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When asked at the start of the season how he thought Adel Taarabt would fare in the Premier League, Harry Redknapp ventured the opinion that the player whom he let go to Queens Park Rangers for around £1m in 2010 would start the campaign in scorching form before fizzling out. It turns out Redknapp was unwittingly forecasting Tottenham's season.

Taarabt, considered full of flair but flaky when at White Hart Lane, scored the only goal of this intense game from a fine long-range free-kick to increase Rangers' chance of avoiding relegation and jeopardise Tottenham's hopes of reaching the Champions League. A red card for a second bookable offence 13 minutes from time tarnished Taarabt's day but did not bring any joy to Redknapp as Read Full Article »

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