PHIL PARKINSON was satisfied with a point after League One high-fliers Wrexham played out a goalless draw with Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road.
The Reds made a slow start and almost conceded after just two minutes when Charlie Kelman fired wide with the goal at his mercy and there was another let-off when goalkeeper Arthur Oknokwo made a brilliant save to deny Brandon Cooper.
There was an improvement after the break and although Wrexham had a couple of chances, they had to settle for a point which leaves then in second place after Birmingham City took over as leaders.
“I don't think you can ever devalue a point on your travels," said Parkinson. "It is a great point for us with their recent form.
"Orient have had a really good run - they beat Stockport, I came down on Tuesday and they were really good against Peterborough - and they are a decent team, they finished in the top half of this division last year but we stayed in there.
“We didn’t get the control we would have liked until we made the change on 60 minutes when George Evans gave us that extra pass which we were crying out for.
“And then in that last 25-30 minutes, I felt we were the team that was going to go on and win the game. A couple of moments fell to us and we couldn’t quite get that finishing touch to it.
"But the lads have got to stand strong. It can be tough away from home and it’s about making sure that you get back up the road with something.
"On your travels, you have got to be resilient. At times, we could have got that extra pass in just to take the sting out of them because when we started doing that, we stretched the pitch and we really looked like the team who could go and win the game."
Orient, down in 18th position following a mixed start to the campaign, were quick out of the blocks but Wrexham held firm and they almost won it in the second half following a goalmouth scramble when the Reds' just couldn't find the back of the net.
"We spoke about them starting quick which home teams do and Orient did it away to Stockport when they got two goals," added Parkinson.
"They had that great chance when Kelman should have scored but apart from that, I didn't really feel they troubled us.
"We just needed to be sharper in possession ourselves to string some passes together and as we did that in the back end of the first half, we looked more threatening.
"In the second half you could see they tired, they put so much into it, and we had good control in the game.
"I felt a goal was coming for us and we so nearly got it when it didn't quite fall for one of our lads in that scramble in the six yard box."
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