A contender for Wrexham’s Player of the Season award has been told he did something obscene in the win over Crewe Alexandra last weekend.
Wrexham wrapped up the 2023/24 campaign on their travels with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra, as the hosts struggled to handle the firepower thrown at them.
Phil Parkinson‘s men were devastating in attack as their telepathic striking duo of Ollie Palmer and Paul Mullin ran riot, assisting each other for the game-opening two goals.
Midfield messiah Andy Cannon added a third – his fourth in seven matches – to round off an exceptional day for the Reds and give them every chance of clinching second spot.
Wrexham are currently locked on 85 points with Mansfield Town, trailing the Stags on goal difference, but with a chance to break a six-year record in League Two against Stockport County on Saturday.
Elliot Lee did something ‘obscene’ against Crewe Alexandra
Reflecting on their easy three points against Crewe, journalists Nathan Salt and Rich Fay analysed Wrexham’s performance on the Rob Ryan Red podcast.
Unsurprisingly, the pair were both left impressed by several players in Parkinson’s squad, dropping praise for Palmer, Mullin and Cannon for their involvement in the three goals.
However, it was midfield metronome Elliot Lee who blew them away the most with his pass for Cannon’s goal.
The 29-year-old slid the ball expertly into his teammates’ path and he showed composure to send the defender to the ground before slotting the ball past Max Stryjek.
Describing the pass as “obscene”, Salt said: “What I want to talk about is, that pass from Elliot Lee for Andy Cannon for the third goal, that is obscene and that was, maybe, a timely reminder that he is very much Player of the Season for a lot of fans.”
Does Elliot Lee deserve to win Player of the Season?
Wrexham requested supporters to nominate their Player of the Season on social media, with many believing Cannon should win the award for his inspired form. But as referenced in the podcast, Lee is in with a real shout.
The West Ham academy graduate deserves huge plaudits for scoring 16 goals from midfield and for the way he helped the Reds acclimatise to League Two.
Having played at this level before with Luton Town, he started the campaign on fire, scoring seven goals in his first eight matches as Mullin was sidelined with a punctured lung.
He was the most important player in Parkinson’s squad during August and September before remaining a constant figure in midfield.
As a result, no one could argue against Wrexham’s second-top scorer scooping the award, even if it is at the expense of Mullin and Cannon.