Phil Parkinson has now revealed what he said to his Wrexham players at half-time to inspire a 3-1 victory over Morecambe.
Wrexham were looking to secure their second win in the space of a week after thrashing Accrington Stanley 4-0 last Saturday.
Phil Parkinson’s men didn’t get off to the best start on that front as Gerard Garner opened the scoring inside four minutes.
James McClean then equalised on the half-hour mark with an emphatic finish on the counterattack.
Heading into half-time, the match was still in the balance at 1-1, but what Parkinson told his players at half-time inspired the Reds to victory in the second period.
Phil Parkinson’s half-time team talk inspires win over Morecambe
Wrexham weren’t playing in the best conditions at the Mazuma Stadium, but there was one weakness that the visitors exploited and that was sending balls down the channel.
The Reds were getting joy down the right side as Ollie Palmer was getting the better of Max Melbourne in the physical battle.
Melbourne ended up getting sent off in the second half after Palmer chased a lost cause and hacked him down.
In his post-match interview after the game, Parkinson said Ryan Barnett to keep playing those balls down the right channel and it proved to be the turning point in the match.
“No, we spoke about it at half time because obviously with the conditions against us, those balls down the side would hold up a bit,” Parkinson told Wrexham’s official YouTube channel. “You know Barnett has played a great ball and Ollie has chased another lost cause and the lad has ended up getting sent off. So yeah, I was pleased with that action because it was what we spoke about at halftime.
Wrexham went on to win the match 3-1 as a Paul Mullin penalty and a fantastic finish from Steven Fletcher from the bench kept them three points behind leaders Mansfield.
A smart move from Parkinson
This is where Parkinson earns his bread and butter as a manager by noticing the finer details in a game.
On this occasion, it was targeting the Morecambe left-back and that was a tactical decision that worked a treat.
He conjured up all his experience to not only notice it but give his players the confidence to pull it off and Palmer’s running off the ball was ultimately what turned the tide.
The 32-year-old earned his second start in a row after impressing against Accrington, rekindling his partnership with Mullin with the duo threatening to fire Wrexham into League One.