn’t a part of me that ever regretted seeing him leave White Hart Lane) but it is the attitude of the Russian that grates with me and his lack of desire and stomach for a fight. You compare the way he has reacted to being left out, to that of Peter Crouch and it just shows what kind of professional he is. Pavlyuchenko certainly had his chances to stake a claim, certainly when Harry first took over, but it was his application in those games that forced Redknapp to look for reinforcements in January.
I know Tottenham in the past have been guilty of writing off players too soon, failing to give them enough opportunity to succeed, but I don’t really believe that to be the case here. Pav’s poor attitude, a trait that Hiddink and countless others have pointed out, is the reason he is out of the team and why he is now fighting for his World Cup place. Roman needs to realise that unlike the poor quality Russian league, the Premier, like La Liga and Serie A are reliant on squads and the rotation of players, therefore unless you are outstanding in your chosen position, you’ll always have a fight to be a first choice. It is a shame that Pav hasn’t woken up to modern methods and if he feels that it will be any different for him, if he moved elsewhere, then he will be sorely mistaken.
I guess if Pav does get his wanted move away from Tottenham then I wish him all the best, but at the same time I will not be sad to see him leave. I don’t believe Spurs will live to regret his departure, as I feel his attitude will always cause issues wherever he goes therefore any £10m move from WHL will represent more of a gamble to another team than a bargain that has otherwise been suggested.
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Very well written argument. I think you should write for them more often. One thing that I would point out is that on his day Pav is actually a very good striker. The premiership is personified by players that have power and pace and even the lower tier clubs buy with this in mind. However the clubs that perform the best, place intelligence as the most desirable attribute (without ignoring others) and I do genuinely believe Pav has this in abundance, you can see it in his eye for a pass. I will admit that I dont think Harry really had time to be patient with Pav in trying to get the best out of him and we can now see the consequences. Some players just arent comfortable with being a smaller fish in a larger pond and Pav seems to be one of these. What he doesnt realise is that he is likely to be improving and adapting at a greater rate at spurs than he would at a club with a weaker squad with weaker players and that if he is to be successful in the worlds most competitive league, he MUST still improve. Spurs are simply the most likely club to facilitate this improvement and if he is as intelligent as I think he is, he will realise it.
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WOULD AT WHAT THE LADY SAID PLUS HOW IN THE HELL HAS HE HAD A CHANCE
BUZZING AT START OF SEASON ALONG WITH DEFOE THEN BAM DROPPED HOW MANY GOOD GAMES HAS KEANE OR CROUCH 2/3 TOGETHER
HARRY SCREWED UP AGAINST CHELSEA THEN MANU THEN WORST OFF AGAINST ARSE LONG BALL GARBAGE NO PACE
CROUCH CANNOT HOLD A BALL UP OFFERS NO PACE DOES NOT CLOSE DOWN ,ISNT MOBILE[FOR U DOES NOT DRAG PLAYERS ALL OVER THE PLACE]STAYS IN 1 POSITION GETS BULLIED OF THE BALL HAS TROUBLE JUMPING FROM A STANDING POSITION ,CANNOT BEAT A PLAYER AGAINST ARSE,CHELKSI,MANCS DID NOT DO A THING THE MANCS HAD HIM IN THEIR POCKETS AND AS FOR KEANE WELL
MY POINT IS HARRY HAS BROUGHT THEM AND WILL STICK BY THEM COME WHAT MY AND ALL IT NEEDS IS DIPSTICKS LIKE U HELPING HIM CORUCH IS AN IMPACT PLAYER BRING HIM ON FOR LAST 20-30MINS NEXT TIME MATE GET YOUR TEXT GUIDE TO FOOTBALLERS ON WHAT THEY CAN AND CANT DO TO MANY WRITERS LIKE YOU HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING /PLAYING/COACHING TO UNDERSTAND THE GAME AND PLAYERS ALSO HOW MANY GAMES HAS HE PLAYED IN A ROW THIS SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!
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