Harambee Stars-eligible defender Zak Vyner says he is finally feeling at home at EFL Championship club Wrexham, having got past a disrupted start to life at the side he joined earlier this year from Bristol City.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsVyner 29, is currently enjoying a steady diet of full games for the Welsh club, having played all three of their competitive fixtures, and featured in their entire pre-season camp across Europe and America.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922062##Before that, however, the defender born to an English father and a Kenyan mother, had seen his first stretch at his new club marred by two spells of injury, which saw him only feature seven times last season.Having arrived at Wrexham with a minor toe injury in January, Vyner managed to log in some minutes in March, only to sustain a groin problem against West Brom on 3 April, a setback that effectively ruled him out of the entire Championship season.PLAYER ANALYSIS: Key qualities England-based defender will add to Harambee StarsSpeaking in the build-up to Wrexham’s clash against Birmingham City, the defender opened up on his difficult time bedding in to new surroundings at Wrexham, and how he has since got past the struggles, to becoming a key man for head coach Phil Parkinson.“I feel good and I feel fit,” Vyner told The Denbighshire Free Press earlier this week. “I went away in the summer, and there’s a lot more to come. When you move to a new club, it’s the first time I’ve done that on a permanent basis, so it’s getting to grips with everything off pitch as well.There’s a whole bunch of stuff that kind of goes on behind the scenes that people don’t really see; just bedding into a new place, bedding into a new club and new changing room, it’s a big jump."TACTICAL ANALYSIS: A look at Harambee Stars forward's impressive maiden start against Real Madrid"I feel a lot closer with the lads now, and everyone’s been great," he added. "Getting a lot closer just naturally over time and getting to know each other’s personalities, playing styles, everything, it takes a bit of time. But I’m ready to go and there’s a lot more to come.”Across the three competitive games Wrexham have played this season, Vyner has been deployed in his ideal defensive position, featuring as the right-sided, third center back.CAF advertises tenders for 2027 Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Uganda and TanzaniaSpeaking of his best position on the field, the versatile player said: “Defence is a position I’ve played the most in my career. It’s the place I’m most comfortable.The conversations I had pre-signing were in that position, knowing that I could do others. Obviously, centre midfield is something I can do and play there if needed, but centre-back and all across that back line, is where I’m most comfortable.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9921981##On Friday night, he hopes to keep the consistency going, as 14th-placed Wrexham look to register their first win of the new Championship season.
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