Hard work starts now for Redknapp

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And worryingly for the new man, a team that badly needs a win doesn’t have many actual match-winners. “It’s a problem,” Redknapp admitted after his team’s frustrating 1-1 draw with Aston Villa. “We are short of goals. We relied on Jamie (Mackie). You’ve got Adel (Taarabt) and Shaun Wright-Phillips, but we are not overloaded with goalscorers at the club. That’s obvious.”

What is also obvious is that Redknapp will now go and sign some strikers in January, putting into perspective his fanciful midweek comments that he may not make any moves in the transfer window.