Taarabt !

[IwasanotherwatfordR]

Harry also said Adel was earning £60k-£70k per week which is clearly a lie. The poor lad cannot even afford a belt and is wearing badly torn jeans that ought to have been thrown in the trash years ago. It's a scandalous disgrace to see a top flight footballer so impoverished, no small wonder the boy is showing a lack of motivation.

 

[QPR Oslo]

Who do I like the most, Adel or Harry? Adel hands down.

Who have done most for the club, Adel or Harry? I would say Adel.

But that is not what this is about for me. I'm a fan of QPR, the club. Players come and go, and it pains me to say this but Adel needs to go. I don't think we can progress as a club with the unrest he brings. And let's face it, he will be out the door as soon as a better offer comes along anyway.

Seems to me Harry is bringing the unrest you refer to by repeatedly lying about the player. I have been hoping he goes for months, still do. I also hope a new Manager would get some good games from Adel.

 

[TheBigDipper]

In public, the club has to back the manager in this. He shouldn't have taken the bait in the interview on Saturday, but that can't be undone now. I suspect he will get some well-deserved constructive criticism in private from his bosses, but I don't think he will change. Compare his interviews and rambling answers with the pointed, structured comments of Eddie Howe or Nigel Pearson.

The player needs to grow up and stop being so unprofessional and selfish. The tone of his interview is one of total self-entitlement, saying he is right and the manager is wrong. He has broken ranks in a way that is destructive for the club and solely for his own benefit. His approach is not to deny or disprove the claims about his lack of fitness. It is, instead, to say it doesn't matter! He may, BTW, weigh 85kg now, but I'm sure he wasn't that weight 2 months ago.

The player cannot be the tail that wags the dog. If the manager has criteria for selection and doesn't pick him, then that's up to the manager. It would be helpful if people who don't like the manager stopped picking up the player as a stick to beat him with. This player is a rotten stick.

I remember a story about Alf Ramsey, which may or may not be true but illustrates a principle. A player is reported to have been complaining that he wasn't picked for England, saying "but I'm the best player in (whatever...)". The reply was "You may be the best player, but I pick people to make the best team".

If Harry ever was a great manager, it's clear his best days are behind him, but he' she manager we have. Adel is a flawed genius, but his flaws far outweigh his genius. Those of you who complain about lack of spirit and fight in the team actually undermine the goal of team unity and fighting for each other by supporting Adel against Harry. Adel has never fought for anything in his life other than himself, despite the collateral damage to those around him.

 

[SRR]

Could be a master stroke from Arry. At least there is a reaction from AT and he may now wish to prove him wrong. By his own admission AT said her did not put everything in to the reserve game. That's hardly the sign of a player desperate for 1st team action.

 

[kiwiqpr]

maybe harry should pick him for the next game
see whos bluff will be called

 

[Kampala Hoop]

This just looks silly now. To be fair, Adel says he was floating around 84 and 86kg... For his height this is pretty heavy!!! Not a great example, but Gareth Bale is two inches taller and 10kg lighter. This puts Adel around the same weight as Rob Green, who has five inches on him.

I want a fit and willing Adel to build a team around - we all do, so something has to give here, let's hope the whole club knuckle down and work

 

[Peter Damage]

He looked pregnant in his 2nd last (I think) home game
I was embarrassed for him
We can all hold it in for a photo
He clearly can't run enough for the premiership
After Saturday do you really want him on last 20 ahead of Vargas or Charlie or Bobby?
Don't live on what someone did 4 years ago in a lower league
Let Niko and others do the creative stuff
(yes I loved him tooo at the time!)

- He clearly isn’t holding it in- so therefore you realise he isn’t overweight-

- At the moment he can handle 60 minutes at least- the more games he plays the more his minutes increase. you accept that with some players. We do that with Bobby already

- Do you really think we needed 3 wingers on the bench? Hoillet, Phillips, and Traore. Adel offers a lot more and offers something different and can play more centrally as well.

- How about live off what he did in 2014 in Serie A and the Champions League while keeping likes of Kaka and Robinho out the team?

- Niko and… others? Nicely vague…Have you watched any of our other games this season? Talk before the game was that the players look deflated as soon as we go behind because they don’t believe we can get back in the game.
Harry has been embarrassed by Adel here. He’s said what everyone knows, Harry sits in the office all day and isn’t much of a professional himself. I reckon TF needs to check his internet browsing history, could maybe sack him for gross misconduct

 

[alexb]

He's definitely not 3 stone overweight, but he's clearly out of shape compared to most other professionals. The vast majority of players are incredibly lean and have very low body fat %'s, under 8% a lot of the time, he's clearly at around 15%.

Both him and Harry are wrong.

 

[Flanman]

Seems no one can manage him...Warnock struggled, Hughes couldn't...he went to Fulham and they sent him back...and Milan didn't want him or if they did it was for 2p or something...No doubt Harry was ott with his comments about Adel, but do you not think the player himself should be doing something to get into the team, like show a bit of commitment in training, run....or god forbid track back ..Adel is a luxury player and as much as I like him we can't carry him in our current position at the foot of the table.
Just my opinion !

Lets not forget Fulham had FOUR managers that could not manage him or want him in the starting line, some people need to wake up Adel is a bad apple.

 

[QPRSAM82]

This is bad news. We don't need this in house fighting. I am not sure how its going to end but losing or even drawing to Villa could be the last straw.

 

[DT Footspa]

Looks like a genuine enough response to Redknapp to me

Looks like a much more mature one also

The player is the most exciting we have had IMO … let him play

What Harold has done from day one IMO is try and tannish Taarabt any chance he can … Yes Taarabt has off field problems but so what he is a brilliant footballer

Harold looks to be a simply dreadful manager IMO

 

[qprbeth]

ADEL TAARABT HITS BACK:

Adel Taarabt has responded to Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp's claims that he was 'three stones overweight'

The midfielder, who has made just three appearances this season, slammed Redknapp, saying he spends most of the time in his office.

The Morrocan says QPR have no game plan and don't work as a team.

He claims QPR staff Glenn Hoddle and Les Ferdinand love him, but 67-year-old Redknapp 'does not listen' to them.

At AC Milan, the 25-year-old said he kept Kaka and Robinho out the team.

By GERARD BRAND FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 22:00, 20 October 2014 | UPDATED: 22:03, 20 October 2014

Adel Taarabt's explosive interview with Neil Ashton yielded plenty of memorable lines.
Everything from AC Milan, the midfielder's shirt number and training under manager Harry Redknapp was discussed just hours after the 67-year-old claimed Taarabt was 'three stones overweight'.
Here's the pick of the bunch...

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In a revealing interview, Adel Taarabt said 67-year-old Harry Redknapp spends most of his time in his office

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QPR midfielder Taarabt hits back at manager Redknapp's claim that he is 'three stones overweight'
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On Harry Redknapp: ‘He spends most of the time in his office but when he gets off the phone he comes down to watch for five or 10 minutes — he never takes a session' ... ‘That’s when he said he had it in mind to start me against Liverpool.’

On 'that' reserve game against Wolves: ‘I played in that reserve game for 90 minutes and if he didn’t think I was running he could have taken me off. Maybe I didn’t perform like I could because it was a reserve team game and I was protecting myself.'
On fitness: 'Maybe he expects me to make more tackles. I am not this type of player. I can only get fitness playing Premier League. You can train six or seven hours, but you won’t be fit.’

On training under Redknapp: ‘The training sessions aren’t the same standard as Milan, or what I would expect under another manager. They are not as intense, the players aren’t as motivated. It is the same as we used to do at Tottenham years ago.
On QPR: 'The problem is we don’t have any plan in the game, we don’t know how to press as a team. It’s not about just running around, you need to play with your brain.'
On Glenn Hoddle: ‘[He] loves me, but I don’t know if Harry listens to him.'


On Les Ferdinand: ‘I spoke with Les Ferdinand and he told me “what a player you are — you should be in the team every time. I followed you at Milan and you were fantastic”.
‘Les doesn’t speak to us in training, but he watches us and then goes to watch the kids as well. He knows me from my days at Tottenham so we have a good relationship.’

On AC Milan: ‘When I was playing at Milan, sometimes Kaka or Robinho weren’t getting in the team. Then I come to QPR, and that’s not to disrespect my team-mates because I have a good relationship with them, but I was surprised I was not in the squad.'

On his shirt number: ‘When I came back from Milan, the QPR kitman said “you are no more No 10”. I never wanted to be No 10 but the fans asked the chairman for Adel to be 10 not 7 because of the legend Stan Bowles — they wanted me to have the 10 shirt.
‘They said they had never seen an exciting player like this for 20 or 25 years, so I said to Tony Fernandes I will take it. Then this summer I was told I would be 27 so I said “OK, no problem”. I said nothing.’
On his weight: ‘My heaviest weight at Milan was 86kg (13st 8lb), my lightest 84kg — now I’m 85kg. It’s not true to say I’m not fit. He tried to give an excuse.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...iew-qpr-man-slams-redknapp.html#ixzz3GiuhGQXG
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Roller and 999s I am sure I can see a nipple....please get rid of this disgusting thread

 

[DT Footspa]

His weight is what it is and that is a brilliant aspect IMO … He is able to ride tackles and is very strong … its in his make up as a great player.

What makes him unique is his speed of thought, his obvious skill and his core strength.

I will defend him until the cows come home.

This is about Harold's ego .. any QPR fan that sucked in my that was wrong IMO

 

[DT Footspa]

Twitchy face is crooked Adel is your Maradona.

On the money 23 totally agree

 

[DT Footspa]

Lets not forget Fulham had FOUR managers that could not manage him or want him in the starting line, some people need to wake up Adel is a bad apple.

Build the team around Taarabt IMO and QPR will be QPR again

He is such a brilliant player its the only way.

Look where QPR are now? what are they? We even had posts wanting Tony Pulis as a manager

Bad apple he is a footballing genius IMO

 

[TootingExcess]

Neither of them want to be here (Harry's heart is still at Spurs, and Adel wants to be at AC Milan) and I dont think either of them care for QPR.

 

[Turkish" Premier" Hoops]

Photo shop ?...................... Pictures from 3 seasons ago ?
Who knows but he certainly looked a bit heftier when he came on against Wet Spam, He claims he kept Kaka & Robhinho out at AC Milan but they played a squad rotation system so at some stage he would have played instead of them , I'm not defending'Arry but after saturday you could see he was thoroughly pee'd off and the journo asked a leading question and 'Arry bit.
I cannot defend Adel either as he is just as bad for talking to a journo slagging 'Arry off.
I am a firm believer that you dont wash your dirty laundry in public and this needs nipping in the bud now before it causes anymore damage to our club, we are already a laughing stock amongst other clubs and fans and we are very fast becoming as hated as we possibly can with our big money, little club reputation, Now me personally i dont care what other fans think about MY CLUB, I am a QPR fan and i will be until my dying day, But I care about my club and it is my opinion that one or the other of them has to go it is just a matter of who of the two goes and as much as i loved what Adel achieved for us when we won the championship no man can be allowed to be bigger than QPR and Mr Taaraabt seems to draw attention to himself wherever he has played with his attitude and his belief that he is " The Star " of whatever side he has been at which has soon been dispelled by said clubs managers eventually dropping him and getting rid, now surely all these managers can't be wrong, Adel has a bad attitude, is poison in a dressing room and refuses to train or take care of his fitness during the close season ( we all saw the videos of his first pre-season session ) and so it is with regret i feel it is the prima donna who must make way for the good of the team and our ambition of becoming Premier League stayers, Whether or not 'Arry's training sessions are not up to scratch or he sits in his office twiddling his thumbs, at the end of the day until Tony decides 'Arry must go HE IS THE MANAGER, and one bad apple must NOT be allowed to upset the applecart as he has done wherever he has gone.
Once again even after our performance at the weekend, when we played the best i have seen in a long time we, the press, the manager and all and sundry have been drawn into a discussion causing arguments about a player who was'nt even in the matchday squad and had no influence over the result one way or the other to detract from what was an outstanding albeit an unlucky performance from a group of players who actually looked like they wanted to perform for QPR, thus turning a positive into a negative and a club into a circus yet again.
I for one am sick and tired of Adel threads for or against him and it is just my opinion that no matter how good he is on his day we can no longer as QPR fans tolerate one person causing mayhem whether he started the ball rolling or not every pre-match and post-match interview.
So from me after years of Adel this, or Adel that it's time to let him go and just get on with little old QPR and not the baggage that he brings.
Thanks for the memories ADEL, be they good or bad but.........................
ADIOS.

 

[NorwayRanger]

Who's fault is that though mate?
Taarabt shouldn't have walked out of the meeting, but it won't be the first time that's happened all over the World when a player is left out!

Redknapp has lied through his teeth and now his crap attitude towards training and tactics has been laid bare. Taarabt isn't overweight which is clear from the photos.

He said himself he was 85 kg (188 lbs). That is overweight for a person who's 1,80 m (5 ft 11 in), about one stone overweight to be correct.

Take another player who's exactly the same height as Adel, Mesut Ozil who weighs 76 kg (168 lbs). 76-78 kg is the ideal weight for a person who is 1,80 m (5 ft 11 in).


Anyway it is not what this is about. It's again our dirty laundry done in the public, it is ridicoulus and will only harm us. Both Harry and Adel have behaved like idiots in their own special ways.

 

[Telford Ranger]

Certainly not 3-stone overweight, but definitely not in top condition. Fat roll just above the hip, which all the sucking-in can't hide, and a double chin.

HR needs to STFU and keep this stuff inhouse. Atrociously bad management and that's coming from someone who's wanted Adel gone for three years. If you don't have the presence or character to sway someone in person keep quiet and deal behind the scenes would be my advice. You ain't got this all you look is whiney and incompetent when you go public.

Taarabt should shape up and ship out.

 

[Eamon Holmes]

Good man Harry! Calculated risk? Last throw of the dice?. After not responding to mangers in the UK over the last 3 years or so, FINALLY Harry has stirred up some fire in Adel's belly.

Let him show what he can do. Let him show his team mates that he can put a shift in during training. Let him fight for a place instead of just turning up and expecting to be in the team.

THIS IS HIS CHANCE.

He has to prove to the coaches and rest of the squad that he is prepared to become a part of the team again and not just swan around like a Prima Donna blessing everybody else with his presence when he wants to.