QPRNo need to ease up on Taarabt, says boss 07/03/2012 by David McIntyre QPR manager Mark Hughes insists there is no need for his players to go easy on Adel Taarabt. The Moroccan is no stranger to being berated by team-mates, but he has noticeably continued taking flak during recent games despite arguably contributing more than some of his colleagues. Taarabt has impressed since Hughes Skipper Joey Barton has seemed particularly quick to give Taarabt a piece of his mind, but Hughes said: âIn the end, the only reason behind it is to help Adel and give him direction. âOn occasions during games people can get emotional and he knows that sometimes he makes the wrong decision â all players do. âJoey, being the captain, has experience and Adel has to accept that there will be some occasions when heâs told that heâs done the wrong thing. âThatâs not just the case with Adel. All players do the wrong thing sometimes and as a footballer you have to accept youâll be told when that happens and not take it to heart. âAdel understands when he does things incorrectly. Heâs learning all the time and Iâve been really impressed with what heâs produced.â Taarabt was out of favour prior to Neil Warnockâs sacking as manager. Rangers tried to agree a deal with Paris St-Germain to offload him last summer and made it clear they were open to offers in Janaury. But Hughes believes he can get the best out of the 22-year-old, who has not scored so far this season. Hughes said: âThe aim is to make sure that at Premier League level he can have a real impact. âFrom what Iâve been told his work rate has improved since Iâve been here. That shows he wants to improve. âI think with Adel we all acknowledge that heâs a fantastic talent, but itâs raw talent at the moment. He needs direction and thatâs what heâs getting on a daily basis.â
Scott Johnson on Adel! "" Adel Taarabt can redeem his reputation by igniting QPR’s season By Scott Johnson Wednesday 07 March 2012In order to maximise the potential of Adel Taarabt, you have to address the duality that exists within him. Prodigiously talented, when suitably engaged he can lift a team to great heights, leading Queens Park Rangers to the Championship title last season, contributing 19 goals and 14 assists in 44 appearances. At his worst, he can be petulant, selfish and lazy, dragging the rest of the side down with him. This season has seen far more of the latter than the former. After promising so much, QPR’s creative fulcrum has been bitterly disappointing this term. Yet to score, he has thus far recorded 59 attempts on goal without success. In a pre-season that involved uncertainty at both boardroom and managerial level, Taarabt took the opportunity to woo the big four before a protracted association with Paris Saint-Germain eventually came to nothing. The arrival of Tony Fernandes resulted in a late transfer market flourish as the strict wage ceiling was smashed to pieces. The capture of Joey Barton also resulted in Taarabt losing his status as captain. Engulfed by even bigger personalities, Taarabt wilted. Substituted at half-time in the 6-0 demolition at Fulham, a bust up with Warnock ensued. He was again withdrawn at the break in a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur later that month. Out of the side for most of November, he departed for the African Cup of Nations in January and Warnock was dismissed in his absence. In many respects, Warnock’s man management of Taarabt was every bit as impressive as winning the title during that successful season, but a failure to replicate his Championship form put a strain on their relationship and left Warnock exposed. Last season, Taarabt revealed to the Evening Standard: “Neil is the first manager who really knows how to treat me, he’s like a dad.” Taarabt provided a staunch defence of his manager when his job appeared under threat pre-season, but had no qualms about his eventual sacking. On international duty with Morocco, he told BBC Sport: “I think we needed that, we were in a bad position” adding: “I think if Mark Hughes was not coming in, maybe I was leaving in January.” A burgeoning relationship with Hughes has ensued, with Hughes confessing on QPR’s official website that: "I was really impressed with Adel, his defensive work, which apparently hasn't been the greatest in the past, was thoroughly impressive. His effort and his application, along with his ability, which he showed on numerous occasions, was outstanding.” Taarabt returned the compliment by claiming that Hughes is “A great manager” when quizzed, according to the Daily Express. Currently 16th in the table, QPR certainly need Taarabt firing on all cylinders ahead of a must-win game on Saturday at Bolton Wanderers, two points worse off in 19th. Two points separate the bottom five and losing to a fellow struggler would almost certainly result in Rangers ending the day amongst the bottom three. Ahead of a daunting run in that includes games against every top six side, they cannot afford to allow their rivals to gain ground on them. The expected upturn in fortunes under Hughes has yet to materialise and Taarabt has failed to shed the perception that he is a flat-track bully. Both will have their reputations thoroughly examined in the coming weeks. ""
He's been 100 times better then Barton. Barton was clapping everything he did on Saturday so has obviously changeed his attitute towards him.
There is no doubt that Adel is wonderfully gifted. There is also no doubt that his genius went a long way to securing us the title last year.The team proved that in the Champ they could carry him when he threw the occasional strop. This year we all have seen to devastating effect what happens when 11 men play 10. The standard of player in this division is much higher and the team simply could not carry Adel when he decided to throw the dummy out of the cot. My opinion was, and still is, that if he was prepared to work as everyone else when not in posession then he simply had to start. Since MH has taken over he is a changed player. I was particularly impressed with his work-rate last Saturday. I suppose it's easy to forget that he is such a young man and its encouraging to think that his best years are still to come. If we stay up, we must do all we can to keep him. Now i never thought i would say that!!!!
It does look like MH has got Adel to work harder, he's been running more, tracking back and doing a lot more defensively. Only hope that this is not blunting too much of his sharpness going forward. While he still looks really good there does seem to be a little of his old fizz lacking, particularly in his shooting, compared to Adel at his very best. Maybe the fizz will come back as his fitness further improves - a brace at Bolton will do very nicely!
Quick comment when he makes a mistake fine but Barton has gone too far in moaning at Adel. He literally spent every break in play over about 5 minutes shouting at Adel against Fulham after not passing to Taiwo. Barton picks on Adel because he dislikes him. You never see him moaning at SWP when he makes a mistake but then again that would have to be evertime he gets the ball. Barton is an absolute mug. If I was Adel I would moan at Barton everytime he made a mistake but like SWP that would also be pretty much everytime he gets the ball.
Barton is learning himself I feel and I sense a good change in the team ... One of our remaining fixtures will see us giving out a real thrashing... its coming
Barton should only be in a position to berate other players when he is less guilty of them than loose play. Given that he gives the ball up more than any other player he is hardly in a position to do that. Frankly, it appalls me that MH seems to be giving Barton the go ahead to bully our most creative player while bigging up our biggest liability. Based on his history he certainly does NOT have the experience to be able to dole out judicious guidance anyway.
I agree DT, i think we will spank some team before the season is out. I posted a few days ago that our shooting rate has increased dramatically in recent weeks. At some stage they have to start going in.
