At Wrexham, James McClean is treading carefully when it comes to discipline, and Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are in for another tense ninety minutes of action.
Consequently, what happened?
For the Red Dragons this season, former Ireland international McClean has racked up nine cautions. He might so be facing a two-game suspension after just one booking. When Wrexham hosts Harrogate on Tuesday, they will have played 37 games, which is the cutoff point for these kinds of suspensions.
MCCLEAN’S QUOTES
At this pivotal point in the season, McClean has acknowledged that he must proceed cautiously, saying, “I have been in the game long enough to know when to rein it in and when not to rein it in.” The yellow card against Accrington irritated me because it could have been prevented. Though it was foolish on my part, there are instances when emotion overcomes reason. With one game remaining, obviously the goal is to avoid being booked. I’d take a victory over being booked right now!
THE LARGER IMAGE
“It is crucial to keep putting points on the board at this stage of the season,” McClean said in reference to Wrexham’s continued pursuit of promotion. We’re hoping to maintain this strong run of performance. Every game matters; we’ll be prepared for Harrogate, who comes up next. With ten games remaining, we are among the top three, which is a position you want to be in. We must put in the effort to ensure that we are still there at the end of the season.
FUTURE PLANS FOR WREXHAM?
At this point, Phil Parkinson could do without any unexpected suspensions or injuries; it’s crucial that players like McClean stay available to him as Wrexham looks to finish in the top three and get promoted to League One.
