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From March 2009
March 13, 2009 QPR Official Site
QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: SPURS STARLET SIGNS
- Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt.
- The 19-year-old has joined until the end of the season, and goes straight into Paulo Sousa's squad for this weekend's Championship encounter at Southampton.
- Taarabt, who initially joined Spurs on loan in January 2007 before making the switch permanent the following summer, is relishing the opportunity to show R's fans what he's capable of.
- "Harry Redknapp told me that Tottenham are not really in a position to give young players like me an opportunity right now, and he said that QPR were keen on me," Taarabt told www.qpr.co.uk
- "He told me to come here and show what I can do. As soon as he told me about the move, I was interested.
- "Other Championship clubs came in for me also, but QPR is a team that plays football in the way that I like to play it, so this is why I wanted to come here.
- "I said 'yes' straight away. This is good for me."
- The Moroccan international - he made his debut for the national side last month in a friendly against the Czech Republic - knows the Championship will offer a physical test, but he is confident he can rise to the challenge.
- "The physical side of the game isn't really my style but I know this is something I will have to learn to cope with," he added.
- "I have come here to learn, and I know that the physical side is something I will need to handle. It will be good for my experience and for my development."
- Equally adept on either wing or up front, the highly-regarded Taarabt has promised to excite the R's faithful with his skills.
- "I consider myself to be an attacking midfielder," he explained. "I can score, I can give assists, I can dribble and I can cross.
- "I hope here at QPR I will score and do well for the team. I can't wait to play."
- Taarabt will wear squad number 39. QPR
QPR OfficiaL Site - ADEL TAARABT: IN PROFILE
Posted on: Fri 13 Mar 2009
Adel Taarabt joined Tottenham on loan in January 2007, having come through the ranks with French outfit Lens.
He made his debut for Spurs at the age of 17, coming on as a second-half substitute against West Ham, in a tense game which ended 4-3 to Spurs.
Taarabt made an immediate impact, with his first touch leading to the 3-3 equaliser as a driving run was ended by a foul on the edge of the box. Dimitar Berbatov subsequently scored the resulting free kick.
Taarabt also featured in the Premiership against Chelsea.
In the summer of 2007, Tottenham were suitably impressed to offer Taarabt a permanent deal, and soon after he opened his goalscoring account for the White Hart Lane outfit, finding the back of the net in their pre-season friendly against Stevenage Borough.
He has featured three times for Spurs this campaign.
Although he grew up in France and represented the country at U16, U17 and U18 level, Taarabt has opted to play for Morrocco at international level, and made his debut for his country in a friendly against the Czech Republic in February 2009
qprreport.blogspot.com/2009/03/qpr-sign-on-loan-spurs-adel-taarabt.html
Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - It'll be adieu to Adel in the summer
- LOAN signing Adel Taarabt has confirmed he has no intention of staying with QPR beyond the end of the season.
The Tottenham midfielder chose to join Rangers over rival Championship sides after speaking to former team-mate Radek Cerny, but he views the move purely as an opportunity for match practice.
"Harry Redknapp called me on Thursday and said because Tottenham are not in a good position he couldn't give a chance to a young player now," Taarabt told the Times.
"But QPR wanted me, so I could go and play some games and I think it will be good experience. In January a lot of clubs wanted me and I didn't want to go to the Championship.
"People were saying to me 'it's not the league for you because it's more physical and they kick you'. But this time I said 'OK, I'll go so I can get fit and come back more strong.'
"I have a World Cup qualification game soon, then there are only six games left, so I want to play as much as I can. Then I hope I can go back in pre-season and have a chance with Tottenham."
Cerny, who lives close to Taarabt in Essex, convinced the Moroccan youngster to make the temporary switch in an 11pm telephone call and Rangers sealed the deal the following day.
"If it wasn't in London I wouldn't have gone on loan because I wanted to stay living in Chigwell," added Taarabt, who has two years left on his Tottenham contract.
"But I know Radek and he told me QPR was a good club, it was an opportunity and I should go.
"Wayne [Routledge] also played with me before and I know him well, so it doesn't take so much time to know the players. If this was for six or eight months it might be different."
The 19-year-old playmaker, who joined Spurs from Lens in 2007, has made 15 first-team appearances for the north London side - all as substitute.
Rangers also made an inquiry about Taarabt's Tottenham colleague Giovani Dos Santos, but the Mexican international opted for a loan move to Ipswich instead. Kilburn Times
Evening Standard/Dean Jones - Taarabt is spurred on to prove a point at Rangers
- Adel Taarabt has revealed that he wants to use his loan spell at Queens Park Rangers as a platform to launch his career with Tottenham.
The 19-year-old made his full debut last night as Mikele Leigertwood netted the only goal to move Rangers within seven points of the Championship's top six.
The Moroccan international has joined until the end of the season and showed moments of brilliance that set him apart from his colleagues.
Since joining Spurs from French side Lens in 2007, the midfielder has made just 15 appearances - and none of them were starts. Harry Redknapp has now told him to use his time at QPR to prove that he can handle English football.
"This match was good for me, I really enjoyed it," explained Taarabt after completing his first full 90 minutes of competitive football in this country. "Since coming over here I am used to playing 15 or 20 minutes but this is a chance for me to play regularly and build my confidence.
"It hasn't been frustrating at Spurs, Harry just told me to come here and make the most of it. That is what I will do and I will kick on after this."
Taarabt played on the left side of QPR's midfield diamond but pushed into a central role whenever possible. He was a thorn in the side of Swansea's back line and came within inches of a goal as he curled a brilliant long-range effort just off target in the second half.
Taarabt admits the idea of playing in the Championship has never had huge appeal to him in the past but does realise the benefits now that he is here. "I am here for two months and it will help me," he admitted.
"French football is very different and more technical. Here you have to work very hard.
"One of the good things about QPR is that they are an attacking side and I don't like to defend. I like to make assists and to score.
"Spurs send scouts to watch, they were here for this one and will watch me closely."
Manager Paulo Sousa admitted afterwards that he was impressed by Taarabt's display but he will also have been pleased with the manner in which his side collected these points.
Swansea are one of the best teams in the League but rarely did they threaten the QPR goal. It helped that top goalscorer Jason Scotland was given a rest and only featured for the final 20 minutes.
However, home supporters saw their side grind out a win - courtesy of Leigertwood's 30th-minute header - that suggests they really might still have an outside chance of sneaking into the top six. Taarabt insisted he will do everything he can to make it happen and added: "While I am here we are going to try to make the play-offs.
"After that I'll try to break through at Spurs but there is a lot of competition. This season we have had it hard so there has not really been a chance to use the young players.
"The squad is strong, we have about 35 players. It's difficult for me to play but I'm confident I'll get there eventually because that's my aim.
"Maybe I'm just lacking a bit of experience, so I can get that here."
The victory ends a nine-match winless run and Rangers must now tackle promotion rivals Bristol City on Saturday.
"I don't care about opponents when we are looking at reaching the play-offs," said manager Sousa as he reflected on his side's position last night. "I believe in our work and we can get great results.
"We have had critics from outside the club but we have a team with union who are trying to get three points every time they go out there."
The critics will be few and far between if Taarabt and Rangers make it to Wembley in May. This is London
qprreport.blogspot.com/2009/03/blackstock-and-routledge-minor.html
From Website Adel Taarabt
Attacking Midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur
About Adel Taarabt
Adel Taarabt is an international footballer who was born on May 24, 1989 in Berre-L’Etang, France. He started playing for France at the Under-16 (U-16) level and progressed to represent the country at the U-17 and U-18 levels. Adel Taarabt played for his country’s U-17 team in the Elite round of qualification for the 2005-06 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Under-17 Championship. On March 29, 2006 he scored a goal in the France’s first game of that round against Czech Republic, in which his side came back from a 0-1 deficit to win the match by a 3-1 score line. In the next match against Denmark, Adel Taarabt was instrumental to end the game in a goalless draw. In the third match, against Turkey, he scored his second goal of the competition, which happened to be the France’s only goal of the match, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. His good show in that competition earned him comparisons to the French legend Zinedine Zidane.
Adel Taarabt started his professional career with the French football club Racing Club de Lens (Lens) in 2006 and made his debut for the club on September 17, 2006 as a substitute in the 3-0 win over Sochaux in Ligue 1. He made his first start for Lens in the fourth round of the French League Cup against Le Mans. In 2007, Tottenham Hotspur, persuaded by its then Sporting Director Damien Comolli, bought him on loan from Lens. He made his debut for the Spurs’ first-team in a game against West Ham United on March 4, 2007 when he came on as a 85th-minute substitute. Soon after he entered the field he earned a free-kick on the edge of the box, which Dimitar Berbatov converted into a goal, before Paul Stalteri’s scored the winner in the 4-3 victory. In April 2004, Adel Taarabt made his second appearance for the club in a game against Chelsea, in which he had a shot on target just minutes after coming on as a substitute which was saved by the Chelsea goalkeeper.
On June 8, 2007, it was officially announced that the club has signed Adel Taarabt on a permanent five-year deal. He scored his first goal for the Spurs in a pre-season friendly against Stevenage Borough on July 7, 2007. He started his 2007-08 Premier League campaign with Spurs on August 18, 2007 against the Derby County on a winning note. Adel Taarabt came on as a 70th minute substitute in the match, which ended in 4-0 in favour of the Spurs.
www.adel-taarabt.com/
March 13, 2009 QPR Official Site
QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: SPURS STARLET SIGNS
- Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt.
- The 19-year-old has joined until the end of the season, and goes straight into Paulo Sousa's squad for this weekend's Championship encounter at Southampton.
- Taarabt, who initially joined Spurs on loan in January 2007 before making the switch permanent the following summer, is relishing the opportunity to show R's fans what he's capable of.
- "Harry Redknapp told me that Tottenham are not really in a position to give young players like me an opportunity right now, and he said that QPR were keen on me," Taarabt told www.qpr.co.uk
- "He told me to come here and show what I can do. As soon as he told me about the move, I was interested.
- "Other Championship clubs came in for me also, but QPR is a team that plays football in the way that I like to play it, so this is why I wanted to come here.
- "I said 'yes' straight away. This is good for me."
- The Moroccan international - he made his debut for the national side last month in a friendly against the Czech Republic - knows the Championship will offer a physical test, but he is confident he can rise to the challenge.
- "The physical side of the game isn't really my style but I know this is something I will have to learn to cope with," he added.
- "I have come here to learn, and I know that the physical side is something I will need to handle. It will be good for my experience and for my development."
- Equally adept on either wing or up front, the highly-regarded Taarabt has promised to excite the R's faithful with his skills.
- "I consider myself to be an attacking midfielder," he explained. "I can score, I can give assists, I can dribble and I can cross.
- "I hope here at QPR I will score and do well for the team. I can't wait to play."
- Taarabt will wear squad number 39. QPR
QPR OfficiaL Site - ADEL TAARABT: IN PROFILE
Posted on: Fri 13 Mar 2009
Adel Taarabt joined Tottenham on loan in January 2007, having come through the ranks with French outfit Lens.
He made his debut for Spurs at the age of 17, coming on as a second-half substitute against West Ham, in a tense game which ended 4-3 to Spurs.
Taarabt made an immediate impact, with his first touch leading to the 3-3 equaliser as a driving run was ended by a foul on the edge of the box. Dimitar Berbatov subsequently scored the resulting free kick.
Taarabt also featured in the Premiership against Chelsea.
In the summer of 2007, Tottenham were suitably impressed to offer Taarabt a permanent deal, and soon after he opened his goalscoring account for the White Hart Lane outfit, finding the back of the net in their pre-season friendly against Stevenage Borough.
He has featured three times for Spurs this campaign.
Although he grew up in France and represented the country at U16, U17 and U18 level, Taarabt has opted to play for Morrocco at international level, and made his debut for his country in a friendly against the Czech Republic in February 2009
qprreport.blogspot.com/2009/03/qpr-sign-on-loan-spurs-adel-taarabt.html
Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - It'll be adieu to Adel in the summer
- LOAN signing Adel Taarabt has confirmed he has no intention of staying with QPR beyond the end of the season.
The Tottenham midfielder chose to join Rangers over rival Championship sides after speaking to former team-mate Radek Cerny, but he views the move purely as an opportunity for match practice.
"Harry Redknapp called me on Thursday and said because Tottenham are not in a good position he couldn't give a chance to a young player now," Taarabt told the Times.
"But QPR wanted me, so I could go and play some games and I think it will be good experience. In January a lot of clubs wanted me and I didn't want to go to the Championship.
"People were saying to me 'it's not the league for you because it's more physical and they kick you'. But this time I said 'OK, I'll go so I can get fit and come back more strong.'
"I have a World Cup qualification game soon, then there are only six games left, so I want to play as much as I can. Then I hope I can go back in pre-season and have a chance with Tottenham."
Cerny, who lives close to Taarabt in Essex, convinced the Moroccan youngster to make the temporary switch in an 11pm telephone call and Rangers sealed the deal the following day.
"If it wasn't in London I wouldn't have gone on loan because I wanted to stay living in Chigwell," added Taarabt, who has two years left on his Tottenham contract.
"But I know Radek and he told me QPR was a good club, it was an opportunity and I should go.
"Wayne [Routledge] also played with me before and I know him well, so it doesn't take so much time to know the players. If this was for six or eight months it might be different."
The 19-year-old playmaker, who joined Spurs from Lens in 2007, has made 15 first-team appearances for the north London side - all as substitute.
Rangers also made an inquiry about Taarabt's Tottenham colleague Giovani Dos Santos, but the Mexican international opted for a loan move to Ipswich instead. Kilburn Times
Evening Standard/Dean Jones - Taarabt is spurred on to prove a point at Rangers
- Adel Taarabt has revealed that he wants to use his loan spell at Queens Park Rangers as a platform to launch his career with Tottenham.
The 19-year-old made his full debut last night as Mikele Leigertwood netted the only goal to move Rangers within seven points of the Championship's top six.
The Moroccan international has joined until the end of the season and showed moments of brilliance that set him apart from his colleagues.
Since joining Spurs from French side Lens in 2007, the midfielder has made just 15 appearances - and none of them were starts. Harry Redknapp has now told him to use his time at QPR to prove that he can handle English football.
"This match was good for me, I really enjoyed it," explained Taarabt after completing his first full 90 minutes of competitive football in this country. "Since coming over here I am used to playing 15 or 20 minutes but this is a chance for me to play regularly and build my confidence.
"It hasn't been frustrating at Spurs, Harry just told me to come here and make the most of it. That is what I will do and I will kick on after this."
Taarabt played on the left side of QPR's midfield diamond but pushed into a central role whenever possible. He was a thorn in the side of Swansea's back line and came within inches of a goal as he curled a brilliant long-range effort just off target in the second half.
Taarabt admits the idea of playing in the Championship has never had huge appeal to him in the past but does realise the benefits now that he is here. "I am here for two months and it will help me," he admitted.
"French football is very different and more technical. Here you have to work very hard.
"One of the good things about QPR is that they are an attacking side and I don't like to defend. I like to make assists and to score.
"Spurs send scouts to watch, they were here for this one and will watch me closely."
Manager Paulo Sousa admitted afterwards that he was impressed by Taarabt's display but he will also have been pleased with the manner in which his side collected these points.
Swansea are one of the best teams in the League but rarely did they threaten the QPR goal. It helped that top goalscorer Jason Scotland was given a rest and only featured for the final 20 minutes.
However, home supporters saw their side grind out a win - courtesy of Leigertwood's 30th-minute header - that suggests they really might still have an outside chance of sneaking into the top six. Taarabt insisted he will do everything he can to make it happen and added: "While I am here we are going to try to make the play-offs.
"After that I'll try to break through at Spurs but there is a lot of competition. This season we have had it hard so there has not really been a chance to use the young players.
"The squad is strong, we have about 35 players. It's difficult for me to play but I'm confident I'll get there eventually because that's my aim.
"Maybe I'm just lacking a bit of experience, so I can get that here."
The victory ends a nine-match winless run and Rangers must now tackle promotion rivals Bristol City on Saturday.
"I don't care about opponents when we are looking at reaching the play-offs," said manager Sousa as he reflected on his side's position last night. "I believe in our work and we can get great results.
"We have had critics from outside the club but we have a team with union who are trying to get three points every time they go out there."
The critics will be few and far between if Taarabt and Rangers make it to Wembley in May. This is London
qprreport.blogspot.com/2009/03/blackstock-and-routledge-minor.html
From Website Adel Taarabt
Attacking Midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur
About Adel Taarabt
Adel Taarabt is an international footballer who was born on May 24, 1989 in Berre-L’Etang, France. He started playing for France at the Under-16 (U-16) level and progressed to represent the country at the U-17 and U-18 levels. Adel Taarabt played for his country’s U-17 team in the Elite round of qualification for the 2005-06 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Under-17 Championship. On March 29, 2006 he scored a goal in the France’s first game of that round against Czech Republic, in which his side came back from a 0-1 deficit to win the match by a 3-1 score line. In the next match against Denmark, Adel Taarabt was instrumental to end the game in a goalless draw. In the third match, against Turkey, he scored his second goal of the competition, which happened to be the France’s only goal of the match, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. His good show in that competition earned him comparisons to the French legend Zinedine Zidane.
Adel Taarabt started his professional career with the French football club Racing Club de Lens (Lens) in 2006 and made his debut for the club on September 17, 2006 as a substitute in the 3-0 win over Sochaux in Ligue 1. He made his first start for Lens in the fourth round of the French League Cup against Le Mans. In 2007, Tottenham Hotspur, persuaded by its then Sporting Director Damien Comolli, bought him on loan from Lens. He made his debut for the Spurs’ first-team in a game against West Ham United on March 4, 2007 when he came on as a 85th-minute substitute. Soon after he entered the field he earned a free-kick on the edge of the box, which Dimitar Berbatov converted into a goal, before Paul Stalteri’s scored the winner in the 4-3 victory. In April 2004, Adel Taarabt made his second appearance for the club in a game against Chelsea, in which he had a shot on target just minutes after coming on as a substitute which was saved by the Chelsea goalkeeper.
On June 8, 2007, it was officially announced that the club has signed Adel Taarabt on a permanent five-year deal. He scored his first goal for the Spurs in a pre-season friendly against Stevenage Borough on July 7, 2007. He started his 2007-08 Premier League campaign with Spurs on August 18, 2007 against the Derby County on a winning note. Adel Taarabt came on as a 70th minute substitute in the match, which ended in 4-0 in favour of the Spurs.
www.adel-taarabt.com/