Phil Parkinson leverages Ollie Palmer to bring out the best in Paul Mullin at Wrexham AFC
After suffering four fractured ribs and a collapsed lung during the team’s preseason tour of the United States, the lucky charm of the Red Dragons has had a difficult season thus far. However, following Crewe’s defeat by Morecambe, his team moved up to third in the rankings thanks to his first-half hat-trick, and he extended his personal tally to 15 goals.
It comes after the striker, who had gone eight games without a goal, started from the bench on a few occasions in recent weeks as he tried to regain form.
League Two Table (As Of March 4th, 2024) |
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Team |
P |
GD |
Points |
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1 |
Mansfield Town |
34 |
39 |
66 |
2 |
Stockport County |
34 |
29 |
63 |
3 |
Wrexham AFC |
35 |
19 |
63 |
4 |
Crewe Alexandra |
35 |
15 |
61 |
5 |
Milton Keynes Dons |
35 |
10 |
58 |
6 |
Walsall |
35 |
7 |
54 |
7 |
Gillingham |
35 |
-5 |
54 |
Mullin is essential to Wrexham’s future achievement.
Reynolds and McElhenney of Wrexham According to information from Football League World, Rob McElhenney, a co-owner of Wrexham, was all praise for Mullin after traveling from the US to see the Accrington match in person. “The more games this man plays for this club, the bigger the club will continue to get,” the star of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” stated at a news conference.
This season, Wrexham’s manager has made the decision to often chop and rearrange his team, but Saturday’s showing ought to serve as a reminder of why some players ought to be locked in for a starting spot.ย Given Mullin’s preseason injury, it seemed logical to give him a break, but the unavoidable fact is that Parkinson’s team has appeared far less dangerous offensively without him.
He scored his first and third goals against Accra thanks to Poacher’s finishes on crosses from Elliott Lee and Ryan Barnett, who both allowed him to get in close-range headers.ย But his second goal was eerily similar to one of the spectacular goals that Wrexham scored against Boreham Wood at the end of the previous season to secure their promotion from the National League.
As Mullin received the ball from James McClean about thirty yards from goal, he still had plenty of work ahead of him, but the goalkeeper had little chance as he finished well past Radek Vitek from outside the area.
Palmer’s physical prowess unlocks Mullin’s potential.
Football League World provided the featured photograph of Ollie Palmer. Ollie Palmer was a constant up front with Mullin during the previous season’s championship-winning campaign, scoring 16 goals in the process.
Due to a combination of injury and heightened competition from players like Steven Fletcher, Sam Dalby, and, more lately, Jack Marriott, he has had a much harder time getting into the game this season.
In recent weeks, there have been increasing demands for the striker to return to the starting lineup. Many Wrexham supporters believe that Mullin’s physical qualities are what best enable him to reach his maximum potential.ย Parkinson gave in against Accrington in the end, and his team’s performance improved significantly after that.
Parkinson needs to fight the need to alter.
For Wrexham, Phil Parkinson midfielder Elliott Lee, who has also been having trouble lately, was one of the other standout players, according to Football League World. Lee finished the first half with a fantastic finish.
center-back Max Cleworth, who is 21 years old, appears to have promising future potential after putting up yet another mature performance at the back. James McClean, an international for Gambia, excelled after being moved into midfield, and Jacob Mendy replaced him as left wing-back.
Wrexham supporters are now hopeful that Parkinson has identified the magic combination to halt a slide that saw them gain just eight points from seven games in February.Considering the current state of the club’s injury list, the starting lineup against Accrington would seem to be the best one he had at his disposal.
If the manager is going to continue pushing for an automatic promotion, he would be well advised to stick with that starting eleven going forward.
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