Comments on: Wigan Athletic 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3: Super Pav Makes Harry Look Silly

By: gog

gog — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:54:55 +0000

PARK LANE AND THE REST OF THE HARRY PROTECTORATE
give it a rest Harry should get a roasting for not trying the boy out No matter how many laps Crouch does round the pitch he is not gonna be the player that Pav is …end of training isn’t everything I’ve got one thing to say about training JIMMY GREAVES

By: Cheese

Cheese — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:32:31 +0000

I don’t know about the ins and outs of Pav and why he’s not used. The people who defend Harry’s use of Pav might well be right. The question is what happens from now? i think Crouch has been average at best. I don’t like the ball lumped up to a bean pole who is BAD at heading. I hope Harry brings on Pav for the next game. I hope it’s not pride or obstinacy that have kept the manager from playing him. The Russian wants to prove a point and he seems to be doing it. Give him a chance.

By: hindleyite (Jesus Was A Wiganer)

hindleyite (Jesus Was A Wiganer) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:37:45 +0000

Oh, and regarding Crouch, I expected more of him. I can see why Capello picks Heskey ahead of him atm :S

By: ParkLane67

ParkLane67 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:20:41 +0000

But then again, you don’t get to watch all the players in training. Only Harry, the coaching staff and the players know the truth as to why Pav hasn’t been getting the playing time he appears to have deserved. Harry gets measured by his results and he will have picked the best starting line-up for each game. The form of Crouch and Defoe had been great and had only recently started to falter. Pav would have got a start two or three weeks back but he apparently had an injury after scoring in the Leeds replay. The implication that Harry deliberately overlooked Pav out of some sort of obstinacy is patent rubbish (imo)

By: hindleyite (Jesus Was A Wiganer)

hindleyite (Jesus Was A Wiganer) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:15:06 +0000

Innit funny how I was commenting Wigan needed a scrappy (read: slightly fortunate) goal in the first half and it went exactly the other way, just when we least wanted it to?

Anyhow, I thought we put up a good fight yesterday but it just wasn’t our day. I like how we pushed for an equaliser, but that was always going to lead to trouble at the back. Six Prem games without a win now.

By: there_is_a_one_in_the_year

there_is_a_one_in_the_year — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:11:30 +0000

I think you have got the wrong person. It is Pav and yourself that are the silly ones. It is plain for everyone to see he is quality but he obviously doesn’t do himself any favours on the training ground where the Manager and Coaching staff look closely at all the players to see if they have the right application and attitude to be picked for the next game. Harry was spot on yesterday. Modric came on and changed the game. Most Managers wouldn’t have put on a quality attacking play maker against a battling Wigan on a bog of a pitch. Well done Harry for being so positive.

By: Dan Fitch

Dan Fitch — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:33:47 +0000

Because Pavlyuchenko has scored more goals in two brief substitute appearances against Leeds and Wigan, than Crouch has in his last ten starts.

The headline indicates that in my opinion, Harry has been silly not to give Pavlyuchenko more opportunities.

I don’t think he’s always looked that brilliant in a Spurs shirt and I’m not one who believes that bleating to the press should be rewarded, but with neither Crouch or Keane having played brilliantly this season, I can’t believe he hasn’t been given more opportunities.

By: Biggie

Biggie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:30:50 +0000

The question we have all been asking is that Pav should be starting with Defoe. Crouch is just a squad player, and he should only be coming on in the last 10 mins, when we lump it forward and we need a win. I watch spurs week in week out and crouch is just not good enough, he needs 3 touches, yes thats right 3 touches to control the ball & then he passes it to the opponent. Yesterday he had a 1 on 1 and missed. Pav on the otherhand persisted with his rebounded header and got 2 goals to his name. Would crouch have done that?

By: ParkLane67

ParkLane67 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:13:49 +0000

Pav came on and delivered. He did exactly what Harry and the coaching staff asked of him. We won a difficult game. Harry was the one that put the block on Pav’s transfer out. Harry had already countered Pav’s agent’s comments this week saying that Pav would get a start in the next few games. So what please is the justification for your headline?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:54:09 +0000

Its about time harry played Pav, everyone seems to know he is talent, except for harry! Defoe has stated that he thinks Pav is one of the best in europe. Crouch should only be used as a final 15 sub, i wonder if we would actually be in 3rd position if harry had stuck with Pav all season, when a striker has no effect week in week out and the manager still wont change the starting line up, something is seriously wrong, lets hope harry has learnt his lesson, and Defoe and Pav start from now on. COYS.