It was something when he took the job in December. And yet now Redknapp is in a situation where he feels he has no choice. Relegation is not part of Fernandes's long-term plan, with work on a new training ground ongoing and the search for a new stadium continuing. If relegation becomes a reality there will be a need to offload players on expensive contracts. Right now, the simple maths for Redknapp is that his side need to compile 26 more points from the next 16 matches, whatever the consequences.
Not many teams have taken four points at Chelsea and Spurs this season. That's no mean feat. One that is full of players who want to fight for the club, who care. We haven't had enough players like that. Lost for words. Back to the drawing board. The real question is that whether or not QPR can avoid relegation after their recent promotion.
Barton was being linked with Arsenal prior to the whole Gervinho incident and arrives from Newcastle and Wright-Phillips up until recently had received strong England consideration but has fallen out of favor after not receiving enough or any playing time for Man City. Both should provide some much needed quality and creativity and hopefully provide some service to forwards signed earlier in the process. With that in mind, defensively is where QPR made big strides. Adding depth and quality should play huge dividends for the rigors of the Premiership.
Luke Young comes from over from Aston Villa and brings both versatility and experience preferring to play right back but plenty capable of playing on the left. The former has been netting consistently for Ipswich in the Championship while on loan; however the latter will be unlikely to change the fortunes of the West London side with just two goals in 23 games for the club via Soccerbase. Add into the mix that Bobby Zamora is also aiming to be back by the end of the month via Evening Standard , all these returners will be a big boost for the squad.
Djibril Cisse and Jamie Mackie are obviously still at the top of Harry's list. But neither of them have that goal-season look about them right now. So a proven goal scorer will be a priority for Redknapp as he looks for his side to score more than 17 League goals in the second half of the season. With a minusgoal difference, Rangers will need to reduce that in the coming months through an improvement in defense and a better chance-to-goal ratio up top.
Nobody wants to be in that horrible situation where relegation occurs thanks to not scoring enough or conceding too many. In case anyone missed it, QPR beat Chelsea last week and claimed their first away victory since November 19, via Soccerbase. However if that victory is a stand-alone result, then it shall prove fruitless in five months time.
Each time QPR earn a win, it needs to be a building block on for the next game. Beating a top team one week, then losing to three lower teams for the rest of the month will guarantee a definite return to the Championship.
Redknapp must pinpoint games where they can get a decent run of results and string a selection of wins together.
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