Although WREXHAM is so close to taking the top spot, Eoghan O’Connell is certain that nobody is getting ahead of themselves ahead of another crucial game.
After defeating Salford City 3-2 at home last Saturday, Phil Parkinson’s team moved up to fifth place in League Two, three points behind leaders Stockport County, stretched their winning streak to five games across all competitions.
Even though O’Connell is playing well and is currently atop the table, he has enough experience to realize that there is still a long way to go. Tomorrow’s match at Valley Parade against Bradford City is only the team’s 14th league game of the season.
“Obviously there’s been bad results here and there but we have been pretty consistent in general,” remarked the center-back. “We just want to keep up the wonderful work that we are currently doing. However, successful teams don’t consider how many games they have won; instead, they simply focus on the next match. “We are not getting carried away with anything and know there are improvements to be made.”
After trailing 2-0 to Salford after 36 minutes, Wrexham’s leading scorer Elliot Lee pulled one back just before halftime. Steven Fletcher then equalized in the 88th minute, and fellow replacement Jordan Davies scored the winning goal 60 seconds later.
Under Parkinson, late goals and spectacular comebacks have become the norm, and O’Connell commended the team’s passion. “One of the best things about this team is we don’t know when we are beat,” he stated.
“We just keep going right to the end, no matter what the situation is in the game like when we’ve been down to 10 men a couple of times.” More over 21,000 tickets have been sold by mid-table Bradford, while Wrexham has almost 2,800 supporters after swiftly selling out of their allotted number. O’Connell is excited to play the Bantams. According to O’Connell, who was brought in from Charlton in January, “it is always a tough game there.”
O’Connell has been used as the middle of the three center backs rather than on the left or right because club captain Ben Tozer was given a break after a lengthy stint in the side. Despite the adjustment, O’Connell has adapted well to it. “I have done it before, I played in the middle quite a bit for Rochdale,” he stated. “Even though it is very different, I feel at ease there. “I have played on the right and left loads of times in my career as well so I am used to playing in all the positions across the three.”
