QPR signs Redknapp as manager
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November 25, 2012, Sunday
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HARRY Redknapp returned to management yesterday with Queens Park Rangers, tasked with performing the same English Premier League rescue act that was so successful at Tottenham Hotspur.
The 65-year-old Englishman took Spurs from the bottom of the EPL to the Champions League before being fired by the north London club in June despite finishing fourth. Now Redknapp is taking control of another winless London club that is bottom of the standings, with QPR amassing just four points from 12 games before Mark Hughes was fired on Friday.
After signing a 2 1/2-year contract yesterday, Redknapp said QPR hasn't been performing to its potential.
"There's no doubt there's a lot of ability in the squad, but for one reason or another things haven't gone as well as everyone expected since the start of the season. I can't wait to get to work and get the results necessary to kick-start our season."
Redknapp will be in the stands at Manchester United yesterday as assistant coaches Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki take charge of QPR, which only survived in the EPL on the last day of last season. "The players have got to step up and start performing," Redknapp said.
And there's no one better than Redknapp to achieve that, according to chairman Tony Fernandes. "He has a proven track record in the Premier League and has all the characteristics we were looking for to get us out of the current situation we find ourselves in," Fernandes said.
The 65-year-old Englishman took Spurs from the bottom of the EPL to the Champions League before being fired by the north London club in June despite finishing fourth. Now Redknapp is taking control of another winless London club that is bottom of the standings, with QPR amassing just four points from 12 games before Mark Hughes was fired on Friday.
After signing a 2 1/2-year contract yesterday, Redknapp said QPR hasn't been performing to its potential.
"There's no doubt there's a lot of ability in the squad, but for one reason or another things haven't gone as well as everyone expected since the start of the season. I can't wait to get to work and get the results necessary to kick-start our season."
Redknapp will be in the stands at Manchester United yesterday as assistant coaches Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki take charge of QPR, which only survived in the EPL on the last day of last season. "The players have got to step up and start performing," Redknapp said.
And there's no one better than Redknapp to achieve that, according to chairman Tony Fernandes. "He has a proven track record in the Premier League and has all the characteristics we were looking for to get us out of the current situation we find ourselves in," Fernandes said.
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