Harry Redknapp: Seeks change in the law regarding head injuries

Harry Redknapp would like the Premier League to consider temporary substitutions in the case of players suffering head injuries.

The QPR boss was frustrated during Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Southampton where Sandro was substituted after only 11 minutes after appearing to suffer concussion.

Sandro took a heavy blow to the head and club doctors decided to bring the Brazilian midfielder off the field, rather than take a risk by keeping him on.

However, Redknapp said the player would have been fit to continue later in the half.

He explained: "You couldn't wait 10 or 15 minutes with 10 men, you just couldn't do it.

Sandro: Had to go off with head injury

"So you couldn't give medics that amount of time to look at a player.

"But it doesn't sound the worst idea for a temporary replacement, so that the doctors could have a longer look at the player with the potential head injury.

"Medical people have got to be so careful, they can't take a chance because if anything went wrong there would be massive trouble.

"If someone is very bad, you cannot expect them to carry on because if something went wrong we would all be very sorry.

"At half-time, there didn't seem to be a lot wrong with Sandro. He was fine in the changing rooms, he didn't look too bad at all but obviously the doctors have got to err on the side of caution."