Stephan enjoys QPR's 'mental reaction'

Before QPR, Julien Stephan won Rennes' first major trophy in 48 years after beating PSG in the 2019 Coupe de France Final

Queen's Park Rangers head coach Julien Stephan hailed his side's "mental reaction" following their comeback 3-2 victory over Hull City.

The Tigers led at Loftus Road on two separate occasions through Joe Gelhardt and Enis Destan but equalisers from Ilias Chair, Jimmy Dunne and then a 66th minute winner from Rumarn Burrell ended the Rangers four match winless streak.

"Of course the win is very important but for me the performance is also very important because it means a lot to win a game like this with that level of play," said Stephan to BBC Radio London.

"I think offensively it was our best performance since the start of the season. Very good movement, a great number of opportunities — 26 shots, 3.5 xG, so it's a lot without a penalty and credit to the players; they deserve this win.

"Another reason I enjoyed this game was the mental reaction after we conceded the first and second goals, because they shot only once in the first half and scored.

"But we stayed focused, the players stuck to the plan, and continued to play how we wanted."