I see your point we are terrible at defending and attacking set pieces this seaon due to loss of Suarez and dip in form of Gerrard. Pens we can stick them away all day with Gerrard, ballotelli's record from the spot, but free kicks we only really have gerrard who can score them. Mario probably second if he's on the pitch but i would like to see us working in that front and have a 1st choice free kick taker but to mix it up a bit and start attacking the ball more from corners,free kicks.
Defending corners we look better with CAN,Sakho in the team as there both physical beasts but we still look suspect teams look to get corners against us as we are weak.
attacking set pieces will change next season without gerrard as no player will be able to stake a claim on them due to expericance but it might be a good thing as players like Coutinho,Henderson, sturridge might step up to the plate.
defending i think is our biggest worry and unless we get a few more physicall leaders in the team we will continue as we dont command the box, mignolet has chosen to punch the ball rather than collect which seems to be working but zonal dont work jsut attack the ball .
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