Tag: Julien

30 November 2025 Off

Julien Stephan: QPR boss says Norwich City are a dangerous team

By Total Football News

QPR head coach Julien Stephan is under no illusions as to the danger Norwich City pose, despite the Canaries’ poor start to the season which has left them second from bottom in the Championship table.

The Rs visit Carrow Road on Saturday (15:00 GMT) on the back of two victories, while their hosts have picked up just two points from their past six matches.

Norwich sacked Liam Manning earlier this

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20 November 2025 Off

QPR: Julien Stephan focused on developing set-piece threat

By Total Football News

Boss Julien Stephan is focused on set-pieces as he tries to halt QPR’s slide down the Championship table.

Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Hull City (15:00 GMT) QPR are winless in their past four games in the Championship, taking a single point, scoring just two goals, and have slipped to 16th, having been sixth in early October.

Stephan told BBC Radio London it had been “important to refresh mentally and

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9 October 2025 Off

Queens Park Rangers: Paul Smyth enjoying ‘journey’ under Julien Stephan

By Total Football News

QPR’s unbeaten run began following a 7-1 thrashing away to Championship leaders Coventry City in August, and Smyth is proud of their response.

“In football it happens, it was a freak result, it happens in every league. We learnt a lot from that game to where we are now, six games unbeaten,” he added.

“That’s not in the back of the boys’ minds. The way we’re playing we can just

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26 September 2025 Off

Julien Stephan: QPR must balance ambition with humility

By Total Football News

QPR’s three-match winning streak is just the beginning of something, according to head coach Julien Stephan.

The Londoners managed just one point from their opening three Championship games under their new French boss but have now beaten Charlton, Wrexham and Stoke and will look to make it four wins in a row at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 BST).

“After three wins in a row it is a balance

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25 June 2025 Off

Julien Stephan: Former Rennes boss takes over as QPR head coach

By Total Football News

Queens Park Rangers have appointed Frenchman Julien Stephan as their new head coach.

The 44-year-old has replaced Marti Cifuentes, who was put on gardening leave in April and officially left the club on Tuesday night.

Stephan has had two spells in charge of his hometown club Rennes, who won the French Cup under him in 2019 – their first trophy for 48 years.

After 18 months at Strasbourg, who

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