QPR will play with 'spirit of revenge' - Stephan

QPR will play Saturday's London derby against Charlton Athletic with a "spirit of revenge" after their 7-1 thrashing against Coventry City, head coach Julien Stephan said.

The Hoops were blown away by the Sky Blues and trailed 5-0 at half-time in last weekend's Championship defeat.

QPR have picked up just one point so far and are winless in all competitions since Stephan took over from Marti Cifuentes this summer.

And Stephan said he and his players had had a "studious" week evaluating the manner of their defeat at CBS Arena.

"It was the first time, so it's a new challenge," he told BBC Radio London.

"The most important is to stay focused with the players, to work with them, and you know, after this kind of game, the first difficulty is of course we need to understand what happened on the pitch because we need also to help the players and keep them to play with confidence.

"Because if you don't have any confidence on the pitch, it's impossible to play football."

Charlton have picked up four points from their first three games back in the second tier but come into the match on the back of two consecutive defeats - against Leicester City in the league and away at Cambridge United in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Abdul Fatawu's 48th-minute winner was the first time the Addicks' defence had been breached in the league this season, and Stephan said the Rs are ready for a tough challenge on Saturday.

"It will be a completely different game, at home, a derby with a spirit of revenge," he said.

"We need to play with our identity but also play cleverly, and we need to be smart because it's not only revenge, it's also a football game, so we need to be very clear with the game plan and very clear with what we want to do on the pitch."

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