Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson surprisingly claimed he was happy to secure a point against lowly Leyton Orient in League One.
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The high-flying Red Dragons dropped crucial points last weekend as they were held to a goalless draw by 18th-placed Leyton Orient in League One. The result at Brisbane Road allowed Birmingham to climb above the Welsh Club and grab the top spot in the English third division.
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While many considered the result to be disappointing for an in-form Wrexham side, manager Phil Parkison claimed that he was satisfied with a point in the away fixture. He even pointed out that their opponents were on a three-match unbeaten run in the league before they faced Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's side.
WHAT PHIL PARKINSON SAID
Speaking to reporters, the Wrexham boss said: "I don't think you can ever devalue a point on your travels. It is a great point for us with their recent form. Orient have had a really good run – they beat Stockport, I came down on Tuesday and they were really good against Peterborough – and they are a decent team, they finished in the top half of this division last year but we stayed in there.
"We didn’t get the control we would have liked until we made the change on 60 minutes when George Evans gave us that extra pass which we were crying out for. And then in that last 25-30 minutes, I felt we were the team that was going to go on and win the game. A couple of moments fell to us and we couldn’t quite get that finishing touch to it. But the lads have got to stand strong. It can be tough away from home and it’s about making sure that you get back up the road with something."
He added: "On your travels, you have got to be resilient. At times, we could have got that extra pass in just to take the sting out of them because when we started doing that, we stretched the pitch and we really looked like the team who could go and win the game.
"We spoke about them starting quick which home teams do and Orient did it away to Stockport when they got two goals. They had that great chance when Kelman should have scored but apart from that, I didn't really feel they troubled us. We just needed to be sharper in possession ourselves to string some passes together and as we did that in the back end of the first half, we looked more threatening. In the second half, you could see they were tired, they put so much into it, and we had good control of the game. I felt a goal was coming for us and we so nearly got it when it didn't quite fall for one of our lads in that scramble in the six-yard box."
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Parkinson's side will be back in action on Tuesday night as they take on Stevenage in a League One clash away from home.