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Phil Parkinson blasted Wrexham's defensive display and insisted his team gave away the "two softest goals" of his time in charge during their 2–1 home loss to Birmingham City.
The Red Dragons are still searching for their first Championship win this season after back-to-back draws against Cardiff City and Watford were followed by their most disappointing display of the campaign. Birmingham dominated for much of the match, but Parkinson was particularly incensed by the manner in which his side surrendered both goals from set-piece situations.
After already watching a strike from striker August Priske get cleared off the line from a corner, Birmingham broke the deadlock when defender Phil Neumann powered a header in from the back post in the 13th minute. Neither Zak Vyner nor Dominic Hyam made a meaningful attempt to challenge for the ball, allowing themselves to be easily outmuscled by the rising Neumann.
Wrexham rallied after the interval to equalise through Callum Doyle, only to undo their good work when Neumann nodded in a second from the second phase of a long-throw routine.
Wrexham Need to Take Care of the Box
Since taking the reins in 2021, Parkinson's sides have typically been defined by their effectiveness in both penalty areas, which has underpinned their extraordinary climb from the National League. The Wrexham boss was therefore left stunned by what he witnessed from his players in their latest outing.
"In all my time here, I think those two are the softest goals we have conceded, and we have got to give ourselves a chance and defend the box better than we have done tonight," he said after the game. "The first one, two of their players could have scored. That is unacceptable."
"The second half, we got the momentum we were looking for, played with more conviction, personality, got back in the game and then conceded from a second phase," he added. "First of all, the poor clearance and then the second phase is unacceptable. Their center-half has gone away with the Man of the Match trophy tonight and scored two goals. The game is won or lost at both ends of the pitch."
He went on: "We looked like a team of players who were waiting for somebody else to do something, rather than taking responsibility. We addressed that at halftime, and I thought we came out really well after the break and looked like the team I want us to be. But we just can't concede goals like that and expect to win. It is as simple as that."
Wrexham will look to bounce back on Wednesday when they travel to The Den to take on Millwall.