Why did fulham release pavel pogrebnyak

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NFC East. NFC North. NFC South. NFC West. Pogrebnyak isn't a good decision-maker—which again led to his downfall in the Bundesliga—but he has a better striker's instinct than most in the game, so the quick, all-action attacking plays of the Premier League suit his style perfectly.

When you compare Pogrebnyak to Fernando Torres or Andy Carroll, the mind boggles as to why Liverpool and Chelsea overlooked a player like the Russian, who's doing a much better job, is more suited to the league and was available for a lot less money. Martin Jol did incredibly well with this signing, and it's no wonder he's rather anxious to secure the striker on a permanent deal.

The right fit for Fulham and the English top-flight, Pavel Pogrebnyak is the model striker for the Premier League, and a player of his mould is exactly the type of signing clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle United should try to make. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!

After his departure from Reading, perhaps unsurprisingly, Pogrebnyak has spent the rest of his playing in Russia. Two-and-half stop-start seasons at Dynamo Moscow was followed by a move to Russian Premier League side Tosno midway through And whilst their financial problems forced them to liquidate at the end of that season, the former Fulham and Reading striker played a part in Tosno winning the only major trophy in their history in the Russian Cup — with Pogrebnyak scoring in their quarter-final victory over Luch Vladivostok.

While at Fulham, he scored a goal every other game, including a credible minute hat-trick at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Martin Jol , though, at various stages during the player's loan period at the club, admitted he was playing a risky game in only tying the forward down to a short term deal. With the way Pogrebnyak was performing, our Dutch manager was more than aware that vultures were beginning to swoop.

And that they did. Aston Villa and Reading, among others, were linked with his name but the Berkshire club have come out as winners.