Wrexham can rely on their trio of goalkeepers – but Arthur Okonkwo’s return will be welcomed
New York TimesWin as a team, lose as a team. But what also shouldn’t be lost amid squandering the chance to move level with League One leaders Wycombe Wanderers on 44 points, after their 0-0 draw against Bolton Wanderers on Friday night, is just how impressive Wrexham had been as a defensive unit until Barnett’s late hesitation gifted Rovers a way back. Mark Howard played for Wrexham on Saturday due to injuries Wrexham’s record is made all the more impressive by having to cope with losing two goalkeepers to long-term injuries in Arthur Okonkwo and Callum Burton, with the latter ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn thigh muscle. Then there was his battle with Tyler Roberts in October’s 4-1 thrashing of Northampton Town, as the former Leeds United man and 20-cap Wales international tried time after time to beat Okonkwo with no success. But for the 28-year-old’s efforts at Stockport County a week after Okonkwo’s injury, Wrexham could have suffered a defeat on a similar level to last season’s 5-0 thrashing rather than losing by just one goal.
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