Pavlyuchenko calls for extra minutes to prove his worth to Spurs
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 2:35 PM on 26th March 2009
Roman Pavlyuchenko has urged Harry Redknapp to give him just 10 minutes to prove he can be a big hit at Tottenham.
Pavlyuchenko has failed to hold down a regular place at Spurs but the Russia star insists his absence from the team does not mean his days at White Hart Lane are numbered.
The 27-year-old, speaking to a Russian newspaper, said: 'I realise that even if I'm given just 10 minutes on the pitch, I must score. That is my aim.
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Spur of the moment: Pavlyuchenko reckons he doesn't need much time
'I feel really good and my form is perfect. I didn't play in the last three games of the Premier League and the reason is that our other forwards are doing well.
'When a player scores and his team wins, no manager will substitute him. It's hard to return to the first team in such a situation.
'I need to work hard in training and catch the smallest of chances to return into the main squad.
'I do not pay attention to those who say my career with the Spurs is over. All players, even the greatest ones, have to sit on the bench at some point.
'But only those who didn't give in to the circumstances got back in the main team.'
A happy family life is one of the main reasons Pavlyuchenko, who arrived in London from Spartak Moscow last summer, is hanging around.
'That is a source of my optimism,' he added. 'I'm going to overcome my temporary football problems.
'I'll work hard and by all means make it back into starting line-up. Tottenham supporters should have no doubts about it.'
Pavlyuchenko is under the guidance of Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink while on international duty with Russia.
Ahead of the World Cup qualifying double-header against Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein, the forward admitted he worried about the reaction of the Spurs fans when he spoke to Hiddink ahead of his side's 1-0 win over the Blues.
He added: 'I said hello to Hiddink and had a brief chat with him. I even wished Guus good luck - but then I realised how inappropriate the timing for it was. Thank God the good fortune stayed with my team.'
That is the type of attitude I want from Spurs players. He will come good next season. He already show that he has what it takes to be a successful striker.
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 2:35 PM on 26th March 2009
Roman Pavlyuchenko has urged Harry Redknapp to give him just 10 minutes to prove he can be a big hit at Tottenham.
Pavlyuchenko has failed to hold down a regular place at Spurs but the Russia star insists his absence from the team does not mean his days at White Hart Lane are numbered.
The 27-year-old, speaking to a Russian newspaper, said: 'I realise that even if I'm given just 10 minutes on the pitch, I must score. That is my aim.
Scroll down for more
'I feel really good and my form is perfect. I didn't play in the last three games of the Premier League and the reason is that our other forwards are doing well.
'When a player scores and his team wins, no manager will substitute him. It's hard to return to the first team in such a situation.
'I need to work hard in training and catch the smallest of chances to return into the main squad.
'I do not pay attention to those who say my career with the Spurs is over. All players, even the greatest ones, have to sit on the bench at some point.
'But only those who didn't give in to the circumstances got back in the main team.'
A happy family life is one of the main reasons Pavlyuchenko, who arrived in London from Spartak Moscow last summer, is hanging around.
'That is a source of my optimism,' he added. 'I'm going to overcome my temporary football problems.
'I'll work hard and by all means make it back into starting line-up. Tottenham supporters should have no doubts about it.'
Pavlyuchenko is under the guidance of Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink while on international duty with Russia.
Ahead of the World Cup qualifying double-header against Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein, the forward admitted he worried about the reaction of the Spurs fans when he spoke to Hiddink ahead of his side's 1-0 win over the Blues.
He added: 'I said hello to Hiddink and had a brief chat with him. I even wished Guus good luck - but then I realised how inappropriate the timing for it was. Thank God the good fortune stayed with my team.'
That is the type of attitude I want from Spurs players. He will come good next season. He already show that he has what it takes to be a successful striker.