Wrexham were humiliated by West Ham. How will Phil Parkinson respond? | OneFootball

Wrexham’s 6-0 collapse at West Ham was Phil Parkinson’s heaviest defeat with the club, equalling the worst of his 23-year managerial career.

According to NY Times, it sits alongside 6-0 reverses with Bolton at Hull City on 1 January 2019 and with Bradford City against Bristol City. The London Stadium thrashing followed a start in which Wrexham had let in only one goal across their first three Championship away games.

Parkinson cut a bleak figure and said any inquest would begin with his own decisions. The Championship’s longest-serving manager, with only Mikel Arteta, Nigel Clough and Andy Woodman longer across the top four divisions, is regarded as frank and self-critical.

Few of his players emerged with credit. Anthony Patterson saved well from Jarrod Bowen and Manor Solomon, and George Dobson produced the only on-target effort in the 35th minute, blocked on the line by Konstantinos Mavropanos.

Parkinson typically responds to heavy losses by driving up training intensity, holding early-week staff and player debriefs, then drawing a line and resetting focus. That attention now turns to Southampton on Saturday, who won 5-1 at the Racecourse Ground in April.

Tonda Eckert’s side are unbeaten in six league matches since an opening-weekend defeat to Watford and occupy the final play-off place despite starting on minus-four points after last May’s spygate guilty plea.

Parkinson has six promotions and notable cup runs on his CV, and setbacks have often been followed by a reaction. Last season, a Carabao Cup home loss to League One Cardiff City was followed three days later by a 3-2 win over eventual EFL champions Coventry City.

Source: NY Times

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