Wrexham must 'find way back' after West Ham rout

Phil Parkinson was appointed Wrexham manager in July 2021 when the club was in the National League. [Getty Images] Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson acknowledged the 6-0 loss to West Ham United is among the lowest points of his time at the club. The visitors were outclassed by a West Ham side who were in rampant form at London Stadium. Parkinson said everyone had to take ownership of the performance including himself. "We're going to make sure we have that accountability as individuals and as staff – and we will do," Parkinson said. "And we'll respond and we've got to put the ingredients back in place very quickly to put in a better performance than we did tonight. "Tonight is the first night where we looked like we had a soft centre when it really mattered most and we've got to rediscover that. "We've had other days that have been really, really tough and everyone thinks it's been a complete bed of roses I've been here. "We've had setbacks and each season I've been here we've had periods where it's not been going well and from the outside the team can look a little lost. "And then we've rediscovered what we're all about as a side. "We've got to find a way back and give ourselves a chance. We need to show more character and resilience." West Ham outclass Wrexham to top Championship Latest Wrexham news, analysis and fan views Jarrod Bowen scored his sixth goal of the season to set West Ham on their way to an impressive win that saw them go back to the Championship summit. Joel Piroe, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Taty Castellanos, Mohamadou Kante and Manor Solomon were also all on target for the rampant Hammers. "We came up against an exceptional front-line tonight," Parkinson added. "But equally in that first half those two goals – those two moments – we could have dealt with so much better. "To come to a place like this with a team full of confidence you've got to defend with a lot more resilience and more tenacity in key moments than we did tonight. "First 25 minutes there wasn't a great deal in the game and we got in some great positions. "But unfortunately the very basics of defending came up short and if you know where you need to be in those moments teams like West Ham are going to punish you. "Part of me, respecting that they are a good team, but there's another part of me thinking we played Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, Coventry in the National League and Sheffield United and given a better account of ourselves in those games than we did tonight."