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.The Russia forward failed to impress in the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Everton on Tuesday having been handed a rare start. Psyched out: Pavyluchenko's agent says the striker is suffering on the pitch because of a lack of starts'His poor performance recently is not due to a lack of match practice but psychological problems,' the striker's Oleg Artemov told The Sun.Plenty to ponder: Pavlyuchenko could quit Spurs with his international career at stake'Of course, not getting into the starting line-up, sitting on the bench is not good for any player.'But Roman is much more affected by the feeling that the manager doesn't trust him and prefers to use other forwards.'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.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.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.'  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

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