The new manager reiterated that the Moroccan still had an integral role to play at Loftus Road and that there were no hard feelings between him and the player, despite letting him go during their spell at Tottenham.
Harry Redknapp indeed has a tough task when it comes to changing the sagging fortunes of the Rangers, but he has a number of quality stars at his disposal, with whom he can create a decent Premier League team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. However, a failed move to Ligue 1 left him stranded and only recently has he returned to top form.
Redknapp has a frosty history with the Moroccan International, as he was Tottenham’s manager during the Taarabt’s time at White Hart Lane.
While the midfielder failed to crack the Spurs’ line-up back then, the new Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314’ manager admitted that he would kept him at the club had the decision been up to him.
Speaking to reporters, Redknapp revealed that chairman, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Levy, had been eager to part ways with Taarabt, as he was effectively in limbo, failing to make the grade at the helm and later being sold to the R’s after two loan deals.
“He was alright with me, Adel. I think he has improved. His attitude is good and he has got bags of ability. I wouldn’t have let him go, in all honesty - I said that at the time - I would have kept him at Tottenham.”
Continuing, he added that while things between him and the attacker had not always been rosy, he was still an integral part of the QPR set-up and had a bright future ahead of him.
“It was just he couldn’t get into the side and the chairman decided if he wasn’t going to play, we might as well sell him and get a big sell-on if he made a success at QPR. But Adel is okay. He’s got a part to play for us, for sure,” Redknapp was quoted as saying while speaking to the media.
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