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Little plots Dragons safety route

Brian Little
Boss Brian Little has nine games to save Wrexham from the drop

Brian Little concedes Wrexham only have "half a chance" of League Two survival.

The Wrexham boss watched in frustration as his misfiring strikers wasted chance after chance as struggling Dagenham and Redbridge somehow held on for a draw.

"It'll get tougher," admits Little. "But we've still to play the teams just above us and those games are vital."

"If we win a couple of them we've half a chance of staying up and as we're no-one will believe we can catch somebody but we'll keep trying."

Wrexham are seven points from safety and face must-win relegation showdowns with fellow strugglers Mansfield, Macclesfield and Notts County in three of their next six games if they are to beat the drop into non-league.

The Dragons, though, could have dragged themselves off the foot of the Football League if only they had not have been so wasteful in front of goal against The Daggers.

Wrexham out-played the visitors but their goal-shy strikers missed half-a-dozen excellent goal-scoring opportunities.

Drewe Broughton hit the post twice and Michael Proctor hit the woodwork once.

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"It wasn't frustrating because of a poor attitude or lack of commitment," said Little. "But we just couldn't score.

"That is the most dominant performance I've witnessed since I joined the club in November and I can't believe we haven't won.

"But we missed so many chances and when you're in our position, we just can't afford to do.

"We've tightened up defensively but scoring is the all important thing and that's where we're falling down.

"We don't normally create many chances but we did against Dagenham and we've missed them.

"So many things were right about us against Dagenham as we've outplayed them and tactically we've got it spot on.

"We knew the Easter weekend was going to be crucial so after Saturday's defeat at Brentford I knew we had to beat Dagenham and we're all gutted we haven't.

"Things will get tougher but we won't give up the fight."

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