Soccer Extreme : Joining the likes of Jose Reyes and Julio Baptista in the hall of “I hate England” ranters, Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko complained about different things are from the food to the women. Shockingly, weather wasn’t an issue for the Russian.
On food…
“I don’t like English dishes,” Pavlyuchenko told the Telegraph. “At the Spurs training ground, the food is modest. All they have there is a simple canteen,” he said.
“At the Spartak training camp, near Moscow, the choice and quality is better. But since my wife Larisa joined me in London it’s not a problem for me any more.”
“She is a good cook and now I eat at home. I’m back to my favourite borsch and vareniki - dumplings stuffed with cottage cheese - and from this point of view I now feel as if I never moved countries.”
On women…
“Russia, of course - there can’t be any comparison.”
On dumb commentators…
“I hear how all the English football commentators pronounce my last name - but I can’t even reproduce it,” he said.
“It sounds so distorted. I can’t even say it.”