Justification for Ben Tozer’s absence from Wrexham’s victory over Crawley, which was led by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Ben Tozer’s absence caused concern, even though Wrexham managed to defeat Crawley Town 1-0 despite being reduced to 10 men.
Against Crawley, Tozer took a break.
played all of the season’s minutes.
Wrexham triumphs 1-0 away.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Since signing with Wrexham in August 2021, Tozer has only missed one game in league and cup action for the Red Dragons.
He also played every minute of the league last season, when Wrexham set the National League record for most points scored.
After starting the first 11 League Two games of the current season, Tozer missed Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium because manager Phil Parkinson wanted the 33-year-old to rest before the busy schedule of upcoming games.
WHAT THEY SAID: The Reds’ manager told The Leader, “I just think Ben needed a breather.”.
“During his tenure at the club, he has been a colossus for us.
We gave Will Boyle a break on Tuesday because the match at Mansfield was extremely challenging.
Simply put, I thought it was the right moment to remove Ben and replace him with Eoghan O’Connell in the center.
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Ollie Palmer’s incredible goal against Crawley in the 13th minute elevated Wrexham to seventh place in the standings, four points behind Notts County, who are now in the lead. Wrexham played the final 30 minutes with 10 men after substitute Andy Cannon was sent off, but the Reds fought valiantly to earn their second away victory of the year. Wrexham had never kept back-to-back clean sheets in a single campaign prior to this one.
