Wrexham defender Conor Coady says the club will continue to push boundaries in the Championship after their opening-day defeat to Southampton — insisting the Red Dragons are here to "upset and disrupt a few teams" this season.
The newly-promoted side fell short against a Saints team fresh from the Premier League, but Coady believes Wrexham have already shown they can compete at this level. "We know how we’re going to play and we’re here to upset and disrupt a few teams in this division," Coady told reporters after the match. We’ll keep on trying to do that. We’ve shown we can play. We’ll keep building, we’ll keep improving."
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Coady praised Wrexham’s remarkable rise from the National League to the Championship, a journey that has captured the imagination of the footballing world. "It’s amazing to see where this club has gone. I have so much respect for what this club has done since the National League to get to this point. But we’re at a point now where we don’t just enjoy being here. We want to improve and mix ourselves with teams like Southampton. Maybe go higher."
The 31-year-old defender stressed that achieving greater ambitions will require Wrexham to dominate at this level before looking beyond. "To do that we have to make sure we’re dominant at this level and get to that level as quick as we can. What we’ve got to do is take it one game at a time, but let’s enjoy the ride."
Wrexham’s opening fixture was a stern test against a Southampton side that dropped from the top flight last season. Coady highlighted the challenge but also the pride in going toe-to-toe with such opposition. "Let’s not take anything away from it. Southampton were in the Premier League last season, Wrexham were in League One. So we’re in a position now where we’re fighting with these teams, showing we can play, and showing we’ve got an idea."
