Source: Daily_Mail
Agent warns Pavlyuchenko could quit Spurs to rescue World Cup dream
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko's performances on the pitch are beingaffected by 'psychological problems', his agent has claimed.[LNB]The Russia forward failed to impress in the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Everton on Tuesday having been handed a rare start.[LNB] Psyched out: Pavyluchenko's agent says the striker is suffering on the pitch because of a lack of starts[LNB]'His poor performance recently is not due to a lack of match practice but psychological problems,' the striker's Oleg Artemov told The Sun.[LNB]Plenty to ponder: Pavlyuchenko could quit Spurs with his international career at stake[LNB]'Of course, not getting into the starting line-up, sitting on the bench is not good for any player.[LNB]'But Roman is much more affected by the feeling that the manager doesn't trust him and prefers to use other forwards.'[LNB]Pavlyuchenko, who was brought to White Hart Lane by former manager Juande Ramos, is competing with Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch for aplace in the Spurs attack.[LNB]And Artemov hinted he may have to leave the club in search of more regular first-team football to avoid harming his international chances ahead of next summer's World Cup in South Africa.[LNB]He added: 'The World Cup is next summer, to waste another half a year on the bench may be very bad for his international career.'[LNB] Roman's Milan swap in ruins as Italians bide time with struggling HuntelaarHot-line to Spurs boss Redknapp for one lucky Football ManagerTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
