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QPR Manager, Harry Redknapp Mocks ”Fat” Taarabt

 

After a luckless defeat by Liverpool, Redknapp lashed out at Morocco international Adel Taarabt, claiming the Morocco international has added a lot of weight.

Redknapp claimed Taarabt is a lazy player, who does not like to train.

“I can’t keep protecting people, who don’t want to run about and train, and are about three stone overweight,” said Redknapp said.

“What am I supposed to keep saying? Keep getting your 60, 70 grand a week and don’t train? What’s the game coming to?

“He’s not fit to play football unfortunately. He played in a reserve game the other day and I could have run about more than he did.

“I can’t pick him. I pick people who want to try, who deserve to be at a good football club like QPR, who come in every day and want to work, train and show a good attitude.

“When he starts doing that, if he ever can do it, maybe he’ll get a game.

“It’s the same old people. We’ve got two or three of them.”

Taarabt didn’t feature against Liverpool and has made just two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season.

But the 67-year-old is clearly gutted after seeing his men lose in madcap style, with the killer strike – an own goal from Steven Caulker – coming in the fifth minute of added-time.