Davis Lowe feels that Spurs have the £14m remedy for their striking headache

There is an old saying that you “should appreciate what you have got, rather than dwell on what you haven’t.” I’m not sure a phrase was ever intended for football use, but you do sense that Spurs should certainly take note, especially when it comes to their strike force.

The Spurs sites and forums have been full of doom and gloom since Monday, with everyone critical of the clubs failure to bring in another striker. While there is certainly room for criticism and the board themselves have been honest and open about their disappointment, let’s not forget the wealth of talent that is already present in North London; notably the £14m arrival of Roman Pavlyuchenko.

While everyone was huffing and puffing about what could have been on Monday, Spurs had already closed the deal for the Russian International. Had it not been for the Robinho or Berbatov deals, then this signing will certainly have taken on a greater significance and rightly so; Pavlyuchenko is one of the best strikers in Europe at present and his goals certainly eclipse those of his more illustrious international teammate Andrei Arshavin. Strong in the air, great touch and a scorer of all types of goals, Spurs have a superb striker on their hands and its time that fans started to realise it.

The Russian is going to be an absolute handful and with the likes of Bent alongside him or Dos Santos in behind, then Spurs are not going to be short of goals this season; especially with the array of midfield talent around them.