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Adel Taarabt hits back at QPR boss Harry Redknapp over weight claims
ADEL TAARABT has hit back at QPR boss Harry Redknapp over claims that he is three stone overweight.
Redknapp launched an attack on the Morocco international after QPR’s 3-2 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday, claiming Taarabt was “not fit to play football”.
But Taarabt said: “I am a professional – this is not about retaliation, this is about protecting my reputation.
“My job is to create, bring goals to the team. Maybe he expects me to make more tackles. I am not this type of player. I can only get fitness playing Premier League.
“The training sessions aren’t the same standard as AC Milan, or what I would expect under another manager.
“They are not as intense, the players aren’t as motivated.”