Julien Stephan defended his decision to rest players after QPR were held to a 0-0 draw by OxfordQPR manager Julien Stephan defended his decision to rotate his line-up after they were held to a drab 0-0 draw at home against struggling Oxford in the Championship. “We wanted to put in fresh players,” said Stephan, who takes his team to Bristol City on Saturday. They (Bristol City) have one day more and play two games in a row at home. “It’s always a process to build something,” said Stephan, whose team are now 10th, a point outside the play-off places. “But five games unbeaten, 12 points.