Phil Parkinson has now shared what annoyed him the most about Wrexham’s defeat against Doncaster Rovers last night.
Wrexham had the chance to put clear daylight between them and the chasing pack in League Two.
A five-point buffer on fourth place MK Dons was the reward for beating Doncaster Rovers, however, the hosts had other ideas.
Grant McCann’s men arrived into this clash on a four-match winning streak, drawing them towards safety in the league and they’d make it five on Tuesday night.
Owen Bailey’s strike in the 44th minute secured all three points for Rovers, still leaving Wrexham in a prominent position, two points ahead of the Dons having played a game fewer.
After dropping points at the Eco-Power Stadium, Phil Parkinson has shared what annoyed him the most about the defeat.
What annoyed Phil Parkinson most during Doncaster defeat
Wrexham knew that a trip to in-form Doncaster had the potential to be a banana skin.
The hosts produced some incredible wins over the likes of Crewe Alexandra and Swindon Town.
However, after sweeping aside title rivals Mansfield Town on Good Friday, this was a chance for the Reds to move even closer to the title picture, and they blew it.
Parkinson watched Crewe, MK Dons and Barrow all drop points on Easter Monday, so there was a chance to leave the chasing pack behind, with the Wrexham boss left feeling frustrated about passing up this opportunity.
Speaking to Wrexham’s official YouTube channel, he said: “We had chances to make the keeper work and we didn’t take them and that is very frustrating because results went for us yesterday and there was a chance tonight to put a gap between ourselves and the chasing pack.”
Parkinson also touched on the Reds being wasteful in front of goal, often getting into a promising position but lacking a final ball or quality strike on goal.
Wasteful Wrexham
Wrexham tend to let wastefulness creep into their game, and this was the case last night.
Despite recording 15 shots on goal, Parkinson’s men only landed one on target, as Rovers keeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala was called into action deep into stoppage time.
Substitute Steven Fletcher sent a powerful diving header low at the on-loan Hull City keeper, but he managed to get down fast to pull off a tremendous save and stop the visitors from snatching a point.
Parkinson was disappointed that his side didn’t test the 21-year-old on more occasions, as demonstrated by the above comments, with Wrexham next travelling to Colchester United on Saturday.
Hopefully, the Reds have their shooting boots on next weekend as they can ill-afford to drop more points with MK Dons breathing down their necks.