Phil Parkinson has issued a selection caution, therefore Paul Mullin and Elliot Lee’s recalls for Wrexham against Gillingham are not assured.
Consequently, what happened?
In an effort to keep their main players fresh and prevent any more premature injuries, the Red Dragons have looked to rest and rotate in recent weeks. The prolific frontman Mullin has been benched at times, and last time out against MK Dons, 14-goal midfielder Lee joined him.
THE LARGER IMAGE
Ollie Palmer, another favourite of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the co-owners of Hollywood, has also been among the replacements, and Parkinson has made it plain that no one would be chosen based on their background or reputation.
PARKINSON’S MENTION
Parkinson stated of the depth at his disposal and the starting XI challenges he has that this will continue to be the case going forward: “The squad is important and we will just keep looking at that, and freshen it up if we feel we need to.” We want to evaluate everyone, so we might go with essentially the same 11. Although I was happy with the team’s selection and how it performed against MK Dons, you have to admit that there is some impressive depth behind the bench. We wanted to rotate the team, but I thought it would be important to have new players on the bench. The strategy seemed to be heading towards
FUTURE PLANS FOR WREXHAM?
Wrexham is now on a run of three straight away games, starting with a trip to Gillingham and ending with a trip to Forest Green Rovers. Although they have the best home record in League Two, Parkinson will want to address their unexpectedly uneven away performance—just five victories in 16 games—in their ongoing promotion campaign.
