Championship

Flexible Julien Stephan gives QPR belief – Now The Hoops’ dreams are back on after rocky start

When Queens Park Rangers were crushed 7-1 at Coventry City a couple of weeks into the season, the alarm bells were well and truly ringing.

by
John Lyons
12 October 2025

Queens Park Rangers manager Julien Stephan has shown his willingness to change tactics

When Queens Park Rangers were crushed 7-1 at Coventry City a couple of weeks into the season, the alarm bells were well and truly ringing.

The mood of optimism around Loftus Road after the appointment of highly-rated French boss Julien Stephan and some exciting attacking signings had virtually vanished overnight, and success-starved fans were left wondering what would come next.
As it turned out, they needn’t have worried.
By the time the Championship shut down for its second international break of the autumn last weekend, the Hoops, somewhat improbably, were sitting in the play-off places....

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