Harry Redknapp named QPR manager

 LONDON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Queens Park Rangers¹ confirmed the appointment of Harry² Redknapp as the club's new manager on Saturday.

The 65 year-old, the former Tottenham Hotspur manager, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract at Loftus Road and will watch his new team from the stands when they meet Manchester United at Old Trafford this afternoon.

"I'm delighted to be back in the managerial hot-seat at QPR," Redknapp said in the west London club's website.

Redknapp, one of the best English managers and once the favourite for Three lions' post early this year, replaced the predecessor³ Mark Hughes, who left the managerial seat on Friday having failed to clinch⁴ a win in their opening 12 games, leaving QPR bottom of the English top-flight league table.

The new manager showed his confidence to put the team back on track.

"There's no doubt there's a lot of ability in the squad⁵, but for one reason or another things haven't gone as well as everyone expected since the start of the season," he said.

"I can't wait to get to work and get the results necessary to kick-start our season."

The club showed their belief and said Redknapp's track record at the highest level proved why he was widely-regarded as one of the best English managers in the business.

After guiding Portsmouth to an FA Cup Final victory in 2007/08, he enjoyed arguably his finest hour in management at Tottenham Hotspur, where he led them into the Champions League for the first time in their history at the end of the 2009/10 season. He was also named Premier⁶ League Manager of the Year at the end of that campaign.

After his success in clubs, Redknapp was also listed as favourite to take the England manager post after Italian Fabio Capello resigned in February this year. The governing body FA finally chose Roy Hodgson.

Redknapp left Tottenham Hotspur this summer. Before the appointment this morning, He had been reportedly linked with an invitation from Ukraine.

1 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

4 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

5 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

6 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。