Wrexham have not looked back since appointing manager Phil Parkinson in the summer of 2021.
Parkinson has led the club to back-to-back promotions into League One and Wrexham sit five points behind Wycombe in second place.
The 2-1 defeat to Leyton Orient was the first time Wrexham had lost consecutive home matches under Parkinson having turned the Racecourse Ground into a fortress during his reign.
Fans were furious with Parkinson’s style of play during the defeat to The O’s with many calling his long-ball approach outdated and heavily criticising the manager. However, the 57-year-old has earned himself a lot more respect than what is currently being shown in some quarters.
Phil Parkinson can still lead Wrexham to League One promotion
The main issue for Wrexham in recent months has been their creativity within games and despite signing two new strikers in Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez, the issues stems more from personnel chosen in midfield.
George Dobson and Matty James struggle to play with each other as they are both similar types of players – hard working, tenacious in the tackle but more defensively minded.
The likes of Elliot Lee and Andy Cannon need to be introduced into the midfield area so that they can provide quality on the ball alongside Ollie Rathbone and make forward runs from deep.
Until Parkinson realises the problem is in midfield and not his attacking duo up top, Wrexham will continue to churn out frustrating results and it could cost them promotion.
Parkinson has the experience to turn round the club’s fortunes
It is hardly a crisis for the Red Dragons sitting in third place in League One after spending the best part of 15 years in the National League but this season also represents a huge opportunity to continue the club’s progression.
Parkinson needs to address the central void in the side by introducing a change of style or change of personnel in his midfield but promotion is still more than achievable.
Having managed 192 games for the North Wales side so far in his tenure at a remarkable 2.02 points per game, Parkinson has earned himself some time to find the right formula to his team.
The squad depth at his disposal will still be a huge advantage come the end of season run-in and with his experience and intelligence, Parkinson is still the man to guide Wrexham to a third successive promotion.