Parkinson seeking balance against 'difficult' Watford

Phil Parkinson feels Wrexham need to strike the right balance in and out of possession as they look to return to winning ways against Watford (15:00 GMT). The Red Dragons' nine-game unbeaten league run was ended by Hull City in midweek, although Wrexham have not lost any of their past seven Championship games at Stok Cae Ras. Alongside Portsmouth, the Hornets have the joint-worst away record in the league, although Parkinson says his side will need to be wary of Watford's talents.

Watford boss Javi Gracia
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Phil Parkinson feels Wrexham need to strike the right balance in and out of possession as they look to return to winning ways against Watford (15:00 GMT).

The Red Dragons' nine-game unbeaten league run was ended by Hull City in midweek, although Wrexham have not lost any of their past seven Championship games at Stok Cae Ras.

Alongside Portsmouth, the Hornets have the joint-worst away record in the league, although Parkinson says his side will need to be wary of Watford's talents.

"They've got some talented players who've been with the club a while," the Wrexham boss told BBC Sport Wales.

"They've got talent, they can be open at times, but equally they've got players who've got good attacking ability.

"It's up to us to get the balance right in our game to make sure that we're in good shape out of possession, but equally that we show quality with the ball ourselves and I think if we do that we'll get opportunities."

Wrexham sit just one point and two places behind Watford in the Championship table ahead of the meeting between the sides.

But following his side's disappointing defeat by Hull on Wednesday night, Parkinson urged his players to concentrate on their own performance against Javi Gracia's men rather than overly focusing on the opposition.

"We said to the lads that Watford are a difficult team to really pin down in terms of how they play," added Parkinson.

"It's a day of us concentrating on ourselves as a group and getting our standards to where they need to be and that's what we're going to do."

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