Liverpool once again conceded through a set piece against Wolves on Saturday. It’s been an ongoing issue that manager Arne Slot has highlighted several times in the past, and skipper Virgil van Dijk is well aware of the need to improve.
“There have been plenty of games when we have defended them very well, but the fact is we’ve conceded too many set-piece goals and we don’t score enough,” said the Dutchman.
“It’s something we have to improve. I would say at least 75% of the time or even more, it’s not even about the first contact. It’s the second phase that is the killer.
“Is it a mental thing? I hope not. If that’s in your head then it’s an issue. Personally, it’s not in my head.”
“We have defended so many set-pieces very well. But we’ve conceded too many goals like that and it hurts. We have to improve that. Training is the only way to get better at it,” Van Dijk added.
“It’s not been good enough. We all realise that. We have spoken about it. We need to turn it around. That’s why we work on it almost every training session.”
