All the Phil Parkinson questions you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

By admin — In News — November 5, 2026

   ​Wrexham’s win over Middlesbrough could kick-start their season -Credit:GETTYYou think we’ve had our Phil? Well, we haven’t just yet. Phil Parkinson has been the name on everyone’s lips this week. Has he lost the plot? Has he lost the dressing room? Has he lost the ability to win? Looking at a team sheet has he lost his mind? No, no, no and double no.Wrexham’s win over Middlesbrough on Wednesday night could well provide the launchpad for the rest of the season, after a difficult few weeks for the club – and questions around Parkinson’s future.With all that’s been going on, you probably have some questions. Well, we’re here to answer them….• Phil Parkinson may need to change his trusted approach to get Wrexham fans back on side• Wrexham’s slice of Premier League life will catapult the club and town into the big time Has he lost the dressing room?No! Did you see the shift those players put in against Middlesbrough? That is not a group that has given up on its manager, or vice versa. There must have been some pretty serious clear-the-air talks this week, because that performance was night and day compared to Sheffield United. The fight is still there.Where were we before the match?After calling out the players following a drab loss to Sheffield United, it was always going to be fascinating to see how they reacted. Were they with him or against him? Looking at the team sheet made it even harder to gauge as it put fans on edge. That team selection needlessly added pressure before a ball was kicked. We wanted to give the manager and the lads our full backing in the build-up, but seeing what we were attempting took the wind right out of our sails. One striker. Three, maybe four central midfielders against a side sitting near the top of the table. What made it more galling was that their talisman Will Lankshear but it looked like we weren’t setting out for a swashbuckling win; -we were just trying not to lose. If we were going to go down, we wanted to go down swinging not packing the midfield and praying for a point. This felt like Parky at his worst.Wrexham produced a brilliant performance to beat Middlesbrough on Wednesday -Credit:GETTYWhere are we after it?As it turned out, this was Parky at his absolute best. Every time you doubt him and pour scorn on a starting lineup, he pulls a result out of the bag. It was the quintessential high-energy, committed display he has built his tenure on. If the opposition are technically superior, we will simply outwork them. That remains our USP in the Championship.While rival clubs obsess over possession and playing out from the back, we thrive when we deploy a whirling dervish like Lewis O’Brien hunting down loose balls. Just as crucial against Middlesbrough was that our centre-backs flanking the commanding Joe Worrall looked composed on the ball rather than simply launching it into the channels. Max Cleworth was superb, threading several incisive forward passes. That tactical balance made a massiv  

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