Wrexham into EFL Trophy knockout stages with a game to spare
DAVID JONES was worried making wholesale changes would have a negative effect but his fears were allayed after seeing Wrexham beat Wolves under 21s 3-0 and book their place in the EFL Trophy knock-out stages with a game to spare.
Phil Parkinson has used the competition as a chance to utilise his squad and give players much needed game-time, and the Reds’ boss named a completely different side to the one which started Saturday’s 4-1 home win against Northampton Town in League One.
Although it was still a strong team, first-team coach Jones was concerned that ringing the changes would affect the quality of the performance but Wrexham produced a dominant display and led 2-0 at the break thanks to Lewis Brunt’s first goal for the club and Paul Mullin’s brilliant lob.
Mo Faal also opened his account after the break with an acrobatic volley as Wrexham clinched a comfortable win, and Jones was pleased with how the players performed.
“It was very good from start to finish,” said Jones.
“It was important for those lads to get minutes but the worry with making all those changes is that you don’t get a team performance, but the lads put in a real shift and worked their socks off, and the performance was there for everybody to see.
