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Thursday 2 February 2012 11:36, UK
Image:Pavel Pogrebnyak: Fulham new boy is backed to fill the void left by Bobby Zamora's exit
Fulham manager Martin Jol has backed new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak to fill the void left by Bobby Zamora.
Fulham confident deadline day signing will prove worth
Fulham manager Martin Jol has backed new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak to fill the void left by Bobby Zamora.
Zamora swapped Fulham for Queens Park Rangers in a dramatic move on transfer deadline day.
The Cottagers have moved to bring in Russian international Pogrebnyak on an initial deal from Stuttgart until the end of the season.
Jol believes Pogrebnyak will be a valuable addition to his squad for the remainder of the campaign.
Good record
"He has got a good record," Jol said of Pogrebnyak. "He had a good spell at Stuttgart, especially when Christian Gross was there.
"He has 45 caps for Russia and his coaches Dick Advocaat and Guus Hiddink were complimentary of him.
"They said he was a good boy who works hard for the team so I was really happy to get him in.
"It is not always easy to get players in [like that, you know]."
