Shock-waves: Redknapp hails one of his best
results ever as QPR stun Chelsea
Jubilant QPR boss Harry sees his side go to
Stamford Bridge and rock the European champions - understandably
he's excited
Harry Redknapp last night claimed "one of the best
results of my career" will send "shock-waves" through QPR's
relegation rivals.
Former Chelsea winger Shaun
Wright-Phillips surely ended the Blues' remaining title hopes as he
claimed Rangers' first win at Stamford Bridge in 30
years.
And just three days after QPR were humiliated by Liverpool at
Loftus Road, thrilled Redknapp suggested the fight for survival had
taken a huge turn in his side's favour.
Redknapp's Spurs beat both Inter and AC Milan but the Rangers
boss said: "I said to Joe Jordan I can't remember having many
better wins than this one.
"Chelsea are absolutely flying and on the back of the Liverpool
game, after I had a meeting and tried to convince the players I
believe we can stay up, this was a great result for us.
"People probably thought I was mad but I genuinely believe and
didn't go home thinking 'we're doomed'.
"This will send shock-waves through all the teams down there,
even those on 20 points. They will be looking at what we've done
and thinking 'Oh my God!'. Now we've got to make the most of
it."
Redknapp revealed he believed Joe Cole had decided to
join West Ham rather than his
side because the former England man did not believe Rangers could
stay up.
"I think this could help us with other players," added Redknapp.
"They'll think they can come here and help us out of the mess we're
in, achieve something rather than just going to a middle of the
road side."
Where Redknapp was exultant, Rafa Benitez suggested he had been
let down by his players after his decision to make five changes
from the side that won at Everton backfired and appeared to accept
they are now fighting for a top four slot.
Gamble: Benitez rested several key men for the west
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Benitez rested Juan Mata and Eden Hazard but defeat left
Chelsea still in fourth, 14 points adrift of leaders Manchester
United.
"You can't carry on with the same players every game," said
Benitez. "If you are playing against the bottom team in the table,
at home, you have to trust your players.
"We didn't have the precision in our passing or the high tempo
we were expecting, then we made a mistake and paid for it.
"It was frustrating and disappointing. If we want to reduce the
gap now we had to be almost perfect. Losing one game makes that
even harder, especially when we've played so many games with the
same players.”
