Josh Windass was an important part of the Wrexham team that went four straight games unbeaten in the Championship after their draw with Birmingham City.
He has become a key part of the Red Dragons side, and Windass is Wrexham captain in the absence of James McClean.
This is a huge responsibility and one which is not given to new signings regularly; however, he has taken to it like a duck to water.
There had been fears earlier in the week that he would be absent for the fixture with the Blues due to an injury he sustained against Leicester City; however, he battled back to be fit for the weekend game in the ‘Hollywood Derby’, with McClean frustrated by the result with Birmingham City.
A move like this may have been inspired by a Wrexham teammate of his who is renowned for always giving his all no matter which team he is representing.
James McClean may have helped inspire Josh Windass to play through injury
The Wrexham captain has had previous experience of playing through injury to help his previous teams, primarily the Republic of Ireland.
Josh Windass may have been inspired by his new teammate to push through his injury, as he would have been aware that the international break was upon them and he could rest up for two weeks.
Both players could be viewed as players of yesteryear due to their attitude when putting in a tackle and when being on the receiving end of one and are players that will give all to their team.
They will enter a challenge fully committed, looking to win a ball, but will do so fairly, and if on the receiving end of one of these challenges, they are respectful of the player that put the challenge in.
Martin O’Neill details James McClean’s attitude
Fellow Derry man Martin O’Neill has been manager of James McClean on two occasions, when he was manager of Sunderland before being reunited at the Republic of Ireland.
The two-time European Cup winner appears to be a fan of the winger, as he explained to Sky Sports.
He said: “The one thing about the players, I feel as if they want to play for their country, and that’s really, really important.
“Most players do, to be fair, but this group of players, certainly in my time here, have shown an incredible willingness to do it.
“None more so than James McClean, who broke his wrist in training the day before we played Wales and was actually looking at an injection to see if he could play in the game.”