Premier League: QPR boss Harry Redknapp has concerns over fitness of his players
Monday 6 October 2014 09:31, UK
Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp claims he has concerns over the fitness of his players following the 2-0 defeat to West Ham.
QPR paid the price for a sluggish display as a Nedum Onuoha own-goal and a header from Diafra Sakho gave West Ham the points.
The defeat leaves Rangers rock bottom of the table with just four points from seven matches and they are still to register a point away from home this season.
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Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville described the attitude of the QPR players as "diabolical" after the game but Redknapp refused to criticise the commitment of his team.
Asked about Neville's comments, Redknapp said: "That's his opinion. It wasn't great, that's for sure.
"We need to get them fitter. I've put a lot of faith into Sandro but unfortunately he's had an injury and we need to get him fit.
"When he's fit he's a fantastic player - I had him at Tottenham, he's an excellent player - but, at the moment, he's short of fitness.
"The doctor came to me at half-time and told me he can only play another 15 minutes. I need players who can play 90 minutes.
"They've had injuries and missed training - we need to get everyone fit and ready to go."
Redknapp concedes the team is short of attacking options following the sale of Loic Remy to Chelsea.
But, when asked if the players were letting him down with their disappointing displays, Redknapp said: "I don't think so. We're short - we're short of goals, we're short up front.
"It's been difficult, we lost Loic Remy on the deadline and couldn't get a replacement. We've had a tough start but there's an awful long way to go.
"There's a lot of teams down there - one win changes everything.
"What are you supposed to do? You have to keep going. We're not going to give up are we? It's early days.
"We have to find a way of playing that suits everybody and get the best out of what we've got."
