Taarabt Tantrum Put Fergie Off Making Move

Neil Warnock has revealved that Adel Taarabt has been watched by United scouts recently, and that a temper tantrum which saw him substituted in the first half against Hull has cost him his chance of making the move, at least in the near future.

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“He let himself down on Saturday,” said Warnock. United came to watch him and he had a strop. I said on the bus that’s done that, hasn’t it? He can forget about joining United. I’m delighted because it means we’ve no chance of losing him now.”

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This comes as confirmation that Sir Alex Ferguson was interested in the exciting winger, as could be expected of any player tearing up the championship in the way that Taarabt has this season.

Since being sold by Tottenham after Harry Redknapp got fed up of his lack of effort and commitment, Taarabt has developed into one of the most dazzling players in Europe. But despite his obvious talents, his mentality and decision-making leave an awful lot to be desired.

Sir Alex has previously tamed players of a similar mould, most notably mentoring Christiano Ronaldo into becoming the best player in both United’s recent history and the world.  

However, the ease with which Taarabt lost his rag against Hull is worrying, and Ferguson must think that, with similar projects already underway with Gabriel Obertan, Ravel Morrison and Bebe, it is probably not worth the risk on Taarabt.