Source: Daily_Mail
Spurs striker Roman vows to show Guus he hasn't lost scoring touch
Roman Pavlyuchenko has vowed to score against his national team manager Guus Hiddink on Saturday if he is restored to the Tottenham team by Harry Redknapp.
The 27-year-old Russian has stressed his future lies with Spurs after doubts in his homeland following his recent appearance for the reserves against Chelsea.
'It's a pity I didn't score against Chelsea reserves,' admitted Pavlyuchenko, who missed a penalty-kick in the second half.
'But I'm determined to hit the target playing against their main team. If the manager gives me chance I'll do everything possible to use it in the best possible way.
'To score against Chelsea is any forward's dream. Even more so for me since they are managed now by my national team boss Guus Hiddink. It would be nice to remind him again of my scoring skills.'
Pavlyuchenko is due to link up with Hiddink in Moscow at the end of the month when he reports for international duty against Azerbaijan at home on March 28 and Lichtenstein away on April 1.
And the Russian denied he has cast into the wilderness by Redknapp.
'I received a lot of phone calls from my friends back home who are worried about reports that I was exiled to the reserves,' he said.
'But it's not true. I indeed played for reserves in a recent game as did some of my other team mates who were not in the squad against Aston Villa.
National service: Pavlyuchenko scores for Russia against England in October, 2007
'It was important to get match practice for us. Specially for me as I need to prepare for the Russian national team matches.'
Pavlyuchenko's agent Oleg Artemov also doesn't see problems for his client in London.
'I wouldn't exaggerate the importance of Roman's playing a game for the second team,' he said. 'It was just an episode. We do not even consider a possibility of him moving clubs in the summer.
'Roman is going to stay with Tottenham. As a whole all is fine for him in London. He's already adapted there. And his family is happy living in England.'
